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Past Presidents

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
1923 - 1942; 1946 - 1947
Dr. James A. Colston
Dr. James A. Colston
1942 - 1946
Dr. Richard V. Moore
Dr. Richard V. Moore
1947 - 1975
Dr. Oswald Perry Bronson, Sr.
Dr. Oswald Perry Bronson, Sr.
1975 - 2003
Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed
Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed
2004 - 2012
Dr. Edison O. Jackson
Dr. Edison O. Jackson
2012 - 2017
E. LaBrent Chrite, Ph.D
E. LaBrent Chrite, Ph.D
2019 - 2021
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
1923 - 1942; 1946 - 1947
Dr. James A. Colston
Dr. James A. Colston
1942 - 1946
Dr. Richard V. Moore
Dr. Richard V. Moore
1947 - 1975
Dr. Oswald Perry Bronson, Sr.
Dr. Oswald Perry Bronson, Sr.
1975 - 2003
Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed
Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed
2004 - 2012
Dr. Edison O. Jackson
Dr. Edison O. Jackson
2012 - 2017
E. LaBrent Chrite, Ph.D
E. LaBrent Chrite, Ph.D
2019 - 2021

*Between 2017-2019 and 2021-2025, Bethune-Cookman University was served by a series of acting or interim presidents, including Judge Hubert Grimes (2017-2019), Dr. Hiram C. Powell (2021-2022), Dr. Lawrence Drake (2022-2023), and Dr. William Berry (2023-2025).