List of Ball State University Presidents

The following are Ball State University presidents. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana.

  1. William Wood Parsons (1918–1921)
  2. Linnaeus Neal Hines (1921–1924)
  3. Benjamin J. Burris (1924–1927)
  4. Lemuel Arthur Pittenger (1927–1942)
  5. Winfred Ethestal Wagoner (1943–1945) *
  6. John Richard Emens (1945–1968)
  7. John J. Pruis (1968–1978)
  8. Richard W. Burkhardt (1978–1979) *
  9. Jerry Anderson (1979–1981)
  10. Robert P. Bell (1981–1984)
  11. John E. Worthen (1984–2000)
  12. Blaine A. Brownell (2000–2004)
  13. Beverley J. Pitts (2004) *
  14. Jo Ann M. Gora (2004–present)

* Interim president

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