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

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

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|-|} Chancellors 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

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.