The Omicron Delta Kappa Society was governed by a Board of Directors and led by a National President up until 2019. The new governance structure has the Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation led by a Board of Trustees and a Board Chair. OΔK owes much of its success to the strong leaders who have overseen the organization since its founding in 1914.
Washington and Lee University
1914-20
John C. French*
Johns Hopkins University
1920-22
William Moseley Brown*
Washington and Lee University
1922-25
A. G. Williams*
College of William and Mary
1925-27
William L. Prince*
University of Richmond
1927-29
Gustav L. Schramm*
University of Pittsburgh
1929-31
Frank C. Brown*
Davidson College
1931-33
George Lang*
University of Alabama
1933-35
William L. Sanders*
Ohio Wesleyan University
1935
Guy E. Snavely*
Birmingham-Southern College
1935-37
Frank L. Jackson*
Davidson College
1937-39
Wilbur H. Norcross*
Dickinson College
1939-41
C. Stanton Belfour*
University of Pittsburgh
1941-47
Ralph C. McDanel*
University of Richmond
1947-49
Marten Ten Hoor*
Tulane University
1949-51
Gordon Johnston*
University of Denver
1951-55
Robson D. McIntyre*
University of Kentucky
1955-59
Arno J. Haack*
Washington University
1959-61
Willamette University
1961-64
Robert W. Bishop*
University of Cincinnati
1964-68
Frank A. Rose*
University of Kentucky
1968-70
Frank G. Dickey*
University of Kentucky
1970-72
Wayne L. Rubinas
Florida State University
1972-74
Karlem Riess*
Tulane University
1974-78
Glenn O. Hilburn*
Centenary College
1978-84
Robert L. Morlan*
Denison University
1984-85
Glenn O. Hilburn*
Centenary College
1985-86 (Interim President)
Ronald W. Roskens
Kent State University
1986-90
Eldridge W. Roark, Jr.*
Samford University
1990-94
Richard E. Hoover
University of Nebraska at Omaha
1994-98
Cheryl M. Hogle*
SUNY Plattsburgh
1998-2002
Kenneth P. Ruscio
Washington and Lee University
2002-06
Stephen D. Bisese
University of Richmond
2006-10
Elizabeth Bugg Holloway
Vanderbilt University
2010-12
Michael N. Christakis
Alfred University
2012-16
Matthew W. Clifford
Davidson College
National President, 2016-19
Board Chair, 2019-present
* Deceased
