Presidential Medal

Inauguration

Dr. Catherine Wehlburg - 39th President of Athens State University
Presidential Inauguration & Investiture Ceremony

April 23-25, 2025

Please mark your calendars for a series of events celebrating the induction of the 39th President of Athens State University.
Inauguration events begin April 23, and the concluding Investiture Ceremony will be April 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.


Presidential Inauguration and Investiture Ceremony Invitation

Presidential Investiture Ceremony RSVP

The Board of Trustees requests the honor of your presence to celebrate the Investiture of Dr. Catherine Wehlburg as the 39th President of Athens State University on Friday, April 25, 2025, beginning at 10:00 AM in Carter Hall. After the investiture ceremony, a closing reception will be held in the Sandridge Student Center Ballroom.

Institutional delegates, Athens State faculty, and other special guests are also invited to an Investiture Robing Ceremony. Please refer to the card included with your invitation for specific details.


Other Public Events

Please click the events below for additional information.

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Past Presidents

Daniel Perrin Bestor
1822-1832
Joseph Wood
1832-1834
Rebecca Maclin Hobbs
1834-1836 (Interim)
William Duncan
1836-1839
Simpson Shepherd
1840-1843
Richard Henderson Rivers
1843-1849
Benjamin H. Hubbard
1849-1852
Smith W. Moore
1852-1853
Isham Randolph Finley
1853-1855
George E. Naff
1855-1858
Jane Hamilton Childs
1858-1869
James W. Wright
1869-1873
James K. Armstrong
1873-1877
C. Lozo Smith
1877-1883
William A. Rogers
1883-1884
Elizabeth Coleman Thach
1884-1885 (Interim)
Marcus Gerves Williams
1885-1892
Howard Key
1892-1893
Virgil Octavius Hawkins
1893-1895
Zachariah Alfred Parker, Jr.
1895-1898
H.W. Browder
1898-1900
Hiram Glass Davis
1900-1902
Edgar M. Glenn
1902-1904
Mary Norman Moore
1904-1916
Benjamin Bascom Glasgow
1916-1925
Mary Moore McCoy
1925-1930
Eugene Randolph Naylor
1930-1949
Perry Benjamin James
1949-1959
Virgil B. McCain
1959-1965
Guy E. Snavely
1965-1966
Frank N. Philpot
1966-1969
Luther L. Gobbel
1969-1970
Sidney E. Sandridge
1970-1981
James R. Chasteen
1981-1990
Jerry F. Bartlett
1990-2008
Robert K. Glenn
2008-2018
Ron Ingle
2018-2019 (Interim)
Philip Way
2019-2023
Catherine Wehlburg
2023-Present