University Presidents Alumni

Graduates of our Doctoral Programs

Union Institute & University is proud to highlight the extraordinary alumni who have shaped higher education as college and university presidents.

All Notables
  • All Notables
  • 1971-1980
  • 1981-1990
  • 1991-2000
  • 2001-2016

Sean Duryee

Commissioner
2023-Present
California Highway Patrol
California
Kathy Franklin

Dr. Kathy Franklin

President
2016-Present
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
Flaming Rainbow University

Dan Goehring

President
1977-1992
Flaming Rainbow University
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Dr. Jones

Betty R. Jones, Ph.D.

Author of "Dying to Live: A Rebel's Journey out of the Abyss. A Minister's Personal Journey of Trials and Triumphs"
Ph.D. '16

Dr. Grace Jones

Dr. Grace Jones

President
2001-2014
Three Rivers Community College
Norwich, Connecticut
Goodwina Koryoe Anim-Wright

Dr. Goodwina Koryoe Anim-Wright

President
2015-2018
African University College of Communications
Ghana

Dr. Virginia Lester

President
1976-1985
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, Virginia
Dr. Maravene Loeschke

Dr. Maravene Loeschke

President
2012-2015
Townson University
Baltimore, Maryland
Scott Miller

Dr. Scott Miller

President
2015-Present
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Clark Moustakas

Dr. Clark Moustakas

President
1981-1998
Center for Humanistic Studies
Farmington Hills, Michigan
School of Professional Psych

Dr. Kerry Moustakas

President
1998-2012
School of Professional Psych.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Dr. Maureen O'Hara

Dr. Maureen O’Hara

President
1998-2005
Saybrook University
San Francisco, California
Dr. Jane Sanders

Dr. Jane O’Meara Sanders

President
2006-2011
Burlington College
Burlington, Vermont
Michael O'Neal

Dr. Michael O’Neal

President
2005-2008
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College
Dr. Laura Noone

Dr. Laura Palmer Noone

President
2010-2012
Potomac College
Washington, D.C.
Stanley Paris

Dr. Stanley Paris

President
1982-2011
University of St. Augustine for Health Services
Florida
Rose Marie Prins

Dr. Rose Marie Prins

Mixed Media Artist
Ph.D. '98

George Pruitt

Dr. George Pruitt

President
1982-2017
Thomas Edison State College
Trenton, New Jersey
Thomas Rosandich

Dr. Thomas Rosandich

President
1972-Present
United States Sports Academy
Daphne, Alabama
Dr. Mark Rosenman

Dr. Mark Rosenman

President
1978-1982
Beacon College (Campus-Free College)
Washington, D.C.
Mark Schulman

Dr. Mark Schulman

President
2010-2014
Saybrook University
San Francisco, California
Dr. Eleanor Smith

Dr. Eleanor Smith

President
1994-1997
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, Wisconsin

Dr. Syrulwa Somah

President
2015-Present
Harbel College
Harbel, Lower Margibi County, Liberia
Dr. Stein Smith

Kathy Stein-Smith, Ph.D.

Author of "Strategic Advocacy for the French Language in the U.S."
Ph.D. '11

Dr. Leon Tarver

Dr. Leon Tarver

President
1997-2005
Southern University and A&M
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Barbara Vacarr

Dr. Barbara Vacarr

President
2010-2013
Goddard College
Plainfield, Vermont
Susan Wajert

Dr. Susan Wajert

President
2015-Present
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Judy Walters

Dr. Judy Walters

Interim President
2014
Woodland Community College
Woodland, California
Gary Wheeler

Dr. Gary Wheeler

President
2007-2014
Glen Oaks Community College
Centreville, Michigan