John Lowden Knight (November 2, 1915 – July 21, 2001) was a professor, university administrator, and a Methodist theologian.
He received full tuition to Drew University, where he majored in Biblical Literature, graduating cum laude in 1939.
Faculty shortages at Willamette offered Knight the chance to become a college chaplain at a young age.
He moved up quickly at Willamette, as he was named Assistant to the President following successes in planning the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Knight served three years as President of the Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln.