 James Quinter was than chosen to lead the school as the school's first president.The college was renamed "Juniata College" in 1894 for the nearby Juniata River, one of the principal tributaries of the Susquehanna River, due to a ruling at the Brethren Church's Annual Meeting against using the term "Brethren" in naming a school.The name Juniata College was made the schools legal name in 1896.