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Chowan University seeks applicants for its next president through a partnership with Buffkin/Baker. To learn more or to apply for this position, visit LinkedIn.
The Presidential Search Committee Chair is Jane Burke, jburke@chowan.edu.

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 E. Whitaker, 1957-1989
Jerry Francis Jackson, 1989-1995
Stanley George Lott, 1996-2003
Martin Christopher White, 2003-2018
Kirk Edward Peterson, 2018-2023
Harold Babb, Acting, March 2023
Board of Trustees 2022-23
Terms Expiring December 31, 2022
Stanley E. Dixon, Jr., Winton, NC
Miley W. Glover, Monroe, NC
Cecil S. Hollomon, Jr., Ahoskie, NC
Billy R. Howell, Rocky Mount, NC
Julian R. Mills, Sr., D.Min., Roanoke Rapids, NC
Jane E. Newsome, Winton, NC
Robbie Parker, Williamston, NC
Lisa L. Turner, Murfreesboro, NC
Barry E. Whitaker, Raleigh, NC
Terms Expiring December 31, 2023
Harold W. Babb, Ph.D, Manakin Sabot, VA
Shirley B. Brown, Murfreesboro, NC
Ronald L. Hicks, Fredericksburg, VA
Lloyd L. Hill, Murfreesboro, NC
James T. Johnson, Jr., Ahoskie, NC
Sarah Virginia Parker, Murfreesboro, NC
Anthony W. Rawlings, Sr., Franklin, VA
Deborah B. Vinson, Pendleton, NC
Terms Expiring December 31, 2024
Kemper W. Baker, Powhatan, VA
Francis Lynette Bunch, Murfreesboro, NC
Jane B. Burke, Wilson, NC
Ray Felton, Eure, NC
Elaine E. Myers, Ahoskie, NC
Milton A. Outten, Ashland, VA
Walter F. Pierce, Ahoskie, NC
Charles B. Pond III, Smithfield, VA
Harvey W. Reinhardt, Goldsboro, NC
W. Frank Rose, Jr., Ahoskie, NC
Hugh E. Wilson, Jr., Burlington, NC
Terms Expiring December 31, 2025
Josephy “Blake” Blythe, Winton, NC
Mary Anne Croom, Edenton, NC
James M. Eason, Murfreesboro, NC
Austine O. Evans, Ahoskie, NC
Michael V. Hendley, Sanford, NC
James W. Mason, Harrellsville, NC
Jesse E. Vaughan, Murfreesboro, NC
Linda B. Weaver, Henderson, NC
Garry Whitaker, Winston-Salem, NC
Trustees Emeriti
Dewey W. Wells, Blowing Rock, NC