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History of "The Ridge"
Presidents of ORMA
from the Archive Museum
Name |
Title |
Tenure |
Details |
John M. Davis |
Principal |
1852-1855 |
|
Rev. David R. Bruton |
Principal |
1855-1857 |
|
Rev. T.S. Whittington |
Principal |
1857-1858 |
|
John M. Davis |
Principal |
1858-1860 |
|
A.P. Picard |
Principal |
1860-1862 |
|
Prof. O.C. Hamilton |
Principal |
1866-1868 |
|
Hon. Pendleton King |
Principal |
1868-1870 |
|
Rev. G.O. Hines |
Principal |
1870-1873 |
|
Prof. W.S. Crouse |
Principal |
1873-1875 |
|
Prof. J. Allen Holt |
Principal |
1875-1914 |
|
Prof. Martin H. Holt |
Co-Principal |
1879-1914 |
|
Prof. Thomas E. Whitaker |
President |
1914-1929 |
|
COL Earle P. Holt |
President |
1929-1950 |
|
COL T.O. Wright |
President |
1950-1965 |
|
COL William J. Chandler |
Superintendent |
1965-1966 |
|
COL William P. Pope |
Superintendent |
1966-1972 |
|
COL Jack M. White |
President |
1972-1980 |
|
COL William M. Crabbe |
President |
1980-1990 |
|
COL Robert R. Rossi |
President |
1990-1994 |
|
COL Frederick J. Kennedy |
President |
1994-1996 |
|
Dr. Grover A. Smith |
President |
1996-1997 |
|
MG John H. Admire |
President |
1998-2002 |
|
COL William K. Orris |
President |
2003-2004 |
No information available at this time |
LTC James P. Flanigan |
President |
2004-2005 |
No information available at this time |
COL Roy W. Berwick |
President |
2005-2009 |
|
COL Cuyler McKnight |
President |
2009-2010 |
No information available at this time |
Mr. David Johnson |
President |
2010-2012 |
No information available at this time |
COL Robert R. Rossi |
President |
2012-2013 |
|
Dr. Billy Yeargin |
President |
2013-present |
No information available at this time |

Testimonial
from the ORMA testimonial archive
"Having been prepared for college at Oak Ridge Institute, I take pleasure in testifying to the thorough, all-around work of that institution… she stands abreast of any in the State or South".
- Mr. George Stephens. Class of 1891




