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PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS GALLERY
Since its founding in 1892, 12 men have held Winston-Salem State University's highest rank. Although the title of this position has changed from principal to president to chancellor, and the name of the school has changed 5 times - beginning as Slater Industrial Academy and currently known as WSSU - leadership by foresighted African-American educators has remained a constant.
To learn about these men, click on their name below.
Simon Green Atkins 1892 - 1904, 1913 - 1934
Cadd Grant O'Kelly 1904 - 1910
Francis M. Kennedy 1910 - 1913
Francis Loguen Atkins 1934 - 1961
Kenneth R. Williams 1961 - 1977
H. Douglas Covington 1977 - 1984
Alvin J. Schexnider 1996 - 2000
Donald Reaves 2007 - Present
