John Kuykendall

John Kuykendall
15th President of Davidson College
In office 1984–1997
Preceded by	Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr.
Succeeded by	Robert F. Vagt
Personal details
Born	1938 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Davidson College Union Theological Seminary Yale Divinity School Princeton University
Profession	Professor Pastor college president

John Wells Kuykendall was the 15th president of Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. Graduating from Davidson in 1959, Kuykendall went on to receive a bachelor in divinity from Union Theological Seminary and then more advanced degrees from Yale Divinity School and Princeton University. He eventually became a professor of religion and campus pastor at Auburn University.^[1]

As president, Kuykendall focused on expanding the endowment, specifically in overseeing a $160 million capital campaign, which was the largest capital campaign for a liberal arts college at that time.^[2] He also spearheaded the creation of the Dean Rusk Program in International Studies, named after Dean Rusk.

After retiring as president, Kuykendall served as interim president after Thomas W. Ross resigned and stayed on until Carol Quillen was appointed.

References

1. "Kuykendall, John Wells – Davidson College Archives & Special Collections". libraries.davidson.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
2. "Former president returns to Davidson". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

External links

• Biography from the Davidson College Archives & Special Collections

Academic offices
Preceded by Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr.	President of Davidson College 1984–1997	Succeeded by Robert F. Vagt