Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

were known as Presidents until the formation of the Consolidated University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina

Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...

in 1932. Between 1934 and 1945, the title Dean of Administration was used, which in turn became Chancellor. An asterisk (*) indicates an interim or acting appointment.

Presiding Professors

Name	Term
Rev. David Ker David Ker David Ker was the first presiding professor of the University of North Carolina.-Notes:...	1794-1796
Charles Wilson Harris Charles Wilson Harris Charles Wilson Harris was briefly presiding professor of the University of North Carolina during 1796....	1796
Rev. Joseph Caldwell Joseph Caldwell Joseph Caldwell was a U.S. educator, Presbyterian minister, and mathematician. He was the first president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holding the office from 1804 until 1812, and from 1816 until his death in 1835...	1796-1797
James Smiley Gillaspie (or Gillespie)	1797-1799
Rev. Joseph Caldwell	1799-1804

Presidents

Name	Term
Rev. Joseph Caldwell	1804-1812
Robert Hett Chapman Robert Hett Chapman Robert Hett Chapman was a Presbyterian minister and missionary and the second president of the University of North Carolina.-Personal life:...	1812-1816
Rev. Joseph Caldwell	1816-1835
Elisha Mitchell Elisha Mitchell Elisha Mitchell was born in Washington, Connecticut. As a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in 1835, he measured the height of Mt. Mitchell. Mt. Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. It is located in North Carolina and is 6,684 feet high... *	1835
David Lowry Swain	1835-1868
Rev. Solomon Pool Solomon Pool Solomon Pool was the fourth president of the University of North Carolina.-References:Alumni Files ; Samuel A. Ashe, ed., Cyclopedia of Eminent and Representative Men of the Carolinas ;Kemp P...	1869-1872
Rev. Charles Phillips	1875-1876
Kemp Plummer Battle Kemp P. Battle Kemp Plummer Battle served as North Carolina State Treasurer and as president of the University of North Carolina in the nineteenth century.Battle graduated from the University in 1849 as the valedictorian of his class...	1876-1891
George Tayloe Winston George T. Winston George Tayloe Winston was an American educator and university administrator.-Early years:Winston was born at Windsor, North Carolina, to Patrick Henry Winston and Martha Elizabeth Byrd, and the brother of Francis D. Winston. He attended the University of North Carolina from 1866 to 1868, where he...	1891-1896
Edwin Anderson Alderman Edwin Alderman Edwin Anderson Alderman served as the President of three universities. The University of Virginia's Alderman Library is named after him, as is in Wilmington and Alderman dorm at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...	1896-1900
Francis Preston Venable Francis Preston Venable Francis Preston Venable was a chemist, educator, and president of the University of North Carolina . His father, Charles Scott Venable, was aide-de-camp to Gen. Robert E...	1900-1914
Edward Kidder Graham Edward Kidder Graham Edward Kidder Graham was an American educational administrator, the tenth president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .-Biography:...	1914-1918
Marvin Hendrix Stacy	1918-1919
Harry Woodburn Chase Harry Woodburn Chase Harry Woodburn Chase was the 12th President of the University of North Carolina , President of the University of Illinois , and 8th President of New York University .- References :...	1919-1930
Frank Porter Graham Frank Porter Graham Frank Porter Graham was a president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and, for a brief period, United States Senator.-Early life:...	1930-1932

Dean of Administration

Name	Term
Robert Burton House	1934-1945

Chancellors

Name	Term
Robert Burton House	1945-1957
William Brantley Aycock William Brantley Aycock William Brantley Aycock is an American educator who served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1957 until 1964 and is the retired Kenan Professor of Law at the UNC School of Law....	1957-1964
Paul Frederick Sharp	1964-1965
Joseph Carlyle Sitterson J. Carlyle Sitterson Joseph Carlyle "Lyle" Sitterson was an American educator who served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from February 16, 1966 to January 31, 1972....	1965-1972
Nelson Ferebee Taylor	1972-1980
Christopher Columbus Fordham	1980-1988
Paul Hardin	1988-1995
Michael Hooker	1995-1999
William Octavius McCoy *	1999-2000
James Moeser James Moeser James Charles Moeser was the ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a trained concert organist...	2000-2008
Herbert Holden Thorp Holden Thorp Herbert Holden Thorp is a chemist, inventor, musician, professor, and entrepreneur who is the tenth and current chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . He began in that position on July 1, 2008, succeeding James Moeser, and, at age 43, was noted at the time as being among...	2008-

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