Current and former McMinnville College/Linfield College presidents

Source: Fall 2007 Linfield Magazine with editing and additional information from Wildcatville 

Updated by Wildcatville on 12/4/2020

Presidents of McMinnville College 1857-60 George C. Chandler*
1864-67 John W. Johnson
1873 J. D. Robb**
1873-76 Mark Bailey
1876-77 John E. Magers
1877-78 Ep Roberts
1878-81 J. G. Burchett
1881-87 E.C. Anderson
1887-96 Truman G. Brownson
1896-1903 Harry L. Boardman
1903-05 A. M. Brumback
1905-06 Emanuel Northup (i)

President of McMinnville College
President of Linfield College 

1906-31 Leonard W. Riley***

Presidents of Linfield College
1931-32 William (William) R. Frerichs (i)
1932-38 Elam J. Anderson Sr.+
1938-43 William G. Everson
1943-68 Harry L. Dillin
1968, 1974 Winthrop W. Dolan (i)
1968-74 Gordon C. Bjork+
1974-75 Cornelius Siemens (i)
1975-92 Charles U. Walker
1992-2005 Vivian A. Bull
2005-06 Marvin Henberg (i)
2006-2018 Thomas L. Hellie 

2018-2020 Miles K. Davis +++

Presidents of Linfield University 

2020-current Miles K. Davis +++

(i) = Interim

*Oregon became a state on Feb. 14, 1859. Thus, at the start of his presidency, the college was located in the Oregon Territory. At the end of his presidency, it was located in the State of Oregon.

**Feb. 20, 1873-July 10, 1873 according to Jonnason book.

***During his presidency -- on Jan. 11, 1922 -- McMinnville College changed its name to Linfield College

+Elam J. Anderson Sr., Linfield president  1932-1938, was uncle of Gordon C. Bjork, 1968-1974 president. 

+++On July 1, 2020, during presidency of Miles K. Davis, Linfield College became Linfield University