Oliver Cromwell Carmichael (October 3, 1891 – September 25, 1966) served as the third chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1937 to 1946.

[2] During the First World War, Carmichael and later Vanderbilt Chancellor Harvie Branscomb worked for the American Commission for Relief in Belgium under Herbert Hoover.

He joined the British Army in 1915[4] and served in the East African campaign and commanded a field canteen.

[8] While he broadly hinted that UA might have to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision against segregation, the board of trustees did not agree.

[10] Carmichael Towers (1970–2019 and 1966–2021) on the campus of Vanderbilt University were four residential buildings named in his honor.

[12][13] The campus library at the University of Montevallo, on Bloch Street, completed in 1968, bears Carmichael's name.