List of presidents and principals of Concord University explained

Post:	President
Body:	Concord University
Incumbent:	Kendra Boggess
Incumbentsince:	2013
Appointer:	Concord University Board of Governors
Formation:	1875 (principal) 1896 (president)
First:	James Harvey French (principal) Christopher Columbus Rossey (president)
Website:	President's Office

This list of presidents and principals of Concord University includes all who have served as principals or presidents of Concord University since its founding in 1872.^{[1] [2]}

Principals

As Concord State Normal School (1872–1931)

• James Harvey French, 1875–1891
• John D. Sweeney, 1891–1897
• George Michael Ford, 1897–1900
• Elmer F. Goodwin, 1900–1901
• Arthur S. Thorn, 1901–1906
• Frances Isabel Davenport, 1906–1907
• Charles L. Bemis, 1907–1913
• Lawrence Benjamin Hill, 1913–1918

Presidents

As Concord State Normal School (1872–1931)

• Christopher Columbus Rossey, 1918–1924
• George West Diehl, 1924–1929
• Joseph Franklin Marsh Sr., 1929–1945

As Concord State Teachers College (1932–1943)

• Joseph Franklin Marsh Sr., 1929–1945

As Concord College (1943–2004)

• Joseph Franklin Marsh Sr., 1929–1945
• Virgil Harvey Stewart, 1945–1959
• Joseph Franklin Marsh Jr., 1959–1973
• Billy Lee Coffindaffer, 1973–1975
• James Walton Rowley, 1975–1976
• Meredith N. Freeman, 1976-1985^[3]
• Jerry L. Beasley, 1985–2008

As Concord University (2004-Present)

• Jerry L. Beasley, 1985-2008^[4]
• Gregory F. Aloia, 2008-2013^[5]
• Kendra Boggess, 2013–Present^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meadows . Bayleigh . Mission, History, and Future . 2024-08-11 . Concord University . en-US.
2. Web site: Athens We Knew - Concord Administration . 2024-08-11 . athensweknew.com.
3. Web site: Times . Jeff Harvey for the Princeton . 2022-02-18 . Mercer Memories: A look into the presidencies of Concord University . 2024-08-11 . ptonline.net . en.
4. Web site: HARVEY . JEFF . 2007-09-07 . Final year: Beasley looks back on more than two decades as CU president . 2024-08-11 . ptonline.net . en.
5. Web site: Burdette . Whitney . 2013-04-24 . Concord president Greg Aloia to resign . 2024-08-11 . WV News . en.
6. Web site: Jenkins . Jeff . 2024-07-01 . Concord University President Kendra Boggess is retiring; search committee holding first meeting Monday evening . 2024-08-11 . WV MetroNews . en-US.
7. Web site: Brown . Kassidy . 2024-07-02 . President of Concord Univ. Kendra Boggess to retire . 2024-08-11 . WVVA . en.
8. Web site: Telegraph . GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily . 2024-07-03 . Concord University president retiring in August 2025 . 2024-08-11 . Bluefield Daily Telegraph . en.