
southern's presidents
Graysville Academy
Years: 1892–1898

G. W. Colcord
(1892–1895)

W. T. Bland
(1896–1898)
Southern Industrial School
Years: 1898-1901

Charles W. Irwin
(1898–1900)

N. W. Lawrence
(1901)
Southern Training School
Years: 1901-1916

J. Ellis Tenney
(1901–1906)

M. B. Van Kirk
(1906–1912)

C. L. Stone
(1912–1914)

Lynn H. Wood
(1914–1915)

A. N. Atteberry
(1915–1916)
Southern Junior College
Years: 1916-1943

Leo F. Thiel
(1916–1918)

Lynn H. Wood
(1918–1922)

Leo F. Thiel
(1922–1925)

H. H. Hamilton
(1925–1927)

Marion E. Cady
(1927)

Henry J. Klooster
(1927–1937)

John C. Thompson
(1937–1942)

Denton E. Rebok
(1942–1943)
Southern Missionary College
Years: 1943-1983

Kenneth A. Wright
(1943–1955)

Thomas W. Walters
(1955–1958)

Conard N. Rees
(1958–1967)

Wilbert Schneider
(1967–1971)

Frank A. Knittel
(1971–1983)
Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists
Years: 1983-1997

John Wagner
(1983–1986)

Donald R. Sahly
(1986–1997)
Southern Adventist University
Years:1997-Present

Gordon Bietz
(1997–2016)

David Smith
(2016-2021)

Ken Shaw
(Current)