List of leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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.[1][2]

Polk Place looking toward Wilson Library on the UNC campus

Presiding Professors

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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

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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

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Image Name Term
Robert Burton House 1934–1945

Chancellors

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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[3]
  Carol L. Folt 2013–2019[4][5]
Kevin Guskiewicz 2019–2024
  Lee Roberts 2024–present

References

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  1. ^ "Previous Presidents and Chancellors". UNC Office of the Chancellor. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ "Presidents and Chancellors, UNC and UNC-Chapel Hill". North Carolina Collection. UNC University Libraries. 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ "Dr. Holden Thorp: Chancellor-Elect, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill". UNC Office of the Chancellor. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  4. ^ Stancil, Jane; Blythe, Anne. UNC-CH names Carol Folt first female chancellor Archived 2013-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. The News & Observer, 2013-04-13.
  5. ^ "Chancellor Folt announces resignation, orders Confederate Monument pedestal to be removed intact". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. January 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-14.