| Institutional Heads 1914-2004 |
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| Steven Howard Worrell Dean of the College Sept. 1, 1914 to Sept. 30, 1923 | | | | | John William Kidd Acting Dean of the College Dec. 1, 1922 to June 1, 1923 Dean of the College Oct. 1, 1923 to Aug. 31, 1927 | | | | | Charles Alexander Puckett Dean of the College Sept. 1, 1927 to Aug. 31, 1931 Acting President May 16, 1934 to Aug. 31, 1935 | | | | | John Gerald Barry President Sept. 1, 1931 to May 15, 1934 |
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| Dossie Marion Wiggins President Sept. 1, 1935 to Aug. 31, 1948 | | | | | Eugene McRae Thomas Ad Interim President Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 1948 | | | | | Wilson Homer Elkins President Jan. 1, 1949 to Aug. 31, 1954 | | | | | Alvin Arlton Smith Acting President Sept. 1, 1954 to June 14, 1955 |
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| Dysart Edgar Holcomb President June 15, 1955 to Aug. 31, 1958 | | | | | Joseph Royall Smiley President Sept. 1, 1958 to July 31, 1960 and June 12, 1969 to Dec. 22, 1972 | | | | | Anton Helmer Berkman Acting President Aug. 1 to 14, 1960 | | | | | Joseph Malchus Ray President Aug. 15, 1960 to Sept. 1, 1968 |
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| R. Milton Leech Acting President Sept. 1, 1968 to June 11, 1969 | | | | | Arleigh B. Templeton Dec. 23, 1971 to July 13, 1980 | | | | | Haskell M. Monroe, Jr. July 14, 1980 to June 30, 1987 | | | | | Diana Natalicio Interim President July 1, 1987 to Feb. 10, 1988 President Feb. 11, 1988-Present |
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