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Walter Lee Lingle
(b. 1868 d. 1956) A graduate of Davidson College, class of 1892, Reverend Walter Lee Lingle, D.D., LL.D. also attended Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, graduating in 1896. He taught Hebrew and Greek at the Seminary for two years before accepting a call as a minister. Lingle served three churches before returning to the Seminary as professor. In 1902 he was elected to the Davidson College Board of Trustees. He served as president of the Board from 1906 to 1929. Lingle, also, served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1920 and as president of the Presbyterian General Assembly's Training School in Richmond, Virginia, before accepting the presidency of Davidson College in 1929. His brother-in-law was past President Henry Louis Smith.
Despite the national upheavals of the Great Depression, Lingle maintained Davidson's stability and security during his administration. The college did not run a deficit the entire time, did not cut salaries, and did not release a single faculty member for financial reasons. He saw the completion of Chambers Building. Lingle, also, oversaw the improvement of the college's physical plant including the building of Duke Dormitory, the college infirmary, a new library, new roads, and athletic fields.
Author: Molly P. Gillespie
Date: 1998
Cite as: Gillespie, Molly P. "Walter Lee Lingle " Davidson Encyclopedia 1998 <http://library.davidson.edu/archives/ency/linglewl.asp>
Related Entries: President's House, Presidents of Davidson College
Related Links: Lingle's Presidential Portrait
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