Andrew Dousa Hepburn

(b. 1830 d. 1921) Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn,, D.D., LL.D., a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was Davidson's first northern-born president. As a student, he attended the University of Virginia and Princeton Theological Seminary. He began teaching at the University of North Carolina in 1860 but resigned in 1867. Hepburn joined the faculty of the University of Miami, Ohio, in 1868 and returned to North Carolina in 1874 to teach at Davidson College. He was elected president of Davidson three years later.

During his presidency, Hepburn abolished the master of arts degree and instituted curricular reform, especially in the area of language and Bible classes. Hepburn, also, introduced the concept of an honor code in 1880. The first Davidson College Presbyterian Church (DCPC) was built during his presidency. He was the last president to serve as the minister at DCPC. Hepburn resigned his presidency in 1885 and returned to the University of Miami as a professor of English literature.

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Works Cited

Author: Molly P. Gillespie & Mark Grotjohn
Date: 1998 & 29 June 2006

Cite as: Gillespie, Molly P and Mark Grotjohn. "Andrew Dousa Hepburn " Davidson Encyclopedia, 29 June 2006 <http://library.davidson.edu/archives/ency/hepburnad.asp>

Related Links: Hepburn's Presidential Portrait

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