The following is a list of principals and presidents of Towson University and its predecessor institutions.
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McFadden Alexander Newell
First Principal, Maryland State Normal School (MSNS), 1866–1890 -
E. Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907)
Principal, MSNS, 1890–1905 -
George W. Ward (1867–1932)
Principal, MSNS, 1905–1909 -
Sarah E. Richmond (1843–1921)
Principal, MSNS, 1909–1917 -
Lida Lee Tall (1873–1942)
Principal, 1920–1934, President, 1934–1938 -
M. Theresa Wiedefeld (1886–1983)
President, 1938–1947 -
Earle Hawkins (1903–1972)
President, 1947–1969 -
James Fisher (1931–2022)
President, 1969–1978 -
Hoke L. Smith (1931–2004)
President 1979–2001 -
Mark L. Perkins (1948–)
President, July, 2001–April, 2002 -
Robert L. Caret (1947–)
President, July, 2003–April, 2011 -
Maravene Loeschke (1947–2015)
President, 2012–2014 -
Kim Schatzel
President, 2016–2023 -
Melanie Perreault
Interim President, 2023 -
Mark R. Ginsberg
President, 2023–Present