Student Body Presidents

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

Historical State Timelines
Student Body Presidents

1920s

  • 1921-1922 Averette Gaston Floyd

    First Student Body President

  • DefaultAverette Floyd, 1922
  • 1922-1923 David Brainerd Vansant

    Student Body President

  • DefaultDavid Vansant, 1923
  • 1923-1924 Percy Clevland Beatty

    Student Body President

  • DefaultPercy Beatty, 1924
  • 1924-1925 Clyde Roark Hoey, Jr.

    Student Body President

  • DefaultClyde Hoey, Jr., 1925
  • 1925-1926 Henry Eli Kendall

    Student Body President

  • DefaultHenry Kendall, 1926
  • 1926-1927 John F. Matheson

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJohn Matheson, 1927
  • 1927-1928 Cornelius Stickley Tucker

    Student Body President

  • DefaultCornelius Tucker, 1928
  • 1928-1929 William Purvis Albright

    Student Body President

  • DefaultWilliam Albright, 1929
  • 1929-1930 J. P. Choplin

    Student Body President

1930s

  • 1930-1931 Daniel Murray Paul

    Student Body President

  • DefaultDaniel Murray Paul portrait
  • 1931-1932 Charles Romeo Lefort

    Student Body President

  • DefaultCharles R. Lefort portrait
  • 1932-1933 Mark K. Wilson, Jr.

    Student Body President

  • DefaultMark Wilson, Jr., 1933
  • 1933-1934 William J. Barker

    Student Body President

  • DefaultWilliam Barker, 1934
  • 1934-1935 Marshall Jennings Gardner

    Student Body President

  • DefaultMarshall Gardner, 1935
  • 1935-1936 William Brantley Aycock

    Student Body President

  • DefaultWilliam Aycock, 1936
  • 1936-1937 Lloyd N. Brown

    Student Body President

  • DefaultLloyd Brown, 1937
  • 1937-1938 James Clinton Frink

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJames Frink, 1938
  • 1938-1939 William McCook Bailey

    Student Body President

  • DefaultWilliam Bailey, 1939
  • 1939-1940 Ernest Earl Durham

    Student Body President

  • DefaultErnest E. Durham portrait

1940s

  • 1940-1941 Paul Lehman

    Student Body President

  • DefaultPaul H. Lehman Jr. portrait
  • 1941-1942 William D. Robbins

    Student Body President

  • DefaultWilliam Robbins, 1942
  • 1942-1943 Robert Davis Boyce

    Student Body President

  • DefaultRobert Boyce, 1943
  • 1943-1944 Hugh Crocker Murrill

    Student Body President

  • DefaultHugh Murrill, 1944
  • 1944-1945 Albert Neal Perry

    Student Body President

  • DefaultAlbert Perry, 1945
  • 1945-1946 Lucien William Gatlin

    Student Body President

  • DefaultLucien Gatlin, 1946
  • 1946-1947 Fred Homewood Wagoner

    Student Body President

  • DefaultFred Wagoner, 1947
  • 1947-1948 Jennings Brooks Teal

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJennings Teal, 1948
  • 1948-1949 Fred Algie Kendall, Jr.

    Student Body President

  • 1949-1950 Hoyle Brannock Adams

    Student Body President

  • DefaultHoyle Adams, 1950

1950s

  • 1950-1951 Jack Graham McCracken

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJack McCracken, 1952
  • 1951-1952 George Baxton Pruden

    Student Body President

  • DefaultGeorge Pruden, 1952
  • 1952-1953 Vincent C. Outland

    Student Body President

  • DefaultVincent Outland, 1953
  • 1953-1954 Billy Barnes Oliver

    Student Body President

  • DefaultBilly Oliver, 1954
  • 1954-1955 Lloyd McForrest Cheek

    Student Body President

  • DefaultLloyd Cheek, 1955
  • 1955-1956 James Martin Nolan

    First non-senior Student Body President

  • DefaultJames Nolan, 1956
  • 1956-1957 James Martin Nolan

    Student Body President

  • 1957-1958 James Baxter Hunt, Jr.

    Student Body President

  • DefaultGovernor James B. Hunt portrait
  • 1958-1959 James Baxter Hunt, Jr.

    Student Body President

  • 1959-1960 Haden Edward Knox

    Student Body President

  • DefaultHaden Knox, 1960

1960s

  • 1960-1961 James Robert Cooke

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJames Cooke, 1961
  • 1961-1962 Edward Norris Tolson

    Student Body President

  • DefaultEdward 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

  • DefaultJohn 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

  • DefaultStudent government president Wes McClure
  • 1968-1969 Wes McClure

    Student Body President

  • 1969-1970 Jack Barger

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJack Barger, 1970

1970s

  • 1970-1971 Cathy Sterling

    First female Student Body President

  • DefaultCathy Sterling, first woman student body president at North Carolina State University
  • 1971-1972 Richard Gusler

    Student Body President

  • DefaultPortrait of Student body president Richard Gusler
  • 1972-1973 Donald Abernathy

    Student Body President

  • DefaultDonald Abernathy
  • 1973-1974 T. C. Carroll

    Student Body President

  • DefaultT. C. Carroll
  • 1974-1975 Ron Jessup

    Student Body President

  • DefaultRon Jessup, 1975
  • 1975-1976 Mary Beth Spina

    Student Body President

  • DefaultStudent body president Mary Beth Spina on phone
  • 1976-1977 Lu Anne Rogers

    Student Body President

  • DefaultStudent Government President LuAnne Rogers
  • 1977-1978 Blas Arroyo

    Student Body President

  • DefaultBlas Arroyo
  • 1978-1979 Tom Hendrickson

    Student Body President

  • DefaultTom Hendrickson portrait
  • 1979-1980 J. D. Hayworth

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJ.D. Hayworth, 1980

1980s

  • 1980-1981 Joe Gordon

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJoseph Gordon, 1982
  • 1981-1982 Ron Spivey

    Student Body President

  • DefaultRon Spivey, 1982
  • 1982-1983 Jim Yocum

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJim Yocum in Student Government Office, 1983
  • 1983-1984 Jim Yocum

    Student Body President

  • 1984-1985 Shannon Carson

    Student Body President

  • DefaultShannon Carson, 1985
  • 1985-1986 Jay Everette

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJay 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.

  • DefaultKevin Howell, 1988
  • 1988-1989 Pam Powell

    Student Body President

  • 1989-1990 Brian Nixon

    Nixon was the second African American to become student body president at NC State.

1990s

  • 1990-1990 Brooks T. Raiford

    Student Body President

  • 1990-1991 Ed Stack

    Student Body President

  • DefaultEdwin 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.

    Johnson was the third African American to become student body president at NC State.

  • DefaultRobert Johnson Jr.
  • 4/12/1994 Unprecedented Number of African American Student Leaders

    African American students were elected to six top leadership positions. They were Bobby Johnson, Student Body President; Tasha Youngblood, Student Body Treasurer; Kanton Reynolds, Student Body Chief Justice; Tracy Avery, Student Center/UAB President; Christine Verleger, Senior Class President; and Tiffany Price, Senior Class Vice-President;

  • DefaultNubian Message, April 14, 1994
  • 1995-1996 John O'Quinn

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJohn O'Quinn, 1995
  • 1996-1997 Robert Zimmer

    Student Body President

  • DefaultRobert T. Zimmer
  • 1997-1998 Chad Myers

    Student Body President

  • DefaultChad Myers, 1998
  • 1998-1999 Jenny Chang

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJenny Chang with Student Government members, 1999
  • 1998 First Asian American Woman Student Body President

    Jenny Chang was elected as Student Body President from 1998-1999.

  • 1999-2000 Raj Mirchandani

    Student Body President

  • DefaultRaj Mirchandani, 2000
  • 1999 First South Asian American Student Body President

    Raj Mirchandani was elected as Student Body President from 1999-2000.

2000s

  • 2000-2001 Harold Pettigrew

    Student Body President

  • DefaultHarold Benjamin Pettigrew
  • 2001-2002 Darryl Willie

    Student Body President

  • DefaultDarryl Willie
  • 2002-2003 Michael D. Anthony

    Student Body President

  • DefaultMichael David Anthony
  • 2003-2004 Tony Caravano

    Student Body President

  • DefaultTony Caravano
  • 2004-2005 Tony Caravano

    Student Body President

  • 2005-2006 Whil Piavis

    "The Pirate Captain"

    Student Body President

  • DefaultWhil Piavis
  • 2006-2007 Will Quick

    Student Body President

  • DefaultSteven Quick
  • 2007-2008 Bobby Mills

    Student Body President

  • DefaultBobby Mills
  • 2008-2009 Jay Dawkins

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJohnny Lee Dawkins
  • 2009-2010 Jim Ceresnak

    Student Body President

  • DefaultJames Ceresnak

2010s

  • 2010-2011 Kelly Hook

    Student Body President

  • DefaultKelly Hook
  • 2011-2012 Chandler Thompson

    Student Body President

  • DefaultChandler Thompson
  • 2012-2013 Andy Walsh

    Student Body President

  • 2013 Matthew Williams

    Student Body President

  • 2013-2014 Alex Parker (President)

    During Parker's term, Student Government changed the Constitution to create a Vice President to be elected with the President and with direct succession to the later position.

  • 2014-2015 Rusty Mau (President), Devan Riley (Vice President)
  • DefaultRusty Mau, NC State University Student Body President, 2014-2015
  • 2015-2016 Khari Cyrus (President), Nate Bridgers (Vice President)
  • 2016-2017 Paul Nolan (President), Brayndon Stafford (Vice President)

    Nolan was the first openly GLBTQ-identifying Student Body President, and Stafford was the first African American Student Body Vice President.

  • 2017-2018 Jackie Gonzalez (President), Mia Connell (Vice President)

    Jackie Gonzalez was the first Latinx person to be voted Student Body President. She and Vice President Mia Connell formed the first woman-of-color team to be elected into the highest Student Government offices.

  • 2018-2019 Jess Errico (President), Meredith Spence-Beaulieu (Vice President)
  • 2019-2020 Emma Carter (President), Nicole Teague (Vice President)

2020s

  • 2020-2021 Melanie Flowers (President), McKenzy Heavlin (Vice President)

    Flowers became the first African American woman elected Student Body President at NC State. She was also elected Chair of the Council of Student Body Presidents for the University of North Carolina System.