Chowan University seeks inquiries and nominations for its next president. Inquiries and nominations should be submitted through email to the Presidential Search Committee Chair, Jane Burke, at jburke@chowan.edu.
Application information will be available by mid-March, and applicant reviews are anticipated to begin in mid-April 2023.

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Past Presidents
Archibald McDowell, 1848-1849, 1862-1881
Martin Rudolf Forey, 1849-1854
William Hooper, 1854-1862
John Bruce Brewer, 1881- 1896, 1918-1920
William Oscar Petty, 1896- 1897
John Catre Scarborough, 1897-1909
James Dowden Bruner, 1909-1914
Gustavus Ernest Lineberry, 1914-1918
Preston Stewart Vann, 1920-1923
Charles Preston Weaver, 1923-1925
Ward Blowers Edwards, 1926-1935
Roy Ray McCulloch, 1936-1937
John Lee Carrick, 1937-1941
Henry Haddon Dudley, 1941-1943
Bonnie David Bunn, 1949-1951
Forrest Orion Mixon, 1951-1956
Bruce G.E. Whitaker, 1957-1989
Jerry Francis Jackson, 1989-1995
Stanley George Lott, 1996-2003
Martin Christopher White, 2003-2018
Kirk Edward Peterson, 2018-2023