Leader History
HUGH CALE
Founding Father
1835-1910
PETER WEDDICK MOORE, A.M., LL.D.
Principal, 1891-1928
President Emeritus, 1928-1934
JOHN HENRY BIAS, A.B., LL.D.
President, 1928-1939
HAROLD LEONARD TRIGG
President, 1939-1945
SIDNEY DAVID WILLIAMS, A.M., D.PED.
President, 1946-1958
President Emeritus, 1969-1974
President Emeritus, 1969-1974
WALTER NATHANIEL RIDLEY, ED.D.
President, 1958-1968
President Emeritus, 1988-1996
President Emeritus, 1988-1996
MARION DENNIS THORPE, PH.D.
President, 1968-1972
Chancellor, 1972-1983
Chancellor, 1972-1983
JIMMY RAYMOND JENKINS, PH.D.
Chancellor, 1983-1995
Chancellor Emeritus, 1995 -
Chancellor Emeritus, 1995 -
MICKEY LYNN BURNIM, PH.D.
Chancellor, 1995-2006
Chancellor Emeritus, 2019 -
Chancellor Emeritus, 2019 -
WILLIE JAMES GILCHRIST, ED.D.
Chancellor, 2007-2013
CHARLES L. BECTON, J.D.
Interim Chancellor, 2013-2014
STACEY FRANKLIN JONES, PH.D.
Chancellor, 2014-2015
THOMAS CONWAY, JR., PH.D.
Chancellor, 2016-2018
KARRIE G. DIXON, ED.D.
Chancellor, 2018-2024
CATHERINE EDMONDS, ED.D.
Interim Chancellor, 2024-2025
S. KEITH HARGROVE, SR., PH.D.
Chancellor, 2025-