Tennessee Board of Regents State University and Community College System of Tennessee
- The Honorable Phil Bredesen (ex officio), Chairman, Governor of Tennessee
- Agenia Clark, Nashville
- John S. Copeland, Cookeville
- Gregory Duckett, Memphis
- Kenny Dunn, Faculty Regent, McMinnville
- Pamela Fansler, Knoxville
- John Farris, Memphis
- The Honorable Ken Givens (ex officio), Commissioner of Agriculture
- Judy T. Gooch, Oak Ridge
- Jonas Kisber, Jackson
- Dr. Charles Manning, Chancellor, Nashville
- Fran Marcum, Tullahoma
- Paul W. Montgomery, Kingsport
- Sean Ochsenbein, Student Regent, Cookeville
- Dr. Richard G. Rhoda (ex officio) Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission
- Howard Roddy, Chattanooga
- J. Stanley Rogers, Manchester
- Robert Thomas, Nashville
- The Honorable Tim Webb, (ex officio), Acting Commissioner of Education
Presidents of the University
- Thomas Alva Early 1916 - 1920 University of Georgia.
- Quentin Miller Smith 1920 - 1938 B. S., George Peabody College for Teachers, 1917; M. A., 1927.
- James Millard Smith 1938 - 1940 B. S., West Tennessee State Teachers College, 1929; M. A., George Peabody College for Teachers, 1930.
- William Everett Derryberry 1940 - 1974 B. A., Summa Cum Laude, The University of Tennessee, 1928; B. A., (Honours) School of English Language and Literature; and M. A., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1932; D. Litt., University of Chattanooga, 1965; LL. D., Pepperdine College, 1967.
- Arliss Lloyd Roaden 1974 - 1985 A. A., Cumberland Junior College, 1949; B. A. Cum Laude, Carson-Newman College, 1951; M.S., The University of Tennessee, 1958; Ed. D., 1961.
- Wallace Samuel Prescott 1985 - 1987 B. S., Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, 1946, M.S., The University of Tennessee, 1952; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1961.
- Angelo Anthony Volpe 1987 - 2000 B. S., Brooklyn College, 1959; M.S., University of Maryland, 1962; Ph.D., 1966.
- Robert R. Bell 2000 - present; B. S., University of Florida, 1969; M. A., 1970; Ph.D., 1972.
