Presidential Medal

Inauguration

Dr. Catherine Wehlburg - 39th President of Athens State University
Dr. Catherine Wehlburg -- Save the Date for Inauguration 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.

More details will be available soon!


Past Presidents

Daniel Perrin Bestor1822-1832
Joseph Wood1832-1834
Rebecca Maclin Hobbs1834-1836 (Interim)
William Duncan1836-1839
Simpson Shepherd1840-1843
Richard Henderson Rivers1843-1849
Benjamin H. Hubbard1849-1852
Smith W. Moore1852-1853
Isham Randolph Finley1853-1855
George E. Naff1855-1858
Jane Hamilton Childs1858-1869
James W. Wright1869-1873
James K. Armstrong1873-1877
C. Lozo Smith1877-1883
William A. Rogers1883-1884
Elizabeth Coleman Thach1884-1885 (Interim)
Marcus Gerves Williams1885-1892
Howard Key1892-1893
Virgil Octavius Hawkins1893-1895
Zachariah Alfred Parker, Jr.1895-1898
H.W. Browder1898-1900
Hiram Glass Davis1900-1902
Edgar M. Glenn1902-1904
Mary Norman Moore1904-1916
Benjamin Bascom Glasgow1916-1925
Mary Moore McCoy1925-1930
Eugene Randolph Naylor1930-1949
Perry Benjamin James1949-1959
Virgil B. McCain1959-1965
Guy E. Snavely1965-1966
Frank N. Philpot1966-1969
Luther L. Gobbel1969-1970
Sidney E. Sandridge1970-1981
James R. Chasteen1981-1990
Jerry F. Bartlett1990-2008
Robert K. Glenn2008-2018
Ron Ingle2018-2019 (Interim)
Philip Way2019-2023
Catherine Wehlburg2023-Present