University Presidents
- John Williston Cook (1899-1919)
- J. Stanley Brown (1919-1927)
- Joseph Clifton Brown (1927-1929)
- Karl L. Adams (1929-1948)
- Leslie A. Holmes (1949-1967)
- Rhoten A. Smith (1967-1971)
- Richard J. Nelson (1971-1978)
- William R. Monat (1978-1984)
- Clyde Wingfield (1985-1986)
- John E. La Tourette (1986-2000)
- John G. Peters (2000-present)
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