University Presidents

1918-1929 Samuel T. May

University of Iowa, Ph.D.

University of Illinois College, L.L.B.

 

1929-1936 Conrad J. Kjerstad

University of South Dakota, B.A.

University of Chicago, M.A., Ph.D.

 

 

1936-1938 Harrison O. Pippin

Dickinson State Teachers College, B.A.Ed.

 

 

1939-1959 Charles E. Scott

Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, B.A., M.A.

 

 

1959-1969 Oscar A. DeLong

Dakota Wesleyan University, B.A.

University of Iowa, M.A.

Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Ed.D.

 

 

1969-1977 R. Cameron Gillund

University of North Dakota, B.S., M.S., Ed.D.

 

 

1977-1994 Albert A. Watrel

Syracuse University, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

 

 

1994-1998 Philip W. Conn

Berea College, B.A.

Institute of Social Studies

(The Hague, Netherlands). Dip. Soc. Pol.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, M.A.

University of Southern California, M.P.A., D.P.A.

 

 

1998-1999

Richard D.  Brauhn

Interim President

University of Northern Iowa, B.A.

University of Northern Iowa, M.A.

University of Northern Iowa, D.A.

 

 

1999-2008 Lee A. Vickers

Adams State College, B.A.

Adams State College, M.A.

University of Wyoming, Ph.D.

 

 

2008-2011 Richard J. McCallum

Wayne State College, B.A.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.A.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ph.D.

 

 

2012-2015 D.C. Coston

North Carolina State University, B.S.

Michigan State University, M.S.

Michigan State University, Ph.D

 

 

 2015

 Jim L. Ozbun

 Interim President

North Dakota Agricultural College, B.S.

North Dakota State University, M.S.

North Carolina State University, Ph.d

 

 2016-2019 
 Thomas M. Mitzel

Northern State University, B.S.

Boston College, Ph.D.

 

2020- Steven Easton

Dickinson State University, B.A.

Stanford Law School, J.D.