- Woodbridge N. Ferris, 1884-1928
- Gerrit Masselink, 1928-1929
- Alpheus A. Worcester, 1929-1930 (acting)
- Wells D. White, 1930-1931
- Ernest E. Brown, 1932-1936
- Emanuel M. Clark, 1936 (acting)
- Merle S. Ward, 1938-1946
- Byron J. Brophy, 1946-1952
- Karl G. Merrill, 1952 (acting)
- Victor F. Spathelf, 1952-1970
- John R. Smith, 1970-1971 (acting)
- Robert L. Ewigleben, 1971-1984
- J. William Wenrich, 1984-1988
- Roy Tiede, 1988-1989 (interim)
- Helen Popovich, 1989-1994
- William A. Sederburg, 1994-2003
- Scott P. Hill-Kennedy, 2003 (interim)
- David L. Eisler, 2003 to 2022
- Bill Pink, 2022 - Present
