List of presidents and principals of Marshall University

This list of presidents and principals of Marshall University includes all who have served as principals or presidents of Marshall University since its founding in 1837. Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. The university was originally known as Marshall Academy.Lewis, Virgil A."A history of Marshall Academy, Marshall College and Marshall College State Normal School." Marshall University. December 20, 2006 In 1858, the Virginia General Assembly changed the name to Marshall College, On March 2, 1961, West Virginia Legislature elevated the college to university status, thus becoming Marshall University.

Principals Academy Years (1837–1867) Isaac N. Peck, 1837–1839 Jacob H. Patton, 1839–1840 Alfred E. Thom, 1840–1843 Josiah B. Poage, 1843–1850 Henry Clark, 1850 Joseph Foster, 1850 William B. McFarland, 1850–1853 Staunton V. Field, 1853–1854 William R. Boyers, 1854–1858 Benjamin H. Thackston, 1858–1861 Rev. J. M. Brown, 1861 Daniel W. Thrush, 1861 Salina C. Hite Mason, 1863–1867

College Years (1867–1896) Samuel R. Thompson, 1868–1871 John Ball Powell, 1871–1872 James Elmore Morrow, 1872–1873 James Beauchamp Clark, 1873–1874 Alonzo Decatur Chesterman, 1874–1881 Benjamin Hudson Thackston, 1881–1884 William Joseph Kenny, Sr., 1884–1886 Thomas Edward Hodges, 1886–1896

Presidents College Years (1896–1961) Lawrence Jugurtha Corbley, 1896–1915 Oscar Israel Woodley, 1915–1919 Frederic Rutherford Hamilton, 1919–1923 Morris Purdy Shawkey, 1923–1935 James Edwards Allen, 1935–1942 John Davis Williams, 1942–1946 Stewart Harold Smith, 1946–1961

University Years (1961-present) Stewart Harold Smith, 1961–1968 Roland Hill Nelson Jr., 1968–1970 Donald Dedmon, 1970–1971 John Grove Barker, 1971–1974 Robert Bruce Hayes, 1974–1983 Sam Edward Clagg, 1984 Dale F. Nitzschke, 1984–1990 Alan Brant Gould, 1990–1991 J. Wade Gilley, 1991–1999 Audy Michael Perry, 1999–2000 Daniel Angel, 2000–2005 Michael Joseph Ferrell, 2005 Stephen J. Kopp, 2005–2014 Gary G. White, 2014 – Jan 2016 Jerome A. Gilbert, 2016–2021 Brad D. Smith, 2021 – present

See also List of faculty and alumni of Marshall University List of people from Huntington, West Virginia

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