Past Presidents
University Senate
| Time in Office | Name | Status | Department |
| 1947 | Frank C. Baxter | Deceased | English |
| 1948 | Eleazar Lecky | Deceased | English |
| 1949 | Robert Kingsley | Deceased | Law |
| 1950 | Eleanor Methene | Deceased | Physical Education |
| 1951 | Kenneth E. Reynolds | Deceased | Engineering |
| 1952 | William H. Anderson | Deceased | Economics |
| 1953 | Milo Don Appleman | Deceased | Biology |
| 1954 | Harold von Hofe | Emeritus | German |
| 1955 | William D. Templeman | Retired | English |
| 1956 | William D. Templeman | Retired | English |
| 1957 | Arthur Kooker | Deceased | History |
| 1958 | Carl M. Franklin | Deceased | Law |
| 1959 | Bruce R. McElderry, Jr. | Deceased | English |
| 1960 | Ronald F. Brown | Deceased | Chemistry |
| 1961 | Robert Fenton Craig | Deceased | Business Administration |
| 1962 | Kenneth Harwood | Left USC | Telecommunications |
| 1963 | Robert L. Mannes | Emeritus | Engineering |
| 1964 | Desmond L. Anderson | Retired | Public Administration |
| 1965 | Totton J. Anderson | Deceased | Political Sciences |
| 1966 | John E. Elliot | Deceased | Economics |
| 1967 | Robert L. Mannes | Emeritus | Engineering |
| 1968 | Chester Hyman | Deceased | Physiology |
| 1969 | Robert Brackenbury | Emeritus | Education |
| 1970 | James H. McBath | Deceased | Communication |
| 1971/1972 | Arnold Dunn | Emeritus | Biology |
| 1972/1973 | Leslie Wilbur (transition) | Retired | Education |
Faculty Senate
| Time in Office | Name | Status | Department |
| 1973/1974 | Frances L. Feldman | Emeritus | Social Work |
| 1974/1975 | Richard Perry | Left USC | Athletics |
| 1975/1976 | Robert E. Coffey | Emeritus | Business |
| 1976/1977 | Sol W. Golomb | Active | Engineering |
| 1977/1978 | James H. McBath | Deceased | Communication |
| 1978/1979 | Jack LeBlanc | Deceased | Systems/Safety |
| 1979/1980 | Jack LeBlanc | Deceased | Systems/Safety |
| 1980/1981 | John E. Elliot | Deceased | Economics |
| 1981/1982 | Kenneth L. Servis | Active | Chemistry |
| 1982/1983 | Don Lewis | Retired | Psychology |
| 1983/1984 | Ennis Layne | Deceased | Pharmacology |
| 1984/1985 | Richard S. Savich | Left USC | Business |
| 1985/1986 | William P. Weber | Active | Chemistry |
| 1986/1987 | Gerald A. Fleischer | Emeritus | Engineering |
| 1987/1988 | Nancy E. Wood | Emeritus | Jounralism |
| 1988/1989 | John W. Beierle | Active | Dentistry |
| 1989/1990 | Robrt B. Kaplan | Emeritus | Linguistics |
| 1990/1991 | Walter Wolf | Active | Pharmacy |
| 1991/1992 | Martin L. Levine | Active | Law |
Academic Senate
| Time in Office | Name | Status | Department |
| 1992/1993 | Martin L. Levine (transition) | Active | Law |
| 1993/1994 | Joseph Aoun | Active | Linguistics |
| 1994 | Alice Parker | Active | Engineering |
| 1994/1996 | Tu-nan Chang | Active | Physics |
| 1996/1997 | Erwin Chemerinsky | Active | Law |
| 1997 (May/June) | Sarah (Sally) Pratt | Active | Slavic Languages |
| 1997/1998 | J. Lawford Anderson | Active | Earth Sciences |
| 1998/1999 | William G. Thalmann | Active | Classics |
| 1999/2000 | William G. Tierney | Active | Education |
| 2000/2001 | William H. Dutton | Active | Communications |
| 2001 (Jul/Aug) | Hilary M. Schor | Active | English |
| 2001/2002 | Peter E. Nosco | Active | East Asian Languages |
| 2002/2003 | Philippa Levine | Active | History |
| 2003/2004 | Edwin McCann | Active | Philosophy |
| 2004/2005 | Ronald Garet | Active | Law |
| 2005/2006 | Thomas Katsouleas | Active | ITS/Engineering |
| 2006/2007 | Maja Mataric' | Active | Viterbi School of Engineering |