| David A. DeCenzo | |
| Office: | 2nd President of Coastal Carolina University |
| Term Start: | 2007 |
| Term End: | 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Ronald R. Ingle |
| Successor: | Michael T. Benson |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1955 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Maryland, College Park (B.A.) West Virginia University (M.S.) West Virginia University(Ph.D.) |
| Residence: | Pawleys Island, SC |
| Profession: | Academic administrator |
| Spouse: | Terri DeCenzo |
David A. DeCenzo was the eighth chief executive, and second president of Coastal Carolina University from 2007 to 2020. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland and West Virginia University.[1]
DeCenzo is also a member of Coastal Carolina's athletics hall of fame. He is a 2022 inductee to the Sasser Hall of Fame as a non-student athlete inductee. This was to honor his leadership in navigating the university during his time as president.[2] [3] Dr. DeCenzo was also honored in 2021, a year after his retirement from the university, with the formal naming of a new residence hall in his honor, Teal Hall was renamed DeCenzo Hall.[4]