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1.	Allen E. Koenig	Previously of Emerson College in Boston, Koenig began his presidency on October 1, 1989. Though his tenure as president was short, Koenig did succeed in having Chapman College renamed Chapman University on May 1, 1991.

2.	Allen M. Elston	Elston began preaching for the Disciples of Christ in Sacramento, California in 1869. The Trustees of Hesperian College hired him as faculty in 1873. On leaving Hesperian in 1892, Elston began teaching at Berkeley Bible Seminary, though he was forced to give up preaching due to frequent headaches.

3.	Arthur C. Braden	Braden was the first president of California Christian College. He had graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1909 and received a Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1914. Previous to joining CCC, Braden was Dean of the Kansas School of Religion from 1921-1922.

4.	Benjamin H. Smith	Smith was hired under a three-year contract beginning in 1875. Before this appointment, he was President of Christian University, Canton, Missouri. Smith aided in the building of the Disciples of Christ Church in Oakland, California.

5.	Cecil F. Cheverton	Cheverton was formely professor of religious education and sacred literature at Eureka College in Illinois. The Cheverton Trophy, a gift of the Class of 1929, named in honor of this president, is the most prestigious honor for a graduating senior to win. It was during Cheverton's tenure that the name of the college changed to Chapman College in 1934. Cheverton authored the book "A Help For the Day" which began as daily radio spots that he gave to bring optimism and hope to listeners during the Great Depression.

6.	Davis Chamberlin	Davis Chamberlin was a former businessman who was brought in to replace President Kleckner temporarily. He served until August, 1977.

7.	Donald C. Kleckner	Previously President of Elmhurst College, Illinois, Kleckner took over as President of Chapman College in 1971. His tenure as president, though short, was highlighted by a number of construction projects on the campus that included the Waltmar Theater and the Guggenheim Art Gallery as well as succeeding in having the five classical buildings on campus listed on the National Register of Historically Preserved Buildings in 1975.

8.	G.T. "Buck" Smith	Originally a consultant on fund-raising for the college, Smith had previously worked for Wooster College in Ohio. During Smith's tenure as president, the Hutton Sports Center was built and the Schweitzer Institute at Chapman was established.

9.	George N. Reeves	Originally a Trustee, Reeves '27 resigned that position and became president on May 1, 1942 with a three-year contract. Reeves began his service at a time of extreme financial hardship for the college and oversaw its move onto the campus of Whittier College for the duration of the Second World War. In 1945, Reeves oversaw the college's move back to its original campus in Los Angeles and again in 1954, its final move to the City of Orange.

10.	Henry D. McAneney	McAneney was the last president of Hesperian College. Originally a professor at Drake University, Des Moines, for ten years, McAneney renounced Catholicism and became a baptized Christian. Three years later, age 34, he became president of Hesperian College.

11.	J. E. Wilkinson	Chairman of the Board J.E. Wilkinson became acting president on Sept. 1, 1956, to preside until a new president could be found.

12.	James L. Doti	Doti joined the Chapman School of Business as an Economics professor in 1974, and in 1978 became director of the university's A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research which is known for the annual Economic Forecast. He and his students developed the first econometric model for the metropolitan area. Doti stepped in as acting president while President G.T. "Buck" Smith was on sabbatical for the fall semester of 1987 and again after Smith resigned in 1988.

13.	James L. Doti	Doti earned his doctorate degree in Economics from the University of Chicago. After teaching in the Argyros School of Business and Economics since 1974 and becoming acting President twice, he was elected President of Chapman on June 11, 1991. He is also the author of countless articles, and an avid mountain climber and marathon runner.

14.	James M. Martin	A year before becoming president and while a faculty member of Hesperian College, Martin was the subject of a student petition demanding his resignation. The Board of Trustees supported Martin and instituted regulations censuring students for petitioning for "trivial" reasons. The subject of the petition was never recorded.

15.	John L. Davis	Davis held a Ph.D. in English from the University of Cincinnati and was an ordained minister. He left the position of Dean of Hiram College to come to Chapman. It was during Davis' term as president that Chapman College expanded with its off-campus programs on military bases and on-board ship education. It was also during this period that the Artist-Lecture Series was inaugurated with Eleanor Roosevelt appearing in March 1959.

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