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

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]

Presiding Professors

ImageNameTerm
Rev. David Ker1794–1796
Charles Wilson Harris1796
Rev. Joseph Caldwell1796–1797
James Smiley Gillaspie (or Gillespie)1797–1799
Rev. Joseph Caldwell1799–1804

Presidents

ImageNameTerm
Rev. Joseph Caldwell1804–1812
Robert Hett Chapman1812–1816
Rev. Joseph Caldwell1816–1835
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|-|}

Chancellors

ImageNameTerm
Robert Burton House1945–1957
William Brantley Aycock1957–1964
Paul Frederick Sharp1964–1965
Joseph Carlyle Sitterson1965–1972
Nelson Ferebee Taylor1972–1980
Christopher Columbus Fordham1980–1988
Paul Hardin III1988–1995
Michael Hooker1995–1999
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Previous Presidents and Chancellors . UNC Office of the Chancellor . 2008 . 2008-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012053622/http://www.unc.edu/chan/past.php . 2007-10-12 .
  2. Web site: Presidents and Chancellors, UNC and UNC-Chapel Hill . North Carolina Collection . UNC University Libraries . 2006 . 2008-03-31 .
  3. Web site: Dr. Holden Thorp: Chancellor-Elect, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2008. UNC Office of the Chancellor. 2008-05-11.
  4. Stancil, Jane; Blythe, Anne. UNC-CH names Carol Folt first female chancellor . The News & Observer, 2013-04-13.
  5. Web site: Chancellor Folt announces resignation, orders Confederate Monument pedestal to be removed intact . January 14, 2019 . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . 2019-01-14.