List of presidents of Mississippi State University explained

The following persons are, or were, the president of Mississippi State University.

Presidents of Mississippi A&M (1880–1932)

bgcolor=#cccccc		bgcolor=#cccccc	Name	bgcolor=#cccccc	Term
1	General Stephen D. Lee	1880–1899
2	John M. Stone	1899–1900
3	John Crumpton Hardy	1900–1912
4	George Robert Hightower	1912–1916
5	William Hall Smith	1916–1920
6	David Carlisle Hull	1920–1925
7	Buz M. Walker	1925–1930
8	Hugh Critz	1930–1932

Presidents of Mississippi State College (1932–1958)

bgcolor=#cccccc		bgcolor=#cccccc	Name	bgcolor=#cccccc	Term
8 (cont.)	Hugh Critz	1932–1934
9	George Duke Humphrey	1934–1945
10	Fred Tom Mitchell	1945–1953
11	Benjamin F. Hilbun	1953–1958

Presidents of Mississippi State University (1958–present)

bgcolor=#cccccc		bgcolor=#cccccc	Name	bgcolor=#cccccc	Term
11 (cont.)	Benjamin F. Hilbun	1958–1960
12	Dean W. Colvard	1960–1966
13	William L. Giles	1966–1976
14	James Douglas McComas	1976–1985
	Harvey S. Lewis (interim)	(Spring 1985)
15	Donald W. Zacharias	1985–1997
16	Malcolm Portera	1998–2001
17	J. Charles Lee	2002–2006
18	Gen. Robert H. Foglesong	2006–2008
	Vance Watson (interim)	2008^[1]
	Roy H. Ruby (interim)	2008–2009^[2]
19	Mark E. Keenum	2009–present^[3]

External links

• Office of the President

Notes and References

1. Web site: IHL names Vance Watson Interim President . Mississippi State University . June 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104004647/http://www.msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=4184 . January 4, 2014 . March 20, 2008 . unfit.
2. Web site: Watson retires; Ruby named interim president . Mississippi State University . June 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316143246/http://msstate.edu/web/media/announcement.php?id=428 . March 16, 2015 . October 20, 2008 . unfit.
3. Web site: Dr. Mark E. Keenum Biographical Sketch . Mississippi State University . June 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090829232100/http://www.msstate.edu/president/Keenum_bio.php . August 29, 2009 . unfit.