Vagt, Robert Fredrick
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Vagt, Robert Fredrick
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Robert Fredrick (Bobby) Vagt began his post as Davidson’s 16th president on July 1, 1997. A Davidson College graduate of the class of 1969, Vagt also graduated from Duke Divinity School and was ordained by Concord Presbytery. He served as director of clinical programs in the Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center before becoming executive director of the Municipal Assistance Corporation for New York City from 1979-80, helping the city avoid bankruptcy. Prior to accepting the presidency of Davidson College, Vagt served as chairman, president and chief operating officer for Seagull Energy Corporation, an international oil and gas exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas.
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1947
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President of Davidson College: 1997-2007
