Oliver Carmichael

Oliver Cromwell Carmichael (October 3, 1891 – September 25, 1966) served as the third chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1937 to 1946. He also served as the President of the University of Alabama from 1953 to 1957.

Early life Oliver Cromwell Carmichael was born on October 3, 1891, the son of a farmer. He received a B.A. from Alabama Presbyterian College and an M.A. from the University of Alabama. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, following Harvie Branscomb (1894–1998).

Carmichael became Dean of the Graduate School of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1935, and he was elevated to serve as the third chancellor of the university from 1937 to 1946.

Carmichael served as the President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching from 1945 to 1953. During his tenure, he wrote an article entitled What Makes a Good College President.

Carmichael served as the President of the University of Alabama from 1953 to 1957. During his tenure, the football team lost consistently.

Death Carmichael died on September 25, 1966.

The campus library at the University of Montevallo, on Bloch Street, completed in 1968, bears Carmichael's name.