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UNCW Presidents & Chancellors

This guide will help researchers find information about UNCW's leaders from the school's beginnings as Wilmington College to the present.

Leaders of Wilmington College & UNCW

There have been 10 leaders in UNCW's history.

  • Four leaders had the title of Wilmington College president.

  • William H. Wagoner served as college president before becoming the first UNCW chancellor.

  • Rosemary DePaolo was the first (and so far, is the only) woman chancellor.

  • William A. Sederburg is the only interim chancellor. 

Photograph of T. T. Hamilton

 

 

 

 

Thomas T. Hamilton, President of Wilmington College, 1947-1949
 

 

Photograph of John T. Hoggard

 

 

 

 

John T. Hoggard, President of Wilmington College, 1949-1958


 

Photograph of William M. Randall

 

 

 

 

William M. Randall, President of Wilmington College, 1958-1968


 

Photograph of William H. Wagoner

 

 

 

 

William H. Wagoner, President of Wilmington College, 1968-1969 & Chancellor of UNCW, 1969-1990
 

 

Photograph of James R. Leutze

 

 

 


James R. Leutze, Chancellor of UNCW, 1990-2003




Photograph of Rosemary DePaolo

 

 

 

Rosemary DePaolo, Chancellor of UNCW, 2003-2011


 

Photograph of Gary L. Miller

 

 

 


Gary L. Miller, Chancellor of UNCW, 2011-2014

 

Photograph of William A. Sederburg

 

 


 

William A. Sederburg, Interim Chancellor of UNCW, 2014-2015


 

Photograph of Jose V. Sartarelli

 

 

 

 

Jose V. Sartarelli, Chancellor of UNCW, 2015-2022



Photograph of Aswani K. Voleti, 2022-




Aswani K. Volety, Chancellor of UNCW, 2022-