Past Presidents

Millikin Leadership

PresidentDates of ServiceMillikin Faculty Positions

taylor ar
Taylor, A.R.

Millikin's first president

1901-1913, 1915-1919Professor of Philosophy, Pedagogy, Education

george fellows
Fellows, George Emory

Millikin's second president

1913-1915 

john hessler
Hessler, John Charles

Millikin's sixth president

1919-1920 (acting), 1934-1944Professor of Chemistry 1907-20
Dean 1917-20

lewis holden
Holden, Lewis Edward

Millikin's third president

1919-1923 

mark penney
Penney, Mark Embury

Millikin's fourth president

1924-1930 

jesse white
White, Jesse Hayes

Millikin's fifth president

1930-1934 
clarence miller
Miller, Clarence L.
1944-1946, 1956-1957 (acting, both terms)Dean of the College 1935-1962

Walter malone
Malone, J. Walter

Millikin's seventh president

1946-1956 

paul mckay

McKay, Paul Leonard

Millikin's eighth president

1957-71 

roger miller
Miller, J. Roger

Millikin's ninth president

1971-91Dean of School of Music
Administrative Assistant to the President

john miltner
Miltner, John R.

Millikin's tenth president

1991-92 
robert shimp
Shimp, Robert E.
1992-93 (acting)Vice President of Academic Affairs

curtis mccray
McCray, Curtis

Millikin's eleventh president

1993-98 

thomas flynn
Flynn, Thomas

Millikin's twelfth president

1998-2002Provost 1993-1998
john reynolds
Reynolds, R. John
2002-2003 (acting) 

douglas zemke
Zemke, Douglas

Millikin's thirteenth president

2003-2010Dean of the Tabor School of Business, 1998-2001
Luy, Peggy2011-2011 (interim) 


Jeffcoat, Harold

Millikin's fourteenth president

2011-2013 
Dunsworth, Richard2013-2013 (interim) 


White, Patrick E.

Millikin's fifteenth president

2013-2020 

Reynolds, James M.

Millikin's sixteenth president

2020-Present 

This table gives the names, dates of service, and other Millikin faculty positions that the particular president occupied in addition to their service as president (information through Flynn from Millikin University: The First 100 Years 1901-2001 by Gerald A. and Barbara Redford. Please refer to Appendix A of this book for more information. There is a copy available for public use in the Reference Collection of the Staley Library, or contact the Archives with any questions you may have).