| Presidential Term | Name, Institution |
| 1981-1982 | Dr. Jill Hutchison, Illinois State University |
| 1982-1983 | Fran Garmon, Delta State University |
| 1983-1984 | Donna Devlin, Brandeis University |
| 1984-1985 | Dr. Jill Hutchison, Illinois State University |
| 1985-1986 | Lin Dunn, University of Miami |
| 1986-1987 | Jorja Hoehn, Indiana University |
| 1987-1988 | Joan Bonvicini, Long Beach State University |
| 1988-1989 | Gooch Foster, University of California-Berkeley |
| 1989-1990 | Rene Portland, Pennsylvania State University |
| 1990-1991 | Kay Yow, North Carolina State University |
| 1991-1992 | Dr. Jill Hutchison, Illinois State University |
| 1992-1993 | Jim Foster, Vanderbilt University |
| 1993-1994 | Cindy Scott, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
| 1994-1995 | Barbara Stevens, Bentley College |
| 1995-1996 | Linda Hill-MacDonald, University of Minnesota |
| 1996-1997 | Sylvia Hatchell, University of North Carolina |
| 1997-1999 | Carol Alfano, Mills College |
| 1999-2001 | Theresa Grentz, University of Illinois |
| 2001-2003 | Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech University |
| 2003-2005 | Wendy Larry, Old Dominion University |
| 2005-2007 | Doug Bruno, DePaul University |
| 2007-2009 | Sherri Coale, University of Oklahoma |
| 2009-2011 | Geno Auriemma, University of Connecticut |
| 2011-2013 | Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona State University |
| 2013-2015 | Sue Semrau, Florida State University |
| 2015-2017 | Coquese Washington, Pennsylvania State University |
| 2017-2019 | Jennifer Rizzotti, George Washington University |
