| 1941-1943: Raymond B. Bragg | 1973-1979: Bette Chambers |
| 1944-1946: E. Burdette Backus | 1979-1980: Louis R. Gomberg |
| 1947-1948: J. Hutton Hynd | 1980-1984: Lyle L. Simpson |
| 1949-1950: Curtis Reese | 1985-1992: Isaac Asimov |
| 1951-1955: Lloyd L. Morain | 1992-1993: Suzanne I. Paul |
| 1956-1958: Hermann J. Muller | 1993-1994: Michael W. Werner |
| 1959-1961: George L. Axtelle | 1995-2002: Edd Doerr |
| 1962-1965: Vashti McCollum | 2003-2008: Mel Lipman |
| 1966-1968: Robert W. McCoy | 2009-2012: David Niose |
| 1969-1972: Lloyd L. Morain | 2013-Present: Rebecca Hale |
1992-2007: Kurt Vonnegut
2009-2012: Gore Vidal
