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- |