Yvonne D. Stark - Wilson

Yvonne Wilson is a woman of achievement, accomplishment, and ambition. It all started when she enrolled in Lincoln University; the only public institution for higher education in Missouri that admitted African Americans. She later went on to become a teacher, principal and systems director in the Kansas City School District. Mrs. Wilson was involved in many civic/social activities including the Metropolitan Community Colleges and the Bruce Watkins Cultural Heritage Center. She had many accomplishments including her positions as the President of Lincoln University Board of Curators and the first African American President of the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals. Finally, one of her top accomplishments was being appointed to the Missouri House of Representatives.

1984-1986: Thomas Miller Jenkins

15th President 1984-1986

1898-1901: John H. Jackson

2nd President 1898-1902

1902-1918: Benjamin F. Allen

4th President 1902-1918

1923-1927, 1929-1931: Nathan B. Young

7th & 9th President 1923-19271929-1931

1927-1929, 1937-1938: William B. Jason

8th President 1927-19291937-1938 (Acting President)

1956-1969: Earl Edgar Dawson

12th President 1956-1969

1875-1878: Samuel T. Mitchell

Principal In Office: 1875-1878

1866-1870: Richard Baxter Foster

1st PrincipalIn Office: 1866-1870

1918-1922: Clement Richardson

5th President 1918-1922

1931-1937: Charles W. Florence

10th President 1931-1937

1973-1982 (Nov.): James Frank

14th President 1973-1982 (Nov.)

1988-1996: Wendell G. Rayburn

16th President 1988-1996

2005-2012: Dr. Carolyn Mahoney

18th President 1st Female President 2005-2012 Dr. Carolyn R. Mahoney earned her B.S. degree in Mathematics from Siena College; M.S. and PhD. Degree in Mathematics from the Ohio State University. On February 1, 2005, Dr. Mahoney became the 18th president of Lincoln University of Missouri.

1870-1871: W. B. Payne

Principal In Office: 1870-1871