List of presidents of West Virginia University

This list of presidents of West Virginia University includes all who have served as president of West Virginia University.

Presidents

ImagePresidentTerm startTerm endPresident of the Agricultural College of West Virginia (1867–1868)1Alexander Martin18671875Presidents of West Virginia University (1868-present)2John Rhey Thompson187718813William Lyne Wilson188218834Eli Marsh Turner188518935James Lincoln Goodknight189518976Jerome Hall Raymond189719017Daniel Boardman Purinton190119118Thomas Edward Hodges191119149Frank Butler Trotter1916192810John Roscoe Turner1928193411Chauncey Samuel Boucher19351938 12Charles Elmer Lawall19391945actingCharles Thompson Neff, Jr.September 1, 1945August 31, 194613Irvin StewartJuly 1, 1946August 25, 1958actingClyde L. ColsonAugust 26, 1958January 31, 195914Elvis Jacob StahrFebruary 1, 1959January 22, 1961 actingClyde L. ColsonJanuary 23, 1961 December 31, 196115Paul Ausborn MillerJanuary 1, 1962August 14, 1966 actingHarry Bruce HeflinAugust 15, 1966August 31, 196716James Gindling HarlowSeptember 1, 1967June 30, 197717Gene BudigJuly 1, 1977June 30, 1981 interim18Harry Bruce HeflinJuly 1, 1981November 15, 198119E. Gordon Gee November 16, 1981June 30, 1985 interim20Diane L. ReinhardJuly 1, 1985March 14 198621Neil S. BucklewMarch 15, 1986June 30, 199522David C. Hardesty, Jr.July 1, 1995August 31, 200723Mike GarrisonSeptember 1, 2007July 31, 2008 interim24C. Peter MagrathAugust 1, 2008June 29, 200925James P. ClementsJune 30, 2009December 30, 2013 interimE. Gordon Gee December 31, 2013March 3, 201426March 3, 2014July 14, 202527Michael T. BensonJuly 15, 2025present

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See also List of people from Morgantown, West Virginia List of West Virginia University alumni

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