Since its founding, Illinois College has been led by 14 presidents whose dedication to students and the liberal arts has helped prepare graduates for fulfilling lives of leadership and service.
The Reverend Edward Beecher, D.D
1830-1844
The Reverend Julian M. Sturtevant, D.D., LL.D
1844-1876
The Reverend Edward A. Tanner, D.D
1882-1892
John E. Bradley, Ph.D., LL.D
1892-1899
The Reverend Clifford Webster Barnes, A.M., LL.D
1900-1905
Charles H. Rammelkamp, Ph.D., LL.D., Litt.D
1905-1932
Harold C. Jaquith, A.M., LL.D
1933-1937
Harris Gary Hudson, Ph.D., LL.D., Litt.D
1937-1953
William K. Selden, A.B., LL.D
1953-1955
L. Vernon Caine, B.S., M.A., LL.D., LL.D., Litt.D
1956-1973
Donald C. Mundinger, Ph.D., LL.D., D.H., Doctorate, L.H.D
1973-1993
Richard A. Pfau, A.B., M.A., Ph.D
1993-2002
Martha Church, B.A., M.A., Ph.D
2002-2003
Axel D. Steuer, A.B., M.A., S.T.B., Ph.D
2003-2013
Barbara A. Farley, B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D
2013-present
