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Baylor Presidents

In more than 175 years of educational service, Baylor has had 15 individuals serve as president, ranging from pastors to politicians and federal judges. Each has left their mark on this institution, and each has a story to tell.

 

Henry Lee Graves
Henry Lee Graves

Baylor President, 1846-1851

Henry Lee Graves

Baylor President, 1846-1851

Rufus Columbus Burleson
Rufus Columbus Burleson

Baylor President, 1851-1861

Rufus Columbus Burleson

Baylor President, 1851-1861

George Washington Baines
George Washington Baines

Baylor President, 1861-1863

George Washington Baines

Baylor President, 1861-1863

William Carey Crane
William Carey Crane

Baylor President, 1864-1885

William Carey Crane

Baylor President, 1864-1885

Reddin Andrews
Reddin Andrews

Baylor President, 1885-1886

Reddin Andrews

Baylor President, 1885-1886

Rufus C. Burleson
Rufus C. Burleson

Baylor President, 1886-1897

Rufus C. Burleson

Baylor President, 1886-1897

Oscar Henry Cooper
Oscar Henry Cooper

Baylor President, 1899-1902

Oscar Henry Cooper

Baylor President, 1899-1902

Samuel Palmer Brooks
Samuel Palmer Brooks

Baylor President, 1902-1931

Samuel Palmer Brooks

Baylor President, 1902-1931

Pat Morris Neff
Pat Morris Neff

Baylor President, 1932-1947

Pat Morris Neff

Baylor President, 1932-1947

William R. White
William R. White

Baylor President, 1948-1961

William R. White

Baylor President, 1948-1961

Abner Vernon McCall
Abner Vernon McCall

Baylor President, 1961-1981

Abner Vernon McCall

Baylor President, 1961-1981

Herbert H. Reynolds
Herbert H. Reynolds

Baylor President, 1981-1995

Herbert H. Reynolds

Baylor President, 1981-1995

Robert B. Sloan, Jr.
Robert B. Sloan, Jr.

Baylor President, 1995-2005

Robert B. Sloan, Jr.

Baylor President, 1995-2005

John M. Lilley
John M. Lilley

Baylor President, 2006-2008

John M. Lilley

Baylor President, 2006-2008

Kenneth Winston Starr
Kenneth Winston Starr

Baylor President, 2010-2016

Kenneth Winston Starr

Baylor President, 2010-2016

Linda A. Livingstone
Linda A. Livingstone

Baylor President, 2017-Present

Linda A. Livingstone

Baylor President, 2017-Present

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