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Presidents and Chancellors of WCU

1888 - 1889 Thomas C. Buchanan Thomas C. Buchanan Principal
1889 - 1912 Robert L. Madison Robert L. Madison Principal, later President
1912 - 1920 Alonzo C. Reynolds Alonzo C. Reynolds President
1920 - 1923 Robert L. Madison Robert L. Madison President
1923 - 1947 Hiram T. Hunter Hiram T. Hunter President
1947 - 1949 W. Ernest Bird W. Ernest Bird Acting President
1949 - 1956 Paul A. Reid Paul A. Reid President
1956 - 1957 W. Ernest Bird W. Ernest Bird President
1957 - 1968 Paul A. Reid Paul A. Reid President
1968 - 1972 Alexander S. Pow Alexander S. Pow President
1972 Frank H. Brown, Jr. Frank H. Brown, Jr. Acting President
1972 - 1973 Jack K. Carlton Jack K. Carlton Chancellor
1973 W. Hugh McEniry W. Hugh McEniry Acting Chancellor
1974 Frank H. Brown, Jr. Frank H. Brown, Jr. Acting Chancellor
1974 - 1984 Harold F. Robinson Harold F. Robinson Chancellor
1984 - 1994 Myron L. Coulter Myron L. Coulter Chancellor
1994 - 1995 John H. Wakeley John H. Wakeley Interim Chancellor
1995 - 2011 John W. Bardo John W. Bardo Chancellor
2011 - 2017 David O. Belcher David O. Belcher Chancellor
2018 - 2019 Alison Morrison-Shetlar Alison Morrison-Shetlar Interim Chancellor
2019 - Present  Dr. Kelli Brown Kelli R. Brown Chancellor

All images courtesy of Special Collections, Hunter Library Western Carolina University except for Thomas C. Buchanan, courtesy of Special Collections and Archives, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest.

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