List of directors and presidents of West Virginia University at Parkersburg explained

Post:	President
Body:	West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Incumbent:	Torie Jackson
Incumbentsince:	2022
Appointer:	West Virginia University at Parkersburg Board of Governors
Formation:	1961 (director) 1971 (president)
First:	Todd Bullard (director) Robert H. Stauffer (president)
Website:	Office of the President

This list of presidents and principals of West Virginia University at Parkersburg includes all who have served as directors or presidents of West Virginia University at Parkersburg since its founding in 1961.

Directors

As Parkersburg Branch of West Virginia University (1961-1966)

• Todd Bullard, 1961-1963^[1]
• Dallas Shaffer, 1963^[1]
• B.L. Coffindaffer, 1964–1966^[1]

As WVU-Parkersburg Center (1966-1971)

• B.L. Coffindaffer, 1966–1971

Presidents

As Parkersburg Community College (1971-1989)

• Robert H. Stauffer, 1971–1974^[1]
• Paul Heath, 1974^[1]
• Jerry Lee Jones, 1974–1978^[1]
• M. Douglas Call, 1977–1978^[1]
• Byron McClenney, 1978–1981^[1]
• Jim Hales, 1981^[1]
• Eldon Miller, 1982–1989^[1]

As West Virginia University at Parkersburg (1989-Present)

• Eldon Miller, 1989–2000
• Erik Bitterbaum, 2000–2003^[1]
• Joseph L. Badgley, 2003–2004^[1]
• Marie Foster Gnage, 2004–2014^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Rhonda Tracy, 2014^[4]
• Fletcher M. Lamkin, 2015–2018^{[5] [6]}
• Chris Gilmer, 2018–2022^{[6] [7]}
• Torie Jackson, 2022–present^{[7] [8]}

See also

• West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Presidents . http://web.archive.org/web/20150403150735/http://www.wvup.edu/about/office-of-the-president/past-presidents/ . dead . 2015-04-03 . wvup.edu . April 3, 2015.
2. Web site: WVUToday Archive . 2024-08-10 . wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu.
3. Web site: Gnage to leave WVU-P in June . 2024-08-10 . newsandsentinel.com/ . en-US.
4. Web site: UPDATE: Interim WVU-P President Reflects On Her Six Months In Office . http://web.archive.org/web/20150403160228/http://www.thenewscenter.tv/home/headlines/WVU-P-President-Leaving-June-30-249306511.html . dead . 2015-04-03 . thenewscenter.tv . December 12, 2014 . April 3, 2015.
5. Web site: Lamkin welcomed to WVU-P . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403160729/http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/602854/Lamkin-welcomed-to-WVU-P.html?nav=5061 . dead . 2015-04-03 . . newsandsentinel.com . January 15, 2015 . April 3, 2015 . Saulton, Jeffrey.
6. Web site: New WVU-P president Gilmer is settling in . mariettatimes.com . July 23, 2018 . February 9, 2024 . Dunlap, Brett.
7. Web site: Jackson named interim president of WVU-P . mariettatimes.com . May 4, 2022 . February 9, 2024.
8. Web site: WVU PARKERSBURG NAMES DR. TORIE JACKSON AS PRESIDENT . wvup.edu . May 16, 2023 . February 9, 2024.