List of presidents of the University of South Carolina

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Jonathan Maxcy

The following is a list of the presidents of the University of South Carolina from its founding as South Carolina College in 1801, to the present day.

Presidents of the University of South Carolina[]

# Name Tenure Notes
1 Jonathan Maxcy 1804–1820
2 Thomas Cooper 1821–1834
1834 President pro tem
1834–1835 Chairman of the Faculty
3 Robert Woodward Barnwell 1835–1841
4 1841–1845
5 William C. Preston 1845–1851
Francis Lieber 1851 President pro tem
6 James H. Thornwell 1851–1855
7 1855–1857
8 Augustus B. Longstreet 1857–1861
1861–1865 Chairman of the Faculty
Robert Woodward Barnwell 1865–1873 Chairman of the Faculty
1873–1875 Chairman of the Faculty
1875–1877 Chairman of the Faculty
9 William Porcher Miles 1880–1882
10 John McLaren McBryde 1883–1891
11 James Woodrow 1891–1897
12 1897–1902
13 1902–1908 Acting President from 1902 to 1903
1908–1909 Acting President
14 1909–1913
1913–1914 Acting President
15 1914–1922
16 1922–1926
1926 Acting President
17 1927–1931
18 1931–1936
19 1936–1944
1944–1945 Acting President
20 1945–1952
Francis Wright Bradley 1952 Acting President
21 Donald S. Russell 1952–1957
22 Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt 1957–1962 Acting President from 1957 to 1959
23 1962–1974
24 William H. Patterson 1974–1977
25 James B. Holderman 1977–1990
Arthur K. Smith 1990–1991 Interim President
26 John M. Palms 1991–2002
27 2002–2008
28 Harris Pastides 2008–2019
29 Robert L. Caslen 2019-2021
Harris Pastides 2021-present Interim President; 2nd time
30 Michael Amiridis Apointee

References[]

  • University of South Carolina. Commencement Exercises: School of Law. May 11, 2007.

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