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- |