Cecil E. Hinshaw was president of William Penn College from 1944 to 1949. His administration would be one of the times when Quaker values were voiced and acted upon. His time at Penn is called, "The Holy Experiment".
Forrester C. Stanley served as president of William Penn College for a brief period due to his untimely death. He was a graduate of Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
Henry Clark Bedford served as president from 1931 to 1934 during the most difficult time for the college. Penn College lost accreditation in 1931. In 1933, the college reorganized and changed the name from Penn College to William Penn College in…
H. Edwin McGrew served two terms as president of his alma mater, Penn College. His first term was 1917-1928 and he was called back during the depression to serve from 1936 to 1942. McGrew Fine Arts Center is named for President McGrew and the Ware…
Stephen M. Hadley served as acting president for the academic year 1917-1918. Stephen M. Hadley graduated from Penn College in 1884. He returned to Penn College and served in numerous capacities from 1887 to 1930. During that period he took two…
Robert L. Kelly served as acting president for the academic year 1900-1901 to allow President Rosenberger to travel and study abroad. Robert L. Kelly went on to become president of Earlham College in 1903.
David M. Edwards was the sixth president of Penn College and the first alumnus of Penn to fill that role. After leaving Penn he would go on to become president of Earlham College and Friends University.
Absalom Rosenberger served as the fourth president of Penn College. Before becoming president, he received his law degree from the university of Michigan. He was the longest serving president of the college.
Benjamin F. Trueblood was the third president of Penn College. He served for eleven years and then went on to work in the peace movement and edit "Advocate of Peace".
