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Presidents

Here you will find a complete listing of Emory's presidents, from the first president, Ignatius Alonzo Few (1838-1839), to our current president, James W. Wagner (2003 to present).


1800s

Ignatius Alphonso Few
1836-1839
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
1840-1848
George Foster Pierce
1848-1854
Alexander Means
1854-1855
James R. Thomas
1855-1867
Luther M. Smith
1867-1871
Osborn L. Smith
1871-1875
Atticus Greene Haygood
1875-1884
Isaac Stiles Hopkins
1884-1888
Warren Akin Candler
1888-1898 President
1914-1920 Chancellor

1900s

Charles E. Dowman
1898-1902
James Edward Dickey
1902-1915
Franklin N. Parker
1920 Acting Chancellor,
Acting President
Harvey Warren Cox
1920-1942 President
1942-1944 Chancellor
Goodrich C. White
1942-1957 President
1957-1979 Chancellor
S. Walter Martin
1957-1962
"The Troika"
1962-1963
Sanford Soverhill Atwood
1963-1977
James T. Laney
1978-1993
Billy E. Frye
1993-1994 Interim President
1997-2001 Chancellor

2000s

William M. Chace
1994-2003
James W. Wagner
2003-

 

 

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