U of A Chancellors & Presidents
Chancellors
The chancellor at the University of Arkansas oversees all operations — academic, research and service — for the Fayetteville campus. The position was created in 1982 and reports to the UA System President, who had previously overseen the Fayetteville campus.
- 2022-Present Charles F. Robinson
- 2016-21 Joseph E. Steinmetz
- 2009-15 G. David Gearhart
- 1997-2008 John A. White
- 1986-97 Daniel Ferritor
- 1984-85 Willard Gatewood
- 1982-83 B.A. Nugent
Presidents
The position of president was created during the university’s organization in 1871 to oversee day-to-day matters related to operation of the Fayetteville campus, eventually also taking on oversight of other campuses. When a system of campuses was officially created in the late 1960s, the president’s oversight grew, with chancellors at each of the University of Arkansas System campuses now reporting to the president.
- 2011-present Donald R. Bobbitt
- 1990-2011 B. Alan Sugg
- 1984-90 Ray Thornton
- 1980-84 James E. Martin
- 1974-80 Charles E. Bishop
- 1960-74 David Wiley Mullins
- 1952-59 John Tyler Caldwell
- 1947-51 Lewis Webster Jones
- 1941-47 Arthur M. Harding
- 1939-41 J. William Fulbright
- 1913-39 John C. Futrall
- 1905-12 John N. Tillman
- 1902-05 Henry S. Hartzog
- 1894-1902 John L. Buchanan
- 1887-94 Edward H. Murfee
- 1884-87 George M. Edgar
- 1877-84 Daniel H. Hill
- 1875-77 Noah P. Gates
- 1873-75 Albert W. Bishop
- 1871-73 Noah P. Gates
There have been two acting presidents as well: