- Andrew Sledd (1904-1909)
- Albert Murphree (1909-1927)
- James Farr (Interim President 1927-1928)
- John J. Tigert (1928-1947)
- Harold Hume: (interim president, 1947-1948)
- J. Hillis Miller: (1948-1953)
- John Allen: (interim president, 1953-1955)
- J. Wayne Reitz: (1955-1967)
- Stephen C. O’Connell: (1967-1973)
- E.T. York: (interim president, 1973-1974)
- Robert Q. Marston: (1974-1984)
- Marshall Criser: (1984-1989)
- Robert Bryan: (interim president, 1989-1990)
- John Lombardi: (1990-1999)
- Charles E. Young: (1999-2003)
- Bernie Machen (2004 - )