John Headley (1947-1951)

John Headley

• Before becoming president at St. Cloud State, taught in South Dakota public schools, as well as president of the State Teachers College in Mayville, North Dakota, from 1945 to 1947
• Joseph Carhart, SCSU president from 1890-1895, also served as president at the State Teachers College in Mayville, North Dakota
• When construction was completed on Stewart Hall (1950), "Old Main" (1874), which was demolished soon after
• Planning for the new library, Kiehle Library (1952), now the Kiehle Visual Arts Center, began during Headley's tenure
• Headley Hall (1963) was named in his honor
• Left St. Cloud State to become South Dakota State University president, where he served until his death in 1957