Chancellors & Presidents at NC State
The chief executive of NCSU was originally titled "President" (1889-1934). It then became "Vice President of the Consolidated University" (1934), then "Dean of Administration" (1934-1945), and finally "Chancellor" (1945-present).
- Alexander Quarles Holladay, 1889-1899
- George Tayloe Winston, 1899-1908
- Daniel Harvey Hill, Jr., 1908-1916
- Wallace Carl Riddick, 1916-1923
- Eugene Clyde Brooks, 1923-1934
- John William Harrelson, 1934-1953
- Carey Hoyt Bostian, 1953-1959
- John Tyler Caldwell, 1959-1975
- Jackson A. Rigney, 1975
- Joab Langston Thomas, 1975-1981
- Nash Nicks Winstead, 1981-1982
- Bruce Robert Poulton, 1982-1989
- Larry King Monteith, 1989-1998
- Marye Anne Fox, 1998-2004
- Robert A. Barnhardt, 2004
- James L. Oblinger, 2005-2009
- James H. Woodward, 2009-2010
- William R. "Randy" Woodson, 2010-
