Trine University Presidents

College of Trine University presidents

Tri-State Normal College, Tri-State College, Tri-State University and Trine University have been blessed with visionary leadership for more than 140 years, allowing this institution and its students to continue to prosper.

Name Years of Service
Charles E. Kircher 1884-1885
Littleton M. Sniff 1885-1909
J. J. Bryant 1909-1910
Littleton M. Sniff 1910-1922
Ernest Long 1923-1927
Charles C. Sherrard 1928-1932
George G. Niehous 1932-1935
Burton Handy 1935-1946
Clarence Murray 1946-1947
J. Glenn Radcliffe 1947-1949
Theodore Wood 1949-1959
Richard M. Bateman 1960-1974
Carl H. Elliott, Ph.D. 1974-1983
Beaumont Davidson, Ph.D. 1983-1989
Richard Kenyon, Ph.D. 1989-1992
R. John Reynolds, Ph.D. 1993-2000
Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D. 2000-2023
John Shannon, Ph.D. 2023-2024
Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D. 2024-