List of presidents and principals of Glenville State University

President of Glenville State University
Incumbent Mark A. Manchin since 2020
Appointer	Glenville State University Board of Governors
Formation	1872 (principal) 1915 (president)
First holder	Thomas Marcellus Marshall (principal) Edward Gay Rohrbough (president)
Website	Office of the President

This list of presidents and principals of Glenville State University includes all who have served as principals or presidents of Glenville State University since its founding in 1872. ^{[1] [2]}

Principals

As Glenville Branch of the West Virginia Normal School (1872–1900)

• Thomas Marcellus Marshall, January 1873-June 1873
• Louis Bennett, 1873–1875
• Thomas Marcellus Marshall, 1875–1881
• Robert Franklin Kidd, 1882–1884
• Reverend Ezra Irwin Hall, 1884–1885
• Samuel B. Brown, 1885–1890
• R.W. Tapp, 1890–1891
• Verona Mapel, 1891-February 1892
• William J. Holden, 1895–1901

As Glenville State Normal School (1900–1931)

• John C. Shaw, 1901–1908
• Edward Gay Rohrbough, 1908–1914 ^{[3] [4]}
• S. Orestes Bond, 1914–1915

Presidents

As Glenville State Normal School (1900–1931)

• Edward Gay Rohrbough, 1915–1942 ^{[3] [4]}

As Glenville State Teachers College (1931–1943)

• David L. Haught, 1942–1947

As Glenville State College (1943–2022)

• Robert T. Crawford, August 1947-October 1947
• Harry Bruce Heflin, 1947–1964 ^[4]
• D. Banks Wilburn, 1964–1977
• William K. Simmons, 1977–1988 ^[4]
• James Lowell Peterson, February 1988-June 1989
• William K. Simmons, 1989–1998 ^[4]
• Bruce C. Flack, 1998–1999
• Thomas H. Powell, 1999–2003
• Robert N. Freeman, 2003–2006
• Peter B. Barr, 2006–2017
• Tracy L. Pellett, 2017–2019
• Kathleen L. Nelson, 2019–2020

As Glenville State University (2022-Present)

• Mark A. Manchin, 2020–Present ^[5]

References

1. "Office of the President". Glenville State University . Retrieved August 7, 2024.
2. Doda, Craig (January 9, 2020). "Glenville State College Presidents". HMdb.org. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
3. Klein, Shayla (July 19, 2021). "Hidden History: Glenville State College President's Home". WBOY. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
4. McDonald, Nicole. "Glenville State University". WV Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
5. Kroll, Kailee (April 9, 2021). "Glenville State College installs Dr. Mark A. Manchin as new president with inauguration ceremony Friday". WVNews. Retrieved January 24, 2022.