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.
Presiding professors Image Name Term Rev. David Ker 1794–1796 Charles Wilson Harris 1796 Rev. Joseph Caldwell 1796–1797 James Smiley Gillaspie (or Gillespie) 1797–1799 Rev. Joseph Caldwell 1799–1804
Presidents Image Name Term Rev. Joseph Caldwell 1804–1812 Robert Hett Chapman 1812–1816 Rev. Joseph Caldwell 1816–1835 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
Image Name Term Robert Burton House 1934–1945
Chancellors
Image 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 Carol L. Folt 2013–2019Stancil, Jane; Blythe, Anne. UNC-CH names Carol Folt first female chancellor . The News & Observer, 2013-04-13. Kevin Guskiewicz 2019–2024 Lee Roberts 2024–present
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