| 1949-1952 | Tomlinson Fort | University of Alabama |
| 1952-1955 | F.A. Lewis | University of Alabama |
| 1955-1958 | F.W. Kokomoor | University of Florida |
| 1958-1961 | G.B. Huff | University of Georgia |
| 1961-1964 | H.S. Thurston | University of Alabama |
| 1964-1967 | J.R. Wesson | Vanderbilt University |
| 1967-1970 | R.W. Ball, Jr. | Auburn University |
| 1970-1973 | Henry Sharp, Jr. | Emory University |
| 1973-1976 | Billy F. Bryant | Vanderbilt University |
| 1976-1979 | Trevor Evans | Emory University |
| 1979-1982 | John D. Neff | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1982-1985 | Ivey C. Gentry | Wake Forest University |
| 1985-1988 | John W. Kenelly | Clemson University |
| 1988-1991 | J.H. Carruth | University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| 1991-1994 | Mary F. Neff | Emory University |
| 1994-1997 | David Stone | Georgia Southern University |
| 1997-2000 | Sylvia Bozeman | Spelman College |
| 2000-2003 | Theresa Early | Appalachian State University |
| 2003-2006 | Ben Klein | Davidson College |
| 2006-2009 | Ellen Kirkman | Wake Forest University |
| 2009-2012 | Stephen Davis | Davidson College |
| 2012-2015 | Martha Abell | Georgia Southern University |
| 2015-2018 | Charlotte Knotts-Zides | Wofford College |
