List of presidents of the University of South Carolina
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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