List of presidents and principals of Glenville State University explained

Post:	President
Body:	Glenville State University
Incumbent:	Mark A. Manchin
Incumbentsince:	2020
Appointer:	Glenville State University Board of Governors
Formation:	1872 (principal) 1915 (president)
First:	Thomas Marcellus Marshall (principal) Edward Gay Rohrbough (president)
Website:	Office of the President

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

Principals

As Glenville Branch of the West Virginia Normal School (1872–1900)

• Thomas Marcellus Marshall, January 1873-June 1873
• Louis Bennett, 1873–1875
• Thomas Marcellus Marshall, 1875–1881
• Robert Franklin Kidd, 1882–1884
• Reverend Ezra Irwin Hall, 1884–1885
• Samuel B. Brown, 1885–1890
• R.W. Tapp, 1890–1891
• Verona Mapel, 1891-February 1892
• William J. Holden, 1895–1901

As Glenville State Normal School (1900–1931)

• John C. Shaw, 1901–1908
• Edward Gay Rohrbough, 1908–1914^[3]
• S. Orestes Bond, 1914–1915

Presidents

As Glenville State Normal School (1900–1931)

• Edward Gay Rohrbough, 1915–1942^[3]

As Glenville State Teachers College (1931–1943)

• David L. Haught, 1942–1947

As Glenville State College (1943–2022)

• Robert T. Crawford, August 1947-October 1947
• Harry Bruce Heflin, 1947–1964^[4]
• D. Banks Wilburn, 1964–1977
• William K. Simmons, 1977–1988^[4]
• James Lowell Peterson, February 1988-June 1989
• William K. Simmons, 1989–1998^[4]
• Bruce C. Flack, 1998–1999
• Thomas H. Powell, 1999–2003
• Robert N. Freeman, 2003–2006
• Peter B. Barr, 2006–2017
• Tracy L. Pellett, 2017–2019
• Kathleen L. Nelson, 2019–2020

As Glenville State University (2022-Present)

• Mark A. Manchin, 2020–Present^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Office of the President. August 7, 2024. Glenville State University.
2. Web site: Doda. Craig. January 9, 2020. Glenville State College Presidents. August 7, 2024. HMdb.org.
3. Web site: Klein. Shayla. July 19, 2021. Hidden History: Glenville State College President’s Home. August 7, 2024. WBOY.
4. Web site: McDonald. Nicole. Glenville State University. August 7, 2024. WV Encylcopedia.
5. Web site: Kailee. Kroll. Glenville State College installs Dr. Mark A. Manchin as new president with inauguration ceremony Friday. WVNews. April 9, 2021. January 24, 2022.