1925-1926 Maynard A. Clemens, Acting Chancellor
1926-1933 Wilbur F. Smith, LL.B., Litt. D., President
1933-1935 Howell A. King, D.C.S., President
1935-1940 vacancy
1940-1961 Theodore Halbert Wilson, Ed.D., President
1962-1964 Wilmer A. DeHuff, Sc.D., Acting President
1964-1969 Thomas G. Pullen, Jr., Ed.D., President
1969-2002 Halcott Mebane Turner, Ed.D., President
2002-2014 Robert L. Bogomolny, LL.B., President
2014- Kurt L. Schmoke, J.D., President