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== History == [[File:Rev. Samuel Lander (page 198 crop).jpg|thumb|left|120px|Reverend Samuel Lander, founder]] Lander University was founded as a college for women by [[Methodist]] clergyman [[Samuel Lander]] in 1872 as '''Williamston Female College''' in [[Williamston, South Carolina]]. It was re-named '''Lander College''' in 1904. Men were admitted starting in 1943 and it became a university in 1992.<ref name="AutoL8-2">{{cite web |title=Lander University - About - History of Lander |url=http://www.lander.edu/about/history-of-lander |access-date=13 August 2018 |website=Lander.edu}}</ref> Lander University has had twelve presidents serve since its founding. They are: Samuel Lander (1872–1904); John O. Willson (1904–1923); B. Rhett Turnipseed (1923–1927); R. H. Bennett (1927–1932); John W. Speake (1932–1941); John Marvin Rast (1941–1948); Boyce M. Grier (1948–1966); E. Don Herd, Jr. (1966–1973); Larry A. Jackson (1973–1992); William C. Moran (1992–2000); Daniel W. Ball (2000–2015); and Richard E. Cosentino (2015–present).<ref name="AutoL8-2" />
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