southern's presidents
Graysville Academy
Years: 1892–1898
G. W. Colcord
(1892–1895)
W. T. Bland
(1896–1898)
Southern Industrial School
Years: 1898-1901
Charles W. Irwin
(1898–1900)
N. W. Lawrence
(1901)
Southern Training School
Years: 1901-1916
J. Ellis Tenney
(1901–1906)
M. B. Van Kirk
(1906–1912)
C. L. Stone
(1912–1914)
Lynn H. Wood
(1914–1915)
A. N. Atteberry
(1915–1916)
Southern Junior College
Years: 1916-1943
Leo F. Thiel
(1916–1918)
Lynn H. Wood
(1918–1922)
Leo F. Thiel
(1922–1925)
H. H. Hamilton
(1925–1927)
Marion E. Cady
(1927)
Henry J. Klooster
(1927–1937)
John C. Thompson
(1937–1942)
Denton E. Rebok
(1942–1943)
Southern Missionary College
Years: 1943-1983
Kenneth A. Wright
(1943–1955)
Thomas W. Walters
(1955–1958)
Conard N. Rees
(1958–1967)
Wilbert Schneider
(1967–1971)
Frank A. Knittel
(1971–1983)
Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists
Years: 1983-1997
John Wagner
(1983–1986)
Donald R. Sahly
(1986–1997)
Southern Adventist University
Years:1997-Present
Gordon Bietz
(1997–2016)
David Smith
(2016-2021)
Ken Shaw
(Current)