University of Tennessee System - Administration

Administration

The university system is administered by a president.

Historical presidents and interim presidents of the University of Tennessee system, University of Tennessee, and its predecessor schools have been:

• Joe DiPietro, named UT System president on October 23, 2010
• John D. Petersen, named the system's 23rd president on July 1, 2004; resigned February 18, 2009.
• John W. Shumaker, 2002–2003
• Emerson H. Fly, 2001–2002
• J. Wade Gilley, 1999–2001
• Joseph E. Johnson, 1991–1999; also served as interim president in 2003-2004
• Lamar Alexander, 1988–1991
• Edward J. Boling, 1970–1988
• Andrew D. Holt, 1959–1970
• C. E. Brehm, 1946–1959
• James Dickason Hoskins, 1934–1946
• Harcourt A. Morgan, 1919–1934
• Brown Ayres, 1904–1919
• Charles W. Dabney, 1887–1904
• Thomas William Humes, president of East Tennessee University, 1865–1879; president of University of Tennessee, 1879-1883.
• J. J. Ridley (East Tennessee University), 1860–1862
• William D. Carnes (East Tennessee University), 1858–1860
• George Cooke (East Tennessee University), 1853–1857
• W. B. Reese (East Tennessee University), 1850–1853
• Joseph Estabrook, president of East Tennessee College, 1834–1840; president of East Tennessee University, 1840–1850
• James H. Piper (East Tennessee College), 1833–1834
• Charles Coffin (East Tennessee College), 1827–1832
• David Sherman (East Tennessee College), 1820–1825
• Samuel Carrick, president of Blount College, 1794–1807; president of East Tennessee College, 1807–1809

Each of the five campuses is administered by a chancellor. Administrators on each campus report to their respective chancellors, who in turn report to the president. The only exceptions are the athletic directors of the Knoxville campus, who report directly to the president and not the Knoxville chancellor.