University Presidents and Acting Presidents

Stephen W. Taylor, President prior to 1851

Howard Malcom, President, 1851 - 1857
 George R. Bliss, Acting President, 1857 - 1858 and 1871 - 1872

Justin R. Loomis, President, 1858 - 1879

Francis W. Tustin, Acting President, 1879

David J. Hill, President, 1879 - 1888

George G. Groff, Acting President, 1888 - 1889

John H. Harris, President, 1889 - 1919

Emory W. Hunt, President, 1919 - 1931

Charles P. Vaughan, Acting President, 1931

Homer P. Rainey, President, 1931 - 1935
 Arnaud C. Marts, Acting President, 1935 - 1938; President, 1938 - 1945

Herbert L. Spencer, President, 1945 - 1949
 Joseph W. Henderson, Acting President, 1949 and 1953 - 1954

Horace A. Hildreth, President, 1949 - 1953

Merle M. Odgers, President, 1954 - 1964

Charles H. Watts, II, President, 1964 - 1976

George D. O'Brien, President, 1976 - 1984

John F. Zeller, III, Acting President, 1984

Gary A. Sojka, President, 1984 - 1995

William D. Adams, President, 1995- 2000
 Steffen H. Rogers, President, 2000 - 2004
 Brian C. Mitchell, President, 2004 -
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