List of presidents of West Virginia State University explained

Post:	President
Body:	West Virginia State University
Incumbent:	Ericke S. Cage
Incumbentsince:	2022
Appointer:	West Virginia State University Board of Governors
Formation:	1891
First:	James Edwin Campbell (1892 - 1894)
Website:	Office of the President

This list of presidents and principals of West Virginia State University includes all who have served as president of West Virginia State University.^[1]

Presidents

• James Edwin Campbell 1892 - 1894.^[2]
• John H. Hill, 1894 - 1898.^[3]
• James McHenry Jones, 1898 - 1909.
• Byrd Prillerman, 1909 - 1919.
• John W. Davis, 1919 - 1953.
• William J.L. Wallace, 1953 - 1973.
• Harold M. McNeill, 1973 - 1981.
• Thomas W. Cole Jr. 1982 - 1986.
• Hazo W. Carter Jr., 1987 - 2012
• Brian Hemphill, 2012 - 2016
• Anthony L. Jenkins, 2016 - 2020
• R. Charles Byers, 2020
• Nicole Pride, 2020 - 2022
• Ericke S. Cage, 2022 - Present

Notes and References

1. Web site: Office of the President . West Virginia State University. July 31, 2024 .
2. Web site: Office of the President: Past Presidents . 2020 . . May 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200525151623/https://www.wvstateu.edu/about/administration/office-of-the-prsident.aspx . May 25, 2020.
3. Web site: Office of the President: Past Presidents . 2020 . West Virginia State University. wvstateu.edu . May 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200525151623/https://www.wvstateu.edu/about/administration/office-of-the-prsident.aspx . May 25, 2020.