List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leaders
Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were known as Presidents until the formation of the Consolidated University of North Carolina in 1932. Between 1934 and 1945, the title Dean of Administration was used for the leader of the university (subordinate to the President of the Consolidated University system), which in turn became Chancellor. An asterisk (*) indicates an interim or acting appointment.[1][2]
Presiding Professors
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Rev. David Ker | 1794-1796 |
| Charles Wilson Harris | 1796 |
| Rev. Joseph Caldwell | 1796-1797 1799-1804 |
| James Smiley Gillaspie (or Gillespie) | 1797-1799 |
Presidents
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Rev. Joseph Caldwell | 1804-1812 1816-1835 |
| Robert Hett Chapman | 1812-1816 |
| Elisha Mitchell * | 1835 |
| David Lowry Swain | 1835-1868 |
| Rev. Solomon Pool | 1869-1872 |
| Rev. Charles Phillips | 1875-1876 |
| Kemp Plummer Battle | 1876-1891 |
| George Tayloe Winston | 1891-1896 |
| Edwin Anderson Alderman | 1896-1900 |
| Francis Preston Venable | 1900-1914 |
| Edward Kidder Graham | 1914-1918 |
| Marvin Hendrix Stacy* | 1918-1919 |
| Harry Woodburn Chase | 1919-1930 |
| Frank Porter Graham | 1930-1932 |
Dean of Administration
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Robert Burton House | 1934-1945 |
Chancellors
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Robert Burton House | 1945-1957 |
| William Brantley Aycock | 1957-1964 |
| Paul Frederick Sharp | 1964-1965 |
| Joseph Carlyle Sitterson | 1965-1972 |
| Nelson Ferebee Taylor | 1972-1980 |
| Christopher Columbus Fordham | 1980-1988 |
| Paul Hardin III | 1988-1995 |
| Michael Hooker | 1995-1999 |
| William Octavius McCoy * | 1999-2000 |
| James Moeser | 2000-2008 |
| Herbert Holden Thorp | 2008-2013[3] |
| Carol L. Folt | 2013- 2019[4][5] |
| Kevin Guskiewicz | 2019–2024 |
| Lee Roberts | 2024-present |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leaders.
- ^ "Previous Presidents and Chancellors". UNC Office of the Chancellor. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Presidents and Chancellors, UNC and UNC-Chapel Hill". North Carolina Collection. UNC University Libraries. 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Dr. Holden Thorp: Chancellor-Elect, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill". UNC Office of the Chancellor. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Stancil, Jane; Blythe, Anne. UNC-CH names Carol Folt first female chancellor Archived 2013-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. The News & Observer, 2013-04-13.
- ^ "Chancellor Folt announces resignation, orders Confederate Monument pedestal to be removed intact". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. January 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
