List of presidents of Southern University

This is a list of presidents of Southern University.

President	Term
A.R. Gourrier	1881-1882
George Fayerweather	1882–1882
Rev. C.H. Thompson	1882–1883
Rev. J.H. Harrisond	1883–
George W. Bathwell	1886–1887
H.A. Hill	1887–1899
Dr. Joseph S. Clark	1914–1938
Dr. Felton G. Clark	1938–1969
Dr. G. Leon Netterville	1969–1974
Dr. Jesse N. Stone, Jr.	1974–1985
Dr. Joffre T. Whisenton	1985–1988
Dr. Dolores R. Spikes*	1988–1996
Dr. Leon R. Tarver II	1997–2005
Dr. Edward Jackson, (interim)	2005–2006
Dr. Ralph Slaughter	2006–2009
Dr. Ronald Mason	2010–2015
Dr. Ray Belton	2015–present
*First female head of any college system in the U.S.