Drake Presidents, their Tenure Dates, Birth Places and Birth Dates
George Thomas Carpenter* Born: March 4, 1834 in Nelson County, Kentucky President: 1881-1882 Chancellor: 1882-1893
Barton O. Aylesworth* Born: September 5, 1860 in Athens, Menard County, Illinois Acting Chancellor: 1894-1897
William Bayard Craig* Born: December 7, 1846 in St. John, New Brunswick Chancellor: 1897-1902
Hill McClelland Bell* (Drake Graduate) Born: June 19, 1860 in Licking County, Ohio Vice Chancellor: 1902-1903 President 1903-1918 President Emeritus: 1918-1927
Arthur Holmes Born: May 5, 1872 in Cincinnati, Ohio President: 1918-1923
Daniel Walter Morehouse (Drake Graduate) Born: February 22, 1876 in Mankato, Minnesota Acting President: 1922-1923 President: 1923-1941
Henry Gadd Harmon Born: June 14, 1901 in St. Paul, Minnesota President: 1941-1964
Paul Frederick Sharp* Born: January 19, 1918 in Kirksville, Missouri President: 1966-1971
Wilbur C. Miller Born: August 26, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa President: 1972-1985