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See also: List of Shimer College people
Former president Ed Noonan, former interim president David Shiner, former president Don Moon, current president Susan Henking, and former president William Craig Rice.

This is a list of presidents of Shimer College, from 1853 to the present.

List

  • A "–" indicates that the individual served as interim or acting president.
# Name Term begin Term end Notes References
1 Frances Shimer 1853 1896 Title: Principal

Former schoolteacher

- Frank J. Miller 1896 1897 Title: Non-resident principal[1]

Professor at University of Chicago

[2]
2 William Parker McKee 1897 1930 Title: Dean

Former Baptist minister

[2]
3 Floyd Wilcox 1930 1935 Title: President [2]
- A. Beth Hostetter 1935 1936 [2]
4 Raymond Culver 1936 1938 Formerly professor of Bible and religious education at Linfield College [2]
- A. Beth Hostetter 1938 1939 [2]
5 Albin C. Bro 1939 1949 Former staff at University of Chicago Press [2]
- John Russel 1949 1950 [3]
6 Aaron Brumbaugh 1950 1954 Former Dean of the College of the University of Chicago [2][4]
7 Francis Joseph Mullin 1954 1968 Former professor of medicine at the University of Chicago [2]
8 Milburn Akers 1968 1970 Former editor at the Chicago Sun-Times [2]
9 Robert Spencer Long[2] 1970 1974 Formerly Dean at Roger Williams College
- Esther G. Weinstein 1974 1975 [2]
10 Ralph W. Conant 1975 1978 Urbanologist [2]
11 Donald P. Moon 1978 2004 Episcopal priest

Former nuclear reactor physicist

[2]
12 William Craig Rice 2004 2006 Former staff member at the American Academy for Liberal Education
- Ronald Champagne 2007 2009 Former administrator at Roosevelt University
13 Thomas K. Lindsay 2009 2010 Former director at the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Edward Noonan 2010 2012 Former architect
14 Susan Henking 2012 2017 Scholar of religious studies
  • Susan Henking, president of Shimer College 2012–2017 Final President of Shimer College
    Susan Henking, president of Shimer College 2012–2017 Final President of Shimer College
  • Edward Noonan, interim president of Shimer College 2010-2012
    Edward Noonan, interim president of Shimer College 2010-2012
  • Thomas Lindsay, president of Shimer College 2009-2010
    Thomas Lindsay, president of Shimer College 2009-2010
  • Ron Champagne, interim president of Shimer College 2006-2008
    Ron Champagne, interim president of Shimer College 2006-2008
  • William Craig Rice, president of Shimer College 2004-2006
    William Craig Rice, president of Shimer College 2004-2006
  • Don Moon, president of Shimer College 1978-2004
    Don Moon, president of Shimer College 1978-2004
  • Esther Weinstein, interim president of Shimer College 1974-1975
    Esther Weinstein, interim president of Shimer College 1974-1975
  • Ralph Conant, president of Shimer College 1975-1978
    Ralph Conant, president of Shimer College 1975-1978
  • Milburn Akers, president of Shimer College 1968-1970
    Milburn Akers, president of Shimer College 1968-1970
  • F.J. Mullin, president of Shimer College 1954-1968
    F.J. Mullin, president of Shimer College 1954-1968
  • Aaron Brumbaugh, president of Shimer College 1950-1953
    Aaron Brumbaugh, president of Shimer College 1950-1953
  • John H. Russel, interim president 1949-1950
    John H. Russel, interim president 1949-1950
  • Albin Bro, president of Frances Shimer College 1939-1949
    Albin Bro, president of Frances Shimer College 1939-1949
  • A. Beth Hostetter, interim president 1935-1936 and 1938-1939
    A. Beth Hostetter, interim president 1935-1936 and 1938-1939
  • Raymond Culver, president of Frances Shimer Junior College 1936-1938
    Raymond Culver, president of Frances Shimer Junior College 1936-1938
  • Floyd Wilcox, president of Frances Shimer Junior College 1930-1935
    Floyd Wilcox, president of Frances Shimer Junior College 1930-1935
  • William Parker McKee, dean of Frances Shimer Academy 1897-1930
    William Parker McKee, dean of Frances Shimer Academy 1897-1930
  • Frank Justus Miller, principal of Frances Shimer Academy 1896-1897
    Frank Justus Miller, principal of Frances Shimer Academy 1896-1897
  • Frances Shimer, principal of Mount Carroll Seminary 1853-1896
    Frances Shimer, principal of Mount Carroll Seminary 1853-1896
  • Frances Shimer and Cindarella Gregory, co-principals of Mount Carroll Seminary 1853-1870
    Frances Shimer and Cindarella Gregory, co-principals of Mount Carroll Seminary 1853-1870

Works cited

  • Shimer College (2000). Shimer College Faculty & Alum Directory 2000. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

References

  1. ^ "The Frances Shimer School of the University of Chicago". Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2. 1910. pp. 715–718.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Shimer College (2000). Shimer College Faculty & Alum Directory 2000.
  3. ^ "Dr Russel Appointed As Frances Shimer College Acting Head". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1949-09-01.
  4. ^ "Something for the Girls". Time. 1950-07-10.
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