Past Presidents

• 1965-1973 Howard A. Bellows
• 1973-1976 Jay (Archie) Jones
• 1976-1977 Catherine Tisinger (interim)
• 1977-1982 Jon Wefald
• 1982-1983 Greg Diemer (interim)
• 1983-1986 Robert L. Carothers
• 1986-1987 John McCune (interim)
• 1987-1991 Douglas Treadway
• 1991-1992 Gary DeCramer (interim)
• 1992-1994 Oliver Ford
• 1994-1997 Douglas Sweetland (interim)
• 1997-2000 Douglas Sweetland
• 2000-2001 Dennis Nielsen (interim)
• 2001-2011 David C. Danahar
• 2011-2013 Ronald A. Wood (interim)
• 2013-2019 Connie J. Gores

SCHOOL NAME CHANGE HISTORY

• 1963-1975  Southwest Minnesota State College
• 1975-2003  Southwest State University
• 7/1/2003    Southwest Minnesota State University