Administration
The university is led by Chancellor David O. Belcher, the chief administrative officer, along with Provost Angela Laird Brenton and several advisory groups. The institution operates under the guidance and policies of the Board of Trustees of Western Carolina University. WCU also falls under the administration of University of North Carolina system president Thomas W. Ross. The university moved to a provost and senior vice chancellor model in 2004.
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Presidents
- 1889–1912 Robert Lee Madison
- 1912–1920 Alonzo Carlton Reynolds
- 1920–1923 Robert Lee Madison
- 1923–1947 Hiram Tyram Hunter
- 1947–1949 William Ernest Bird
- 1949–1956 Paul Apperson Reid
- 1956–1957 William Ernest Bird
- 1957–1968 Paul Apperson Reid
- 1968–1972 Alexander Simpson Pow
- 1972-1972 Frank Hamilton Brown, Jr. (Acting)
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Chancellors
- 1972–1973 Jack Kenneth Carlton
- 1973-1973 William Hugh McEniry (Acting)
- 1974–1974 Frank Hamilton Brown, Jr. (Acting)
- 1974–1984 H. F. Robinson
- 1984–1994 Myron L. Coulter
- 1994–1995 John H. Wakeley (Interim)
- 1995–2011 John W. Bardo
- 2011 – present David O. Belcher
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Vice-Chancellors for Academic Affairs
- 1996–2004 Richard J. Collings
- 2004 Robert Vartabedian
Provosts
- 2004–2010 Kyle R. Carter
- 2010–2011 Linda Stanford (Interim)
- 2011–2012 Beth Tyson-Lofquist (Interim)
- 2012–present Angela Laird Brenton
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