List of Ball State University Presidents
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The following are Ball State University
presidents. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana
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* Interim president
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
presidents. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...
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- William Wood ParsonsWilliam W. ParsonsWilliam Woods Parsons is best known as being the former president of Indiana State University and its Eastern Division, later known as Ball State University.- Early life :...
(1918–1921) - Linnaeus Neal HinesLinnaeus N. HinesLinnaeus Neal Hines is best known as being a former president of Indiana State University and its Eastern Division, later known as Ball State University. He was also the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1919 to 1921.- Early life :Hines was born on February 12, 1871 in Carthage,...
(1921–1924) - Benjamin J. BurrisBenjamin J. BurrisBenjamin Jackson Burris is best known for being a past president of Ball State University and held many different occupations...
(1924–1927) - Lemuel Arthur PittengerL.A. PittengerLemuel Arthur "L. A." Pittenger is best known as being the 4th president of Ball Teachers College later known as Ball State University, as well as having Ball State University's student center named after him....
(1927–1942) - Winfred Ethestal WagonerWinfred E. WagonerWinfred Ethestal Wagoner was an American educator, best known as the former president of Ball State Teachers College, now known as Ball State University, in Muncie, Indiana.- Personal life :...
(1943–1945) * - John Richard EmensJohn R. EmensJohn R. Emens is the 6th President of Ball State University and was previously the director of personnel for the Detroit Public Schools. Emens also has the John R. Emens National Award for Support of Free Student Press named after him as well as the John R. & Aline B. Emens Scholarship Program...
(1945–1968) - John J. PruisJohn J. PruisJohn J. Pruis is best known as being a president of Ball State University as well as having a building dedicated in his name on the campus. He went to Western Michigan University for his education and later for a career. Pruis, originally from Holland, Michigan came to Ball State on July 1, 1968,...
(1968–1978) - Richard W. BurkhardtRichard W. BurkhardtRichard Wellington Burkhardt was the 8th President of Ball State University, from 1978 to 1979.He retired from the university in 1985.-References:...
(1978–1979) - Jerry Anderson (1979–1981)
- Robert P. Bell (1981–1984)
- John E. WorthenJohn E. WorthenJohn E. Worthen is the 11th President of Ball State University and the 20th President of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.-Background:...
(1984–2000) - Blaine A. BrownellBlaine A. BrownellBlaine A. Brownell is the 12th President of Ball State University as well as holding positions at other universities across the United States. Brownell is also the former CEO of u21pedagogia.-Background:...
(2000–2004) - Beverley J. Pitts (2004) *
- Jo Ann M. GoraJo Ann M. GoraDr. Jo Ann Marie Gora is the 14th President of Ball State University. Before coming to Ball State she was a chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, and, prior to that, she was the Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Gora, a native New...
(2004–present)