David Grier Martin

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David Grier Martin
13th President of Davidson College
In office 1958–1968
Preceded by	John Rood Cunningham
Succeeded by	Samuel Reid Spencer Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1910-11-11)November 11, 1910 Covington, Georgia
Died	April 5, 1974(1974-04-05) (aged 63) Salisbury, North Carolina
Children	D. G. Martin
Education	Davidson College Emory University Harvard Business School
Profession	Professor, administrator

David Grier Martin Sr. (November 11, 1910 – April 5, 1974) was the 13th president of Davidson College. A graduate of Davidson College, class of 1932, he served as college treasurer under President Cunningham. He was forty-eight years old when he accepted the presidency of Davidson. A native of Covington, Georgia, Martin attended Emory University and Harvard Business School for his graduate studies.

During Martin's administration, the permanent endowment greatly increased and several construction projects were completed or near completion including the E.H. Little Dormitory, Patterson Fraternity Court, Dana Science Building, and Richardson Dormitory. Martin, also, witnessed growth in student enrollment and faculty size; a new curriculum including a foreign study program and humanities courses, the Reynolds Lectures and Richardson Scholars, racial integration, the beginning of data processing, successful financial campaigns, and solid advances in faculty salaries, housing, and fringe benefits.^[1]

It was during his time as president that the college began the process of integration with the admission of two students of Congolese origin.^[2] Martin was also involved in matters of race relations in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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• Biography from the Davidson College Archives & Special Collections

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