page_title: St. John's College, Agra
section_title: Principals
hierarchical_section_title: St. John's College, Agra / Principals
caption_attribution_description: English: Worcester Cathedral, grave of Dean Davies in the Cathedral Cloisters
context_page_description: St. John's College, is a constituent college of the Agra University, located in agra. It is a Christian college under Church of North India and widely regarded one of the oldest, beautiful and prestigious colleges in India, producing a line of distinguished alumni. it was established by Church Mission Society to agra. The college admits both undergraduates and postgraduates and awards degree in liberal arts, Commerce, Sciences, Business Administration and education under the purview of Agra University.
  The college was built in honor of John the Apostle, one of the Twelve apostles of Jesus.
context_section_description: Rev. Thomas Valpy French, D.D. (first principal 1850–1859)
  Scholar and Fellow of University College, Oxford.
  First bishop of Lahore, United India. (1877–1887)
  Rev. Henry William Shackell, M.A. (1859–1861)
  Student and Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
  Rev. John Barton, M.A. (1861–1863)
  Student of Christ's College, Cambridge.
  First principal, Cathedral Mission College, Calcutta. (1865)
  Fellow of Madras University, Madras. (1871)
  Vicar of Holy Trinity, Cambridge. (1876–1893)
  Rev. Charles Ellard Vines, M.A. (1863–1878)
  Student of Trinity College, Cambridge.
  Honours in mathematics, Trinity College, Cambridge. (1862)
  Rev. James Abbott Lloyd, M.A. (1878–1880)
  Student of St. John's College, Cambridge.
  Vice principal, St. John's College, Agra. (1877–1878)
  Vicar of St. Giles's, Norwich. (1893)
  Rev. Robert John Bell, M.R.C.P (1880–1883)
  Professor at Cathedral Mission College, Calcutta. (1874–1880)
  Rev. George Edger Augustus Pargiter, M.A. (1883–1890)
  Student of Merton College, Oxford.
  Fellow of Allahabad University, Allahabad. (1890)
  Vicar of St. Paul's, Leamington. (1894)
  Rev. John Parker Haythornthwaite, M.A. (1890–1911)
  Student of St. John's College, Cambridge.
  Fellow of Allahabad University, Allahabad. (1894)
  Vicar of King's Langley. (1916)
  Rev. Harry Bickersteth Durrant, M.A. (1911–1913)
  Scholar and exhibitioner of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
  Fellow of Allahabad University, Allahabad. (1901)
  Vice principal, St. John's College, Agra. (1905)
  Canon of Lucknow. (1912)
  Bishop of Lahore, United India. (1913)
  Fellow of Punjab University. (1913)
  Rev. Dr. Arthur Whitcliffe Davies, M.A., D.Litt. (1913–1928)
  Scholar of Uppingham and University College, Oxford. (1902)
  Scholar of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. (1904)
  Vice principal, St. John's College, Agra. (1911)
  Canon of Lucknow. (1917)
  Kaiser-i-Hind Medal. (1921)
  First vice chancellor of Agra University. (1927)
  Hon. Canon of Bradford. (1930)
  William Edward Sladen Holland, M.A. (1929–1933)
  Student of Magdalen College, Oxford.
  Founded Oxford and Cambridge Hostel (now Holland Hall, Allahabad)
  Fellow of Allahabad University, Allahabad. (1906)
  Principal, St. Paul's College, Calcutta. (1913)
  Fellow of Calcutta University, Calcutta. (1916)
  Canon of Lucknow. (1931)
  Rev. Canon Thomas Donald Sully, M.A. (1933–1948)
  Scholar of Wadham College, Oxford.
  C.W.S. Mahajan, B.A. (1948–1954)
  Scholar of Keble College, Oxford.
  Dr. P. Thomas Chandi (1954–1968)
  Conferred 'Padam Shree' by the Government of India. (1965)
  Vice chancellor of Gorakhpur University. (1968)
  Dr. P.I. Ittyerah (1968–1978)
  Dr. S.C. Banwar (1978–1979)
  Pro vice chancellor of North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. (1979)
  Gladwin M. Ram, A.M. (1979–1991)
  Scholar of Harvard University, Massachusetts.
  Dr. M.S. Renick, P.hD. (1991–1996)
  Dr. Ipe Michael Ipe, P.hD. (1996–1999)
  Dr. Fazal Masih Prasad, M.Sc. (Ag. Chem)., D.Phil., D.Sc., F.B.R.S., F.I.S.A.C., F.I.S.A.B., F.I.C.C., F.S.P.P.S., M.N.A.Sc.  (1999–2011)
  Scholar of Agra and Allahabad Universities.
  Member, board of governors, Ewing Christian College, Allahabad.
  Member, board of governors, St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur.
  Member, board of governors, Sherwood College, Nainital.
  Member, board of governors, All Saints' College, Nainital.
  Manager, St. John's Inter College, Agra.
  Fellow of Plant Protection Science.
  Fellow and Life Member of Indian Council of Chemists
  Conferred Dr. Sam Higginbottom Award for the Best Principal for the year 2004–2005.
  Member of Board of Studies in Chemistry, Dairy Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry and Home Science. (1984–1999)
  Member of Board of Studies in Agricultural Chemistry, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly.
  Member of editorial board of The New Agriculturist.
  Member of executive committee of Indian Society of Agricultural Chemists.
  Technical editor of The Allahabad Farmer
  Conferred Rev. Fr. T.A. Mithias National Award for the Innovative College Educators for the year 2002.
  Fellow of Indian Society of Agri-Bio Chemists.
  Conferred The Jewel of India Award. (2001)
  Conferred Vidya Ratan Award. (2001)
  Fellow of Indian Society of Agricultural C
caption: Worcester Cathedral, grave of Rev. Dr. Arthur Whitcliffe Davies in the Cathedral Cloisters
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