Presidents and Chairs of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)

Presidents of NCICU

Virgil L. McBride, 1970 - 1974

Dr. Cameron P. West, 1974 - 1979

Senator John T. Henley, 1979 - 1992

Dr. A. Hope Williams, 1992 - Present

Chair of NCICU

Dr. Ralph Scales, Wake Forest University, 1969 - 1971

Dr. Norman W. Wiggins, Campbell University, 1971 - 1973

Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, Atlantic Christian College, 1973 - 1975

Dr. Samuel R. Spencer, Davidson College, 1975 - 1977

Terry Sanford, Duke University, 1977 - 1981

Dr. Fred B. Bentley, Mars Hill College, 1981 - 1983

Dr. James Fred Young, Elon College, 1983 - 1987

Dr. John E. Weems, Meredith College, 1987 - 1991

Dr. William R. Rogers, Guilford College, 1991 - 1995

Dr. James B. Hemby, Barton College, 1995 - 1999

Dr. Julianne Still Thrift, Salem College, 1999 - 2003

Dr. Douglas M. Orr, Jr., Warren Wilson College, 2003 - 2006

Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, Johnson C. Smith University, 2006 - present