and academic partnerships, including dual-degree program agreements with Washington University in St. Louis, Logan University College of Chiropractic, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, and Culver–Stockton College. Presidents From its founding in 1851 through 1854 and again from 1861 to 1864, the college was overseen by the chairmanship of the faculty, which rotated among faculty members, instead of a president. The following have served as presidents of Westminster College: Rev. Samuel S. Laws, 1855–1861 Rev. John Montgomery, 1864–1865 Rev. Michael Montgomery Fisher, 1865–1868 (acting) Dr. Nathan L. Rice, 1868–1874 Rev. Michael Montgomery Fisher, 1875–1877 Rev. Charles Campbell Hersman, 1878–1887 Rev. William Hoge Marquess, 1888–1892 Edward Clifford Gordon, 1894–1897 (interim) John Jay Rice, 1898–1899 (interim) Dr. John Henry McCracken, 1899–1903 John Jay Rice, 1903–1904 (interim) Rev. David Ramsey Kerr, 1904–1911 Rev. Charles Brasee Boving, 1912–1914 John Jay Rice, 1914–1915 (interim) Rev. Elmer Ellsworth Reed, 1915–1926 Dr. Marion Edmund Melvin, 1927–1933 Dr. Franc Lewis McCluer, 1934–1946 Rev. William Webster Hall, 1947–1954 Robert L. D. Davidson, 1955–1973 Dale Purcell, 1973–1976 William L. Stucker, 1976–1977 (interim) John Harvey Saunders, 1977–1992 John E. "Jack" Marshall, 1992–1993 (interim) James F. Traer, 1993–1999 Neal Creighton, 1999–2000 (interim) Fletcher M. Lamkin, 2000–2007 George B. "Barney" Forsythe, 2007–2015 Benjamin Ola. Akande, 2015–2017 Carolyn Perry, 2017 (acting) Fletcher M. Lamkin, 2017–2020 Donald P. Lofe, 2020–present Academics Academic Divisions and Departments include Humanities, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, and Social Sciences. The college offers 29 majors, 39 minors, 3 specialty programs, and 4 dual-degree programs. Westminster's Cadaver Program, which began as a small independent study in the fall of 2005, is offered for pre-med, biology, and psychology students who can explore the anatomy of the human body through scientific dissection. Accreditations Westminster College is a member of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is regionally accredited by HLC. Westminster College's business program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP); Westminster College's education program is accredited by the Missouri Department of Secondary Education (DESE). Special programs Westminster offers special programs in Health Professions and Legal Professions. An Honors Program is offered for high-achieving students. Pre-Professional programs and academic partnerships Pre-professional programs/academic partnerships at Westminster are Dual-Degree Engineering with Washington University in St. Louis or Missouri University of Science and Technology, Dual-Degree Nursing with the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, Dual-Degree Chiropractic with Logan University College of Chiropractic, and most