Department Chairs History
| Number | Name | Term | Years/Cumulative |
| 1 | Walter V. Burg | 1946-1964 | 18/18 |
| 2 | Clyde W. Balch | 1964-1968 | 4/4 |
| 3 | Charles F. Stoops | 1968-1971 | 3/3 |
| 4 | Leslie E. Lahti | 1971-1980 | 9/9 |
| 5 | Charles F. Stoops | 1980-1981 | 1/4 |
| 6 | Stephen L. Rosen | 1981-1989 | 8/8 |
| 7 | Leslie E. Lahti | 1989-1990 | 1/10 |
| 8 | Bruce E. Poling | 1990-1993 | 3/3 |
| 9 | Steven E. LeBlanc | 1993-2004 | 11/11 |
| 10 | G. Glenn Lipscomb | 2004-2019 | 15/15 |
| 11 | Maria R. Coleman | 2019- |