List of Presidents of Mississippi State University
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[edit] Presidents of Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University) 1880–1932
| # | Name | Term |
| 1 | General Stephen D. Lee | 1880–1899 |
| 2 | John M. Stone | 1899–1900 |
| 3 | John Crumpton Hardy | 1900–1912 |
| 4 | George Robert Hightower | 1912–1916 |
| 5 | William Hall Smith | 1916–1920 |
| 6 | David Carlisle Hull | 1920–1925 |
| 7 | Buz M. Walker | 1925–1930 |
| 8 | Hugh Critza | 1930–1932 |
[edit] Presidents of Mississippi State University
| # | Name | Term |
| 8 (cont.) | Hugh Critza | 1932–1934 |
| 9 | George Duke Humphrey | 1934–1945 |
| 10 | Fred Tom Mitchell | 1945–1953 |
| 11 | Benjamin F. Hilbun | 1953–1960 |
| 12 | Dean W. Colvard | 1960–1966 |
| 13 | William L. Giles | 1966–1976 |
| 14 | James D. McComas | 1976–1985 |
| 15 | Donald W. Zacharias | 1985–1997 |
| 16 | Malcolm Portera | 1998–2001 |
| 17 | J. Charles Lee | 2002–2006 |
| 18 | General Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong | 2006–present |
[edit] Notes
(a) - Hugh Critz was president when the Mississippi Legislature changed the name from Mississippi A&M to Mississippi State College. It was renamed Mississippi State University by the Mississippi Legislature in 1958.[1]
