1981-present
(For Chairpersons prior to 1981 see list of Presidents; Chair and Vice Chair were established as Board of Regents offices in 1981.)
1981-82: Thomas F. Frawley, St. Louis, MO
1982-83: Saul J. Farber, New York, NY
1983-85: Francis J. Sweeney, Jr., Philadelphia, PA
1985-86: Lawrence Scherr, New York, NY
1986-88: Edwin P. Maynard, III, Boston, MA
1988-89: Norton J. Greenberger, Kansas City, KS
1989-91: Eugene A. Hildreth, Reading, PA
1989-90: John A. Spittell, Rochester, MN
1990-91: Arthur W. Feinberg, New York, NY
1991-92: Paul F. Griner, Rochester, NY
1992-94: Rolf M. Gunnar, Riverside, IL
1994-95: James P. Nolan, Buffalo, NY
1995-97: Jock Murray, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1997-98: Harold J. Fallon, Birmingham, AL
1998-99: Robert B. Copeland, LaGrange, GA
1999-00: David J. Gullen, Phoenix, AZ
2000-01: Rowen K. Zetterman, Omaha, NE
2001-02: Bernard M. Rosof, Great Neck, NY
2002-03: Cecil B. Wilson, Winter Park, FL
2003-04: Mary T. Herald, Westfield, NJ
2004-05: Eric B. Larson, Seattle, WA
2005-06: Donna E. Sweet, Wichita, KS
2006-07: William E. Golden, Little Rock, AR
2007-08: Joel S. Levine, Denver, CO
2008-09: William B. Applegate, Winston-Salem, NC
2009-10: Frederick E. Turton, Sarasota, FL
2010-11: Robert G. Luke, Cincinnati, OH
2011-12: Yul D. Ejnes, Cranston, RI
2012-13: Phyllis A. Guze, Riverside, CA
2013-14: Charles Cutler, Norristown, PA
2014-15: Robert M. Centor, Huntsville, AL
2015-16: Tanveer P. Mir, New York, NY
2016-17: Thomas G. Tape, Omaha, NE
2017-18: Susan Thompson Hingle, Springfield, IL
2018-19: Andrew Dunn, Montebello, NY
2019-20: Douglas M. DeLong, Cooperstown, New York
2020-21: Heather E. Gantzer, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2021-22: Thomas G. Cooney, Portland, OR
2022-2023: Sue S. Bornstein, Dallas, TX
2023-2024: Eileen Barrett, Albuquerque, NM
2024-2025: William E. Fox, Charlottesville, VA