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