
History
Learn about the 20 presidents who have led Hamline University since its founding in 1854. Hamline's current president is Fayneese Miller, who joined Hamline University in July 2015.
Hamline's Past Presidents
1854-1857 Jabez Brooks
1857-1861 Benjamin F. Crary
1861-1869 Jabez Brooks
1880-1883
David Clarke John
1883-1912
George Henry Bridgman
1912-1927
Samuel Fletcher Kerfoot
1927-1932
Alfred Franklin Hughes
1932-1933
Henry Leslie Osborn, Acting President
1933-1934
J. Ralph Magee
1934-1948
Charles Nelson Pace
1948-1952
Hurst Robins Anderson
1952-1953
Walter Castella Coffey, Acting President
1953-1968
Paul Henry Giddens
1968-1975
Richard P. Bailey
1975-1980
Jerry E. Hudson
1980-1981
Edgar M. Carlson, Interim President
1981-1987
Charles J. Graham
1987-1988
Jerry G. Gaff, Acting President
1988-2005
Larry G. Osnes
2005-2015
Linda N. Hanson