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Presidents of the Corps of Cadets, 1909-1966

This list includes the Presidents of the Corps of Cadets from 1909 to 1966, organized alphabetically by last name. Following the name is the year of the officer's service. Prior to the union of the Corps of Cadets and the Civilian Student Body in 1966, a president of the Corps was elected annually. During the period of World War II, some cadets were unable to serve a full term. Names with an * indicate the cadet served part of the year.

  • Akers, P. L., 1951
  • Arnold, R. L., 1943*
  • Arthur, J. P., 1961
  • Barkley, C. C., 1960
  • Belcher, J. R., 1939
  • Belt, F. A., 1943*
  • Bishop, O. M., 1910
  • Brown, B. P., 1945
  • Brown, C. S., 1941
  • Clemmer, T. F., 1916
  • Cocke, B. T., 1918
  • Dance, E. H., 1942
  • Davis, C. B., 1921
  • Dear, P. S., 1927
  • Dekker, H. J., 1943*
  • Dunton, R. M., 1947*
  • Eden, D. D., 1956
  • Faison, C. H. (Jr.), 1940
  • Fuller, F. B. (Jr.), 1964
  • Giles, R. H. (Jr.), 1955
  • Gilman, J. P., 1948
  • Gregory, E. D., 1923
  • Greenlee, A. B., 1944*
  • Hardwick, S. E., 1932
  • Heckman, E. C., 1912
  • Hooper, H. V., 1931
  • Hurst, B. L., 1924
  • Jackson, W. H., 1925
  • Jennings, C. H., 1953
  • Kraft, C. C. (Jr.), 1944*
  • Legge, W. R., 1913
  • Lusk, E. R., 1922
  • McArthur, J. B., 1929
  • McBurney, W. A., 1920
  • MacGregor, R. J., 1915
  • Main, G. A. (Jr.), 1946
  • Malcom, R. B., 1950
  • Martin, W. B., 1909
  • Moffett, W. S. (Jr.), 1933
  • Moore, A. B., 1917
  • Morris, J. M., 1911
  • Morrison, D. C., 1959
  • Moss, J. S., 1928
  • Otto, T. W. (Jr.), 1965
  • Plummer, T. G., 1949
  • Quillen, C. D. (Jr.), 1958
  • Robinette, L. M., 1947*
  • Robinette, L. W., 1943*
  • Rowland, N. A., 1962
  • Ruby, W. H. (Jr.), 1937
  • Simmons, L. D., 1934
  • South, J. C. (Jr.), 1957
  • Stark, T. (Jr.), 1930
  • Sutherland, D. G., 1952
  • VanDyck, J. B., 1936
  • Vecellio, L. A., 1938
  • Witmore, C. E., 1919
  • Whitney, J. L., 1966
  • Wildes, G. W., 1935Wysor, W. G., 1914
  • Young, T. C., 1963

Source: Kinnear, Duncan Lyle, The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Virginia: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, 1972), Apprendix IV, p. 480.