Justin Rolph Loomis


Justin Rolph Loomis was the fourth president of Bucknell University from 1858–79.
Loomis was married three times. He constructed and lived in a three-story home on South Third Street in Lewisburg, still standing today. He was also instrumental in the construction of the President's Home on the Bucknell campus, and the Baptist Church on South Third Street in Lewisburg. Loomis Field at the university is named in his honor.
He is buried in the Lewisburg Cemetery on South Seventh Street in Lewisburg.