The Omicron Delta Kappa Society was governed by a Board of Directors and led by a National President up until 2019. The Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation was governed by a Board of Trustees and led by a Foundation President until the same year. 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 National President
John C. French *
Johns Hopkins University
1920-22 National President
William Moseley Brown *
Washington and Lee University
1922-25 National President
A. G. Williams *
William & Mary
1925-27 National President
William L. Prince *
University of Richmond
1927-29 National President
Gustav L. Schramm*
University of Pittsburgh
1929-31 National President
Frank R. Brown *
Davidson College
1931-33 National President
George Lang *
University of Alabama
1933-35 National President
William L. Sanders *
Ohio Wesleyan University
1935 National President
Guy E. Snavely *
Birmingham-Southern College
1935-37 National President
Frank L. Jackson *
Davidson College
1937-39 National President
Wilbur H. Norcross *
Dickinson College
1939-41 National President
C. Stanton Belfour *
University of Pittsburgh
1941-47 National President
Ralph C. McDanel *
University of Richmond
1947-49 National President
Marten Ten Hoor *
Tulane University
1949-51 National President
Gordon Johnston *
University of Denver
1951-55 National President
Robson D. McIntyre *
University of Kentucky
1955-59 National President
Arno J. Haack *
Washington University
1959-61 National President
G. Herbert Smith*
Willamette University
1961-64 National President
Robert W. Bishop *
University of Cincinnati
1964-68 National President
Frank A. Rose *
University of Kentucky
1968-70 National President
Frank G. Dickey *
University of Kentucky
1970-72 National President
Wayne L. Rubinas
Florida State University
1972-74 National President
John Karlem Riess*
Tulane University
1974-78 National President
Centenary College
1978-84 National President
1985-86 Interim National President
Robert L. Morlan *
Denison University
1984-85 National President
Daniel E. Beeman *
1984-88 Foundation President
University of South Florida
Ronald W. Roskens *
Kent State University
1986-90 National President
1988-96 Foundation President
Eldridge W. Roark, Jr. *
Samford University
1990-94 National President
Richard E. Hoover
University of Nebraska at Omaha
1994-98 National President
Sally Jones Hill
Auburn University
1996-2002 Foundation President
Cheryl M. Hogle *
SUNY Plattsburgh
1998-2002 National President
Kenneth P. Ruscio
Washington and Lee University
2002-06 National President
Calder P. Sinclair
Emory University
2002-06 Foundation President
Stephen D. Bisese
William & Mary
2006-10 National President
William R. Johnston
Washington and Lee University
2006-10 Foundation President
Betsy Bugg Holloway
Vanderbilt University
2010-12 National President
Palmer Gene Vance II
Transylvania University
2010-14 Foundation President
Michael N. Christakis
Alfred University
2012-16 National President
Russell W. Chambliss
Washington and Lee University
2014-18 Foundation President
Matthew W. Clifford
Davidson College
2016-19 National President
2019-20 Board Chair
Sally K. Albrecht
Rollins College
2018-19 Foundation President
2020-21 Board Chair
Willie L. Banks, Jr.
University of Georgia
2021-22 Board Chair
Sandra B. Thurmond
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2022-23 Board Chair
Peter A. Christiaans
University of Miami
2023-24 Board Chair
Michael T. Benson
Southern Utah University
2024-2025 Board Chair
* Deceased
