The University of Lynchburg has been led by visionary educators who shaped a community that values engaged learning and champions student achievement.
2020-Present
Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar
Dr. Morrison-Shetlar is University of Lynchburg’s 11th president.
2001-2020
Dr. Kenneth R. Garren
Dr. Garren was Lynchburg College’s 10th president. In 2018, Lynchburg College changed its name to University of Lynchburg.
1993-2001
Dr. Charles O. Warren
Dr. Warren was Lynchburg College’s ninth president.
1983-1993
Dr. George N. Rainsford
Dr. Rainsford was Lynchburg College’s eighth president.
1964-1983
Dr. M. Carey Brewer ’49, ’85 LLD
Dr. Brewer was Lynchburg College’s seventh president.
1949-1964
Dr. Orville W. Wake ’32
Dr. Wake was Lynchburg College’s sixth president.
1936-1949
Dr. Riley B. Montgomery
Dr. Montgomery was Lynchburg College’s fifth president.
1915-1936
Dr. John T. T. Hundley
Dr. Hundley was Lynchburg College’s fourth president. In 1919, Virginia Christian College changed its name to Lynchburg College.
1914-1915
George P. Coler
Coler was Virginia Christian College’s acting president for one year. He is not counted as an official president.
1912-1914
G.O. Davis
Davis was Virginia Christian College’s third president.
1911-1912
Dr. S.T. Willis
Dr. Willis was Virginia Christian College’s second president.
1903-1911
Dr. Josephus Hopwood
Dr. Hopwood founded Virginia Christian College in 1903.
