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[[Washington & Jefferson College]] is a private [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Washington, Pennsylvania]], which is located in the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]] established by three Presbyterian missionaries to the [[American frontier]] in the 1780s: [[John McMillan (pastor)|John McMillan]], [[Thaddeus Dod]], and [[Joseph Smith (preacher)|Joseph Smith]]. These early schools eventually grew into two competing academies and colleges, with Canonsburg Academy, later Jefferson College, located in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]] and Washington Academy, later Washington College, in Washington. These two colleges merged in 1865 to form Washington & Jefferson College.
The Office of the President is located in [[McMillan Hall]], which is the oldest building on campus, dating to 1793.<ref name=mcmillanarchive>{{Cite web| title = McMillan Hall | work = [[U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives]]| publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = | url = http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/cdm4/build_mcmillan.php|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Washington & Jefferson College Style Guide| work = | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date =2005-11-07| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/Academic_Affairs/Technology/a._ITS_Department/Academic_Technology/Teaching_with_Technology/Office%20of%20Communication%20Style%20Guide.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate = 2010-05-07|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100527131245/http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/Academic_Affairs/Technology/a._ITS_Department/Academic_Technology/Teaching_with_Technology/Office%20of%20Communication%20Style%20Guide.pdf|archivedate=May 27, 2010}}</ref> Prior to 1912, the Office of the President was located in [[Old Main (Washington & Jefferson College)|Old Main]], taking the two rooms on either side of that building's main entrance.<ref name=mcmillanarchive /> The [[President's House (Washington & Jefferson College)|President's House]] is a 17-room [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] mansion on East Wheeling Street between the [[U. Grant Miller Library]] and [[The Burnett Center]].<ref name=campusmap>{{Cite map|publisher = Office of Communications, Washington & Jefferson College|title = Washington & Jefferson College Campus Map|url = http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/About_WandJ/Visit_Us/Getting_Here/CampusMap%283%29.pdf|edition = April 2010|format=PDF| accessdate = 2010-05-16|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110708015222/http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/About_WandJ/Visit_Us/Getting_Here/CampusMap(3).pdf|archivedate=July 8, 2011}}</ref><ref name=victorian>{{Cite web| title = Victorian houses (Admissions House and President's House)| work = Historic Campus Architecture Project| publisher = [[Council of Independent Colleges]]| date = | url = http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1911| accessdate = 2010-05-16}}</ref> It was built in 1892 by the [[Duncan & Miller Glass Company|Duncan family]] and is an archetypical [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne Victorian]] style building, with ornate "gingerbread" details, stained and beveled glass, recessed doors and windows, and louvered wooden shutters.<ref name=victorian />
The president is the [[chief executive officer]] of the college.<ref>{{Cite web| title = W&J: President Tori Haring-Smith | work = | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=89| accessdate = 2010-07-05|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110708233923/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=89|archivedate=July 8, 2011}}</ref> According to the [[s:Washington & Jefferson College Charter|Washington & Jefferson College Charter]], the president of the college is elected by the Board of Trustees, who can also remove him or her [[At-will employment|at will]].<ref name=charters>Coleman 1956 pp. 214–220</ref> The person holding this office must be an [[Citizenship in the United States|American citizen]] and is also considered to be a member of the teaching faculty.<ref name=charters /> No one may be excluded from holding the presidency on "account of the religious sect or denomination to which he belongs or adheres, provided he shall demean himself in a soberly, orderly manner, and conform to the lawful rules and regulations of the college."<ref name=charters />
Two men, [[Andrew Wylie (college president)|Andrew Wylie]] and [[Matthew Brown (college president)|Matthew Brown]], each served as president of both Jefferson College and Washington College. Several early presidents of Jefferson College had close ties to John McMillan, including his son-in-law [[John Watson (college president)|John Watson]] and his nephew [[William McMillan (college president)|William McMillan]].<ref name=mcmillandynasty>Coleman 1956 p. 60</ref> [[James Dunlap]] was one of McMillan's early students.<ref name=mcmillandynasty /> Other Jefferson College presidents held strong bonds with [[Matthew Brown (college president)|Matthew Brown]], including his son [[Alexander Blaine Brown]] and his protégé and son-in-law [[David Hunter Riddle]].<ref name=blainebrown /><ref>Coleman 1956 pp. 100–101</ref> [[James I. Brownson]], who was a long-time pastor at the [[First Presbyterian Church (Washington, Pennsylvania)|First Presbyterian Church]], served two separate terms as president ''[[pro tempore]]'', once for Washington College and later for Washington & Jefferson College.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Fifty Years a Minister; The Reverend J.I. Brownson's Golden Jubilee to be Celebrated| work = [[The New York Times]]|date = 1891-11-25 | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9401E0DD133AE533A25756C2A9679D94609ED7CF |accessdate =2010-06-02 }}</ref> During [[World War II]], [[Ralph Cooper Hutchison]] simultaneously served as president of the college and as Director of Civilian Defense for the [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=ralphcooper /> [[Boyd Crumrine Patterson]] was the most recent Washington & Jefferson alumnus to serve as president. In 2004, [[Tori Haring-Smith]] became the first woman to serve as president.
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