List of presidents and principals of Glenville State University

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.

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
• S. Orestes Bond, 1914–1915

Presidents

As Glenville State Normal School (1900–1931)

• Edward Gay Rohrbough, 1915–1942

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
• D. Banks Wilburn, 1964–1977
• William K. Simmons, 1977–1988
• James Lowell Peterson, February 1988-June 1989
• William K. Simmons, 1989–1998
• 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

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