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List of Presidents

Presidents

Thank you for your interest in College of The Albemarle. Below you’ll find a list of presidents from our establishment in 1961 as the first comprehensive community college in North Carolina to the present.

Dates President
1961 – 1963 Dr. C. Robert Benson
1963 – 1966 Dr. Robert I. Hislop
1966 – 1968 Dr. Bob Barringer
1968 – 1975 Dr. S. Bruce Petteway
1975 – 1992 Dr. J. Parker Chesson Jr.
1992 – 1993 Dr. Gerald W. Bray, Interim
1993 – 1998 Dr. Larry R. Donnithorne
1998 – 1999 Mr. James P. (Pat) Harrell, Interim
1999 – 2002 Dr. Sylvester E. McKay
2002 – 2010 Mrs. Lynne M. Bunch
2010 – 2016 Dr. Kandi W. Deitemeyer
2017 Mr. Kennon D. Briggs, Interim
2017 – 2019 Dr. Robert Wynegar
2019 Dr. Travis Twiford, Interim
2019 – present Dr. Jack Bagwell