The following is a list of the presidents of the University of South Carolina from its founding as South Carolina College in 1801, to the present day.
No. | Image | Name | Tenure | Notes |
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Jonathan Maxcy | 1804–1820 | |
2 |
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Thomas Cooper | 1821–1834 | |
– | Robert Henry | 1834 | President pro tempore | |
– | Henry Junius Nott | 1834–1835 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
3 |
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Robert Woodward Barnwell | 1835–1841 | |
4 | Robert Henry | 1841–1845 | ||
5 |
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William C. Preston | 1845–1851 | |
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Francis Lieber | 1851 | President pro tempore |
6 |
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James H. Thornwell | 1851–1855 | |
7 | Charles F. McCay | 1855–1857 | ||
8 |
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Augustus B. Longstreet | 1857–1861 | |
– | Maximilian LaBorde | 1861–1865 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
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Robert Woodward Barnwell | 1865–1873 | Chairman of the Faculty |
– | Benjamin B. Babbitt | 1873–1875 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
– | Anson W. Cummings | 1875–1877 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
9 |
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William Porcher Miles | 1880–1882 | |
10 |
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John McLaren McBryde | 1883–1891 | |
11 |
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James Woodrow | 1891–1897 | |
12 | Frank C. Woodward | 1897–1902 | ||
13 | Benjamin Sloan | 1902–1908 | Acting President from 1902 to 1903 | |
– | Andrew C. Moore | 1908–1909 | Acting President | |
14 |
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Samuel Chiles Mitchell | 1909–1913 | |
– | Andrew C. Moore | 1913–1914 | Acting President | |
15 |
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William Spenser Currell | 1914–1922 | |
16 | William Davis Melton | 1922–1926 | ||
– | Leonard T. Baker | 1926 | Acting President | |
17 | Davison McDowell Douglas | 1927–1931 | ||
18 | Leonard T. Baker | 1931–1936 | ||
19 | James Rion McKissick | 1936–1944 | ||
– | Leonard T. Baker | 1944–1945 | Acting President | |
20 | Norman Murray Smith | 1945–1952 | ||
– | Francis Wright Bradley | 1952 | Acting President | |
21 |
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Donald S. Russell | 1952–1957 | |
22 | Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt | 1957–1962 | Acting President from 1957 to 1959 | |
23 | Thomas F. Jones | 1962–1974 | ||
24 | William H. Patterson | 1974–1977 | ||
25 |
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James B. Holderman | 1977–1990 | |
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Arthur K. Smith | 1990–1991 | Interim President |
26 |
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John M. Palms | 1991–2002 | |
27 | Andrew A. Sorensen | 2002–2008 | ||
28 |
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Harris Pastides | 2008–2019 | |
29 |
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Robert L. Caslen | 2019–2021 | |
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Harris Pastides | 2021–2022 | Interim President; 2nd time |
30 |
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Michael Amiridis | July 1, 2022 | Incumbent |
The following is a list of the presidents of the University of South Carolina from its founding as South Carolina College in 1801, to the present day.
No. | Image | Name | Tenure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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Jonathan Maxcy | 1804–1820 | |
2 |
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Thomas Cooper | 1821–1834 | |
– | Robert Henry | 1834 | President pro tempore | |
– | Henry Junius Nott | 1834–1835 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
3 |
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Robert Woodward Barnwell | 1835–1841 | |
4 | Robert Henry | 1841–1845 | ||
5 |
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William C. Preston | 1845–1851 | |
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Francis Lieber | 1851 | President pro tempore |
6 |
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James H. Thornwell | 1851–1855 | |
7 | Charles F. McCay | 1855–1857 | ||
8 |
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Augustus B. Longstreet | 1857–1861 | |
– | Maximilian LaBorde | 1861–1865 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
– |
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Robert Woodward Barnwell | 1865–1873 | Chairman of the Faculty |
– | Benjamin B. Babbitt | 1873–1875 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
– | Anson W. Cummings | 1875–1877 | Chairman of the Faculty | |
9 |
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William Porcher Miles | 1880–1882 | |
10 |
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John McLaren McBryde | 1883–1891 | |
11 |
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James Woodrow | 1891–1897 | |
12 | Frank C. Woodward | 1897–1902 | ||
13 | Benjamin Sloan | 1902–1908 | Acting President from 1902 to 1903 | |
– | Andrew C. Moore | 1908–1909 | Acting President | |
14 |
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Samuel Chiles Mitchell | 1909–1913 | |
– | Andrew C. Moore | 1913–1914 | Acting President | |
15 |
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William Spenser Currell | 1914–1922 | |
16 | William Davis Melton | 1922–1926 | ||
– | Leonard T. Baker | 1926 | Acting President | |
17 | Davison McDowell Douglas | 1927–1931 | ||
18 | Leonard T. Baker | 1931–1936 | ||
19 | James Rion McKissick | 1936–1944 | ||
– | Leonard T. Baker | 1944–1945 | Acting President | |
20 | Norman Murray Smith | 1945–1952 | ||
– | Francis Wright Bradley | 1952 | Acting President | |
21 |
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Donald S. Russell | 1952–1957 | |
22 | Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt | 1957–1962 | Acting President from 1957 to 1959 | |
23 | Thomas F. Jones | 1962–1974 | ||
24 | William H. Patterson | 1974–1977 | ||
25 |
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James B. Holderman | 1977–1990 | |
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Arthur K. Smith | 1990–1991 | Interim President |
26 |
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John M. Palms | 1991–2002 | |
27 | Andrew A. Sorensen | 2002–2008 | ||
28 |
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Harris Pastides | 2008–2019 | |
29 |
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Robert L. Caslen | 2019–2021 | |
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Harris Pastides | 2021–2022 | Interim President; 2nd time |
30 |
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Michael Amiridis | July 1, 2022 | Incumbent |