Hardin–Simmons University

1892–1894           W.C. Friley       

1894–1898           George O. Thatcher 

1898–1901           O.C. Pope    

1901–1902           C.R. Hairfield   

1902–1909          

Oscar Henry Cooper

1909–1940           Jefferson Davis Sandefer Sr.

1940–1940           Lucian Q. Campbell  (acting president)

1940–1943           William R. White      

1943–1953         Rupert N. Richardson–Wrote the personal reflection, Famous Are Thy Halls: Hardin–Simmons University As I Have Known It (1964)

1953–1962           Evan Allard Reiff       

1962–1963           George L. Graham (interim)

1963–1966           James H. Landes       

1966–1977           Elwin L. Skiles            

1977–1991           Jesse C. Fletcher       

1991–2001           Lanny Hall    

2001–2008           W. Craig Turner        

2009–2016           Lanny Hall    

2016–               Eric Bruntmyer       

— Palestinian theologian

Naim Ateek

— former chief engineer for North American Aviation, instrumental in the production of the P-51 Mustang and B-25 Mitchell

John Leland Atwood

- American pilot famous for shooting down an aircraft with his pistol

Owen J. Baggett

— former NFL football player

Earl Bennett

— attended one year before transferring to Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. Played the role of 'Hoss' on the 1960s American TV show Bonanza^[22]

Dan Blocker

— poker legend

Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson

– represented Abilene in the United States Congress from Texas's 17th congressional district from 1947 to 1978.

Omar Burleson

— former NBA basketball player

Harvey Catchings

– pastor of Village Church and president of Acts 29 Network

Matt Chandler

— American football player

Gene Cockrell

— western film and television actor

Don Collier

— cartoonist (Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy)

Roy Crane

— pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention

Jack Graham

- singer-songwriter

Terri Hendrix

— businessman and speaker, long-time partner of Oprah Winfrey

Stedman Graham

— president of the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary

Jeff Iorg

— American collegiate basketball player/coach, former Brevet Brigadier General Texas Air National Guard

Jack T. Martin

— composer

W. Francis McBeth

— American football player

Bob McChesney

– journalist, preservationist, and First Lady of Texas, 1927–1931

Mildred Paxton Moody

- Long-time University of Illinois basketball assistant coach and founder of the baskeball program at Barton County Community College

Dick Nagy

— portrayed Davy Crockett in the Davy Crockett miniseries on Walt Disney's ABC miniseries and Daniel Boone on NBC's Daniel Boone

Fess Parker

— former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Leighton Paige Patterson

Rupert N. Richardson — president of Hardin–Simmons from 1943 to 1953

— professional football player

Harold Stephens

— member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Clyde "Bulldog" Turner

— head men's basketball coach at the University of Illinois

Brad Underwood

— head football coach at Angelo State University

Will Wagner

— former Texas state representative

George E. "Buddy" West

— inventor of the cleanroom

Willis Whitfield

— former Secretary of State of Texas

Phil Wilson

— developer of theme parks and planned communities; chief developer of Disneyland

C. V. Wood

(1913–1976), American football player

Wayne Millner

composer

Norma Wendelburg

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