BIG PICTURE
Sitting Presidents
Every past president of the College has his own seat cushion on a chair in the current president’s dining room, a custom that began in the late 1950s. A unique design and set of symbols in needlework represent the accomplishments of each administration.
BIG PICTURE
Sitting Presidents
Every past president of the College has his own seat cushion on a chair in the current president’s dining room, a custom that began in the late 1950s. A unique design and set of symbols in needlework represent the accomplishments of each administration.
ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ SEATS
Top row, from left: Eleazar Wheelock (served 1769-79), John Wheelock (1779-1815), Francis Brown (1815-20), Daniel Dana (1820-21), Bennet Tyler (1822-28)
Middle row: Nathan Lord (1828-63), Asa Dodge Smith (1863-77), Samuel Concord Bartlett (1877-92), William Jewett Tucker (1893-1909), Ernest Fox Nichols (1909-16), Ernest Martin Hopkins (1916-45)
Bottom row: John Sloan Dickey (1945-70), John G. Kemeny (1970-81), David T. McLaughlin (1981-87), James O. Freedman (1987-98), James Wright (1998-2009)
Note: The seat cushion representing Jim Kim (2009-12) is not yet completed.
For a slideshow with information about the symbols on each chair, click here.
