Historical State Timelines

Student Body Presidents

Complete list of students who have served as Student Body President at NC State.

Historical State Timelines

Student Body Presidents

1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s

1920s

1921-1922 Averette Gaston Floyd
First Student Body President
Averette Floyd, 1922
1922-1923 David Brainerd Vansant
Student Body President
David Vansant, 1923
1923-1924 Percy Clevland Beatty
Student Body President
Percy Beatty, 1924
1924-1925 Clyde Roark Hoey, Jr.
Student Body President
Clyde Hoey, Jr., 1925
1925-1926 Henry Eli Kendall
Student Body President
Henry Kendall, 1926
1926-1927 John F. Matheson
Student Body President
John Matheson, 1927
1927-1928 Cornelius Stickley Tucker
Student Body President
Cornelius Tucker, 1928
1928-1929 William Purvis Albright
Student Body President
William Albright, 1929
1929-1930 J. P. Choplin
Student Body President

1930s

1930-1931 Daniel Murray Paul
Student Body President
Daniel Murray Paul portrait
1931-1932 Charles Romeo Lefort
Student Body President
Charles R. Lefort portrait
1932-1933 Mark K. Wilson, Jr.
Student Body President
Mark Wilson, Jr., 1933
1933-1934 William J. Barker
Student Body President
William Barker, 1934
1934-1935 Marshall Jennings Gardner
Student Body President
Marshall Gardner, 1935
1935-1936 William Brantley Aycock
Student Body President
William Aycock, 1936
1936-1937 Lloyd N. Brown
Student Body President
Lloyd Brown, 1937
1937-1938 James Clinton Frink
Student Body President
James Frink, 1938
1938-1939 William McCook Bailey
Student Body President
William Bailey, 1939
1939-1940 Ernest Earl Durham
Student Body President
Ernest E. Durham portrait

1940s

1940-1941 Paul Lehman
Student Body President
Paul H. Lehman Jr.
1941-1942 William D. Robbins
Student Body President
William Robbins, 1942
1942-1943 Robert Davis Boyce
Student Body President
Robert Boyce, 1943
1943-1944 Hugh Crocker Murrill
Student Body President
Hugh Murrill, 1944
1944-1945 Albert Neal Perry
Student Body President
Albert Perry, 1945
1945-1946 Lucien William Gatlin
Student Body President
Lucien Gatlin, 1946
1946-1947 Fred Homewood Wagoner
Student Body President
Fred Wagoner, 1947
1947-1948 Jennings Brooks Teal
Student Body President
Jennings Teal, 1948
1948-1949 Fred Algie Kendall, Jr.
Student Body President
1949-1950 Hoyle Brannock Adams
Student Body President
Hoyle Adams, 1950

1950s

1950-1951 Jack Graham McCracken
Student Body President
Jack McCracken, 1952
1951-1952 George Baxton Pruden
Student Body President
George Pruden, 1952
1952-1953 Vincent C. Outland
Student Body President
Vincent Outland, 1953
1953-1954 Billy Barnes Oliver
Student Body President
Billy Oliver, 1954
1954-1955 Lloyd McForrest Cheek
Student Body President
Lloyd Cheek, 1955
1955-1956 James Martin Nolan
First non-senior Student Body President
James Nolan, 1956
1956-1957 James Martin Nolan
Student Body President
1957-1958 James Baxter Hunt, Jr.
Student Body President
Governor James B. Hunt portrait
1958-1959 James Baxter Hunt, Jr.
Student Body President
1959-1960 Haden Edward Knox
Student Body President
Haden Knox, 1960

1960s

1960-1961 James Robert Cooke
Student Body President
James Cooke, 1961
1961-1962 Edward Norris Tolson
Student Body President
Edward Norris Tolson, 1962
1962-1963 Floyd Enlow McCall
Student Body President
1963-1964 John Bynum
Student Body President
1964-1965 John Leslie Atkins, III
Student Body President
John Leslie Atkins, 1964
1965-1966 John A. "Jackie" Mitchell
Student Body President
1966-1967 Mike Cauble
Student Body President
1967-1968 Wes McClure
Student Body President
Student government president Wes McClure
1968-1969 Wes McClure
Student Body President
1969-1970 Jack Barger
Student Body President
Jack Barger, 1970

