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List of presidents of Ball State University

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The following are Ball State University presidents.[1][2] Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana.

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No. Image President Term start Term end Refs.
1[a] William Wood Parsons 1918 September 30, 1921
2[a] Linnaeus Neal Hines October 1, 1921 November 30, 1924 [3][4][5][6]
3 Benjamin J. Burris December 1, 1924 April 26, 1927[b] [7][8][9]
4 Lemuel Arthur Pittenger July 15, 1927 December 31, 1942 [10][11]
5[c] Winfred Ethestal Wagoner January 1, 1943 July 31, 1945 [11]
6 John Richard Emens August 1, 1945 June 30, 1968 [12]
7 John J. Pruis July 1, 1968 August 31, 1978 [13][14]
8[c] Richard W. Burkhardt September 1, 1978 June 30, 1979 [15]
9 Jerry M. Anderson July 1, 1979 February 2, 1981 [16][17]
10 Robert P. Bell February 2, 1981 June 30, 1984 [17][18]
11 John E. Worthen July 1, 1984 June 30, 2000 [19][20]
12 Blaine A. Brownell July 1, 2000 January 31, 2004 [21][22]
acting Beverley J. Pitts[d] February 1, 2004 August 8, 2004 [23][24]
13 Jo Ann M. Gora August 9, 2004 June 30, 2014 [25][26]
14[c] Terry S. King[d] July 1, 2014 July 31, 2014 [27]
15 Paul W. Ferguson August 1, 2014 January 25, 2016 [28][29]
16[c] Terry S. King[d] January 25, 2016 May 14, 2017 [30]
17 Geoffrey S. Mearns May 15, 2017 present [31][32]
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Table notes:

  1. [a]
    Head of the school by serving as president of the Terre Haute-based Indiana State Normal School
  2. [b]
    Died in office
  3. [c]
    Interim president
  4. [d]
    Served as provost before becoming acting/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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