List of presidents of Ball State University

The following are Ball State University presidents. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana.

No. Image President Term start Term end Notes
1 William Wood Parsons 1918 September 30, 1921
2 Linnaeus Neal Hines October 1, 1921 November 30, 1924
3 Benjamin J. Burris December 1, 1924 April 26, 1927
4 Lemuel Arthur Pittenger July 15, 1927 December 31, 1942
5 Winfred Ethestal Wagoner January 1, 1943 July 31, 1945 Interim president
6 John Richard Emens August 1, 1945 June 30, 1968
7 John J. Pruis July 1, 1968 August 31, 1978
8 Richard W. Burkhardt September 1, 1978 June 30, 1979 Interim president
9 Jerry M. Anderson July 1, 1979 February 2, 1981
10 Robert P. Bell February 2, 1981 June 30, 1984
11 John E. Worthen July 1, 1984 June 30, 2000
12 Blaine A. Brownell July 1, 2000 January 31, 2004
acting Beverley J. Pitts February 1, 2004 August 8, 2004
13 Jo Ann M. Gora August 9, 2004 June 30, 2014
14 Terry S. King July 1, 2014 July 31, 2014 Interim president
15 Paul W. Ferguson August 1, 2014 January 25, 2016
16 Terry S. King January 25, 2016 May 14, 2017 Interim president
17 Geoffrey S. Mearns May 15, 2017 present

Table notes:

  1. ↑ Died in office
  2. 1 2 3 4 Interim president

Note: Ball State appears to include interim president but not acting presidents in their official count of university presidents, so only Beverley J. Pitts is not include in the presidential count.

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