1970s

1970-1971 Cathy Sterling
First female Student Body President
Cathy Sterling, first woman student body president at North Carolina State University
1971-1972 Richard Gusler
Student Body President
Portrait of Student body president Richard Gusler
1972-1973 Donald Abernathy
Student Body President
Donald Abernathy
1973-1974 T. C. Carroll
Student Body President
T. C. Carroll
1974-1975 Ron Jessup
Student Body President
Ron Jessup, 1975
1975-1976 Mary Beth Spina
Student Body President
Student body president Mary Beth Spina on phone
1976-1977 Lu Anne Rogers
Student Body President
Student Government President LuAnne Rogers
1977-1978 Blas Arroyo
Student Body President
Blas Arroyo
1978-1979 Tom Hendrickson
Student Body President
Tom Hendrickson portrait
1979-1980 J. D. Hayworth
Student Body President
J.D. Hayworth, 1980

1980s

1980-1981 Joe Gordon
Student Body President
Joseph Gordon, 1982
1981-1982 Ron Spivey
Student Body President
Ron Spivey, 1982
1982-1983 Jim Yocum
Student Body President
Jim Yocum in Student Government Office, 1983
1983-1984 Jim Yocum
Student Body President
1984-1985 Shannon Carson
Student Body President
Shannon Carson, 1985
1985-1986 Jay Everette
Student Body President
Jay Everette, NC State University Student Body President, and President Reagan in Reynolds Coliseum during the President's 1985 visit to campus
1986-1987 Gary Mauney
Student Body President
1987-1988 Kevin Howell
Howell was the first African-American to serve as Student Body President. He was a political science major. After graduation, he eventually became the university's primary liaison with state and local governments. In 2016 he became the senior vice president for external affairs of the UNC System.
Kevin Howell, 1988
1988-1989 Pam Powell
Student Body President
1989-1990 Brian Nixon
Student Body President

1990s

1990-1990 Brooks T. Raiford
Student Body President
1990-1991 Ed Stack
Student Body President
Edwin J. Stack, Jr. portrait
1991-1992 Ed Stack
Student Body President
1992-1993 Chris Jones
Student Body President
1993-1994 Chris Jones
Student Body President
1994-1995 Bobby Johnson, Jr.
Student Body President
1995-1996 John O'Quinn
Student Body President
John O'Quinn, 1995
1996-1997 Robert Zimmer
Student Body President
Robert T. Zimmer
1997-1998 Chad Myers
Student Body President
Chad Myers, 1998
1998-1999 Jenny Chang
Student Body President
Jenny Chang with Student Government members, 1999
1999-2000 Raj Mirchandani
Student Body President
Raj Mirchandani, 2000

2000s

2000-2001 Harold Pettigrew
Student Body President
Harold Benjamin Pettigrew
2001-2002 Darryl Willie
Student Body President
Darryl Willie
2002-2003 Michael D. Anthony
Student Body President
Michael DavidAnthony
2003-2004 Tony Caravano
Student Body President
Tony Caravano
2004-2005 Tony Caravano
Student Body President
2005-2006 Whil Piavis
"The Pirate Captain"

Student Body President
Whil Piavis
2006-2007 Will Quick
Student Body President
Steven Quick
2007-2008 Bobby Mills
Student Body President
Bobby Mills
2008-2009 Jay Dawkins
Student Body President
Johnny Lee Dawkins
2009-2010 Jim Ceresnak
Student Body President
James Ceresnak

2010s

2010-2011 Kelly Hook
Student Body President
Kelly Hook
2011-2012 Chandler Thompson
Student Body President
Chandler Thompson
2012-2013 Andy Walsh
Student Body President
2013 Matthew Williams
Student Body President
2013-2014 Alex Parker
Student Body President
2014-2015 Rusty Mau
Student Body President
Rusty Mau, NC State University Student Body President, 2014-2015
2015-2016 Khari Cyrus
Student Body President
2016-2017 Paul Nolan
Student Body President
2017-2018 Jackie Gonzalez
Gonzalez became NC State's first Latina student body president.