1962 Miracle Yearbook

1 elf Fit 13ei,vhi,t V'trail(rig red4r REV. DAVID MCKINNEY, D.D., LL.D., PRESIDENT Rev. David McKinney, D.D., first President of Cedarville Co llege was pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati, O hio, at the time of his appointment by the Synod. Dr. McKinney was born in Philadelph ia, May 20, 1860, and received his education in the Philadelphia public schools, t he University of Pennsyl- vania and the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. I n May, 1895, Wittenberg College conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. At the time that Dr. McKinney was elected president, the college wa s largely a prospective institution. While he continued to serve as pastor of h is congregation in Cincinnati, he took hold of the college work with such energy and de termination that from a plan on paper it evolved into a reality. His zeal continue d through the twenty- one years that he served as president. After his resignation in 19 15, he served as Presi- dent Emeritus until his deathin 1934. 19