Students, faculty and staff have been reading news and opinion in the Andersonian since 1947. Editors, typefaces, formats and paper stocks have changed over the years, but the Andersonian has remained an important part of campus life.
To learn more about how the Andersonian came into being and what it was like in its early years, read this interview with Dr. Kenneth Hall, the newspaper’s founding editor.
Here is a complete list of the Andersonian’s editors-in-chief (or, in some years, co-editors) from 1947 to the present:
- 1946-47: Kenneth Hall
- 1947-48: Kenneth Hall
- 1948-49: John Bouseman, James Fair
- 1949-50: James Fair
- 1950-51: Billy Joe Thomas
- 1951-52: Cathy Bailey
- 1952-53: Iona Blevins
- 1953-54: Richard Lau
- 1954-55: Ray Price
- 1955-56: Ned Russells, Jan Phillips
- 1957-58: Garry Hornback
- 1958-59: Joyce Weaver
- 1959-60: Joyce Weaver, Ray Brennan
- 1960-61: Ray Brennan
- 1961-62: Ray Brennan
- 1962-63: Roger Hatch
- 1963-64: Roger Hatch
- 1964-65: Roger Hatch
- 1965-66: Bruce Reinhardt
- 1966-67: Bruce Reinhardt
- 1967-68: Carl Kramer
- 1968-69: J. Philip Wallace
- 1969-70: Keith Byerman
- 1970-71: Joe Allison
- 1971-72: Cherie Baril
- 1972-73: Tim Bagwell
- 1973-74: Wayne Schaffter, Kay Watts
- 1974-75: Steve Elliott
- 1975-76: Diane Noe, George Wolfe, Doug Hall
- 1976-77: George Wolfe
- 1977-78: Mike Linville, Cheryl Brown
- 1978-79: Cheryl Brown
- 1979-80: Richard Winford, Gary Doyens
- 1980-81: Nick Gerlich
- 1981-82: Mary Mitchell
- 1982-83: Steve Beverly
- 1983-84: Lanette Wilferd, Kristi Stone
- 1984-85: David Madole, Beth Fortune, Gary Wollenhaupt
- 1985-86: Scott Underwood, Stan Morris
- 1986-87: Bridget Bidwell
- 1987-88: Christy Newsom, Anthony Surratt
- 1988-89: Allen Hurst
- 1989-90: Gina Chapman, Justine Albright
- 1990-91: Cynthia Edwards
- 1991-92: Kimberly Kardos
- 1992-93: Ross Knecht, Jenny Earhart, Charity Traylor
- 1993-94: Ross Knecht, Leah Nichols
- 1994-95: Brenda Bryan, Ty Gerig
- 1995-96: Leah Schwarz
- 1996-97: Alison Turner
- 1997-98: Kyle Minor, Katherine Paschal, Rachel Eichenberger
- 1998-99: Allison Perrett, Kaylana Halm
- 1999-00: Valerie Snider, Adam Barone
- 2000-01: Heather Schwartz, Katherine Paschal
- 2001-02: Bethany Warner
- 2002-03: Rebecca Moses, Travis McSherley
- 2003-04: Tyler Clark, Maryann Koopman
- 2004-05: Lindsay Thompson
- 2005-06: Mandy Mowers, Chris Wolfgang
- 2006-07: Kayley Frank
- 2007-08: Kayla Dunkman
- 2008-09: Dave Melton
- 2009-10: Tarah Novak, Stacy Wood
- 2010-11: Cassie Croslow, Tiffany Fry
- 2011-12: Michael Haynes, Andrea Whitacre
- 2012-13: Michael Haynes
- 2013-14: Tyler Dague, Marisa Vogel
- 2014-15: Tyler Dague, Megan DeBruyn, Jacob Holmes
- 2015-16: Megan DeBruyn, Faith Middleton, Beth Stark
- 2016-17: Nikki Edrington, Faith Middleton, Beth Stark
- 2017-18: Nikki Edrington
- 2018-19: Nikki Edrington, Amalia Arms
- 2019-20: Amalia Arms, Jacey Crawford
- 2020-21: Jacey Crawford
- 2021-22: Gillian Lintz, Samantha Huber
- 2022-23: Rebekah Hisle
- 2023-24: Rebekah Hisle, Abigail Goldman
- 2024-25: Abigail Goldman
- 2025-26: Abigail Jeyakaran