Presidents

Listed in Order of Service

1913-1918, Lawrence Benjamin Hill, A.B., A.M., Ph.D.

1818-1924, Christopher Columbus Rossey, B.Ped., Litt.B., M.A., Ed.D.

1924-1929, George West Diehl, A.B., B.D., M.A., D.D., L.L.D.

1929-1945, Joseph Franklin Marsh, A.B., A.M., B.Ped., Ped.D.

1945-1959, Virgil Harvey Stewart, A.B., A.M., L.L.D.

1959-1973, Joseph Franklin Marsh, Jr., A.B., M.P.A., L.L.D., L.H.D.

1973-1975, Billy Lee Coffindaffer, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

1975-1976, James Walton Rowley (Acting President), A.B., M.A., Ed.D.

1976-1985, Meredith Norwin Freeman, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D.

1985-2008, Jerry Lynn Beasley, A.B., Ed.M., Ph.D.

2008-2013, Gregory Aloia, B.A., Ph.D.

2013-2024, Kendra S. Boggess, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.       

Biographies

Linda Hill Mann provided brief biographies for each of the presidents. The biographies appear in the Gallery, alongside photographs.