List of presidents of Longwood University

Longwood University, a public liberal arts college in Farmville, Virginia, is led by a president selected by a Board of Visitors, who are appointed by the Governor of Virginia. Beginning with its founding as a private finishing school in 1839, through its 1884 conversion to a public normal school, and its postwar transition to a coeducational university, Longwood has had twenty-seven presidents. The current president is W. Taylor Reveley IV, who was inaugurated in 2013.

Principals (1839–1884)

In the private finishing school era, when the school was known as Farmville Female Seminary and later Farmville Female College, the school president was known as a principal.

# Name Years Reference Image
1 Lea, SolomonSolomon Lea 1839–1843 [1]
2 Lea, LorenzoLorenzo Lea 1843–1846 [1]
3 Coburn, LorenzoLorenzo Coburn 1846–1850 [1]
4 Tinsley, John BenjaminJohn Benjamin Tinsley 1850–1855 [1]
5 Gould, BenjaminBenjamin Gould 1855–1859 [1]
6 La Monte, GeorgeGeorge La Monte 1859–1862 [1]
7 Preot, ArnaudArnaud Preot 1862–1869 [1]
8 Nottingham, S.F.S.F. Nottingham 1869–1870 [1]
9 Edwards, Frances MarionFrances Marion Edwards 1871–1872 [1]
10 Crawley, JamesJames Crawley 1872–1873 [1]
11 Whitehead, PaulPaul Whitehead 1873–1882 [1]
12 Carter, Mary ElizabethMary Elizabeth Carter 1882–1884 [1]

Presidents (1884–present)

Following the Virginia government's purchase of the then-Farmville College in 1884 and conversion into a normal school, the head official of Longwood became known as a president.

# Name Years Reference Image
13 Ruffner, William HenryWilliam Henry Ruffner 1884–1887 [1]
14 Cunningham, John AtkinsonJohn Atkinson Cunningham 1887–1897 [1]
15 Frazer, RobertRobert Frazer 1898–1902 [1]
16 Jarman, Joseph L.Joseph L. Jarman 1902–1946 [1]
17 Lancaster, DabneyDabney Lancaster 1946–1955 [1]
18 Lankford, Jr., FrancisFrancis Lankford, Jr. 1955–1965 [1]
19 Newman, James HeflinJames Heflin Newman 1965–1967 [1]
20 Willett, Jr., Henry IrvingHenry Irving Willett, Jr. 1967–1981 [1]
21 Greenwood, Janet DalyJanet Daly Greenwood 1981–1987 [1]
22 Haley, George RobertGeorge Robert Haley 1987–1988 [1]
23 Dorrill, William F.William F. Dorrill 1988–1996 [1]
24 Cormier, PatriciaPatricia Cormier 1996–2010 [1]
25 Finnegan, PatrickPatrick Finnegan 2010–2012 [1]
26 Reveley IV, W. TaylorW. Taylor Reveley IV 2013–present [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Past Presidents". Longwood University. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "About President Reveley". Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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