V. Gordon Moulton who served until 2013. John W. Smith, the current executive vice president, served as an interim president until the arrival of Tony G. Waldrop in 2014 and after his retirement in 2021. Jo Bonner was appointed as university president in 2021.
== Athletics ==
=== Football ===
The football games are played on Abraham A. Mitchell Field on the Hancock Whitney Stadium since 2020.
=== Basketball ===
South Alabama men's and women's basketball play in the 10,000 seat Mitchell Center that opened in 1999.
=== Baseball and softball ===
South Alabama's home park is Eddie Stanky Field, a 3,775-seat stadium with a natural grass playing surface. The stadium was opened in 1980, renovated in 2004, and received new turf in 2024.
Softball is played at Jaguar Field since 2007. In 2015, the capacity was increased to 1,050.
== Legal and other matters ==
=== Police shooting ===
On October 12, 2012, 18-year-old freshman Gil Collar was shot and killed by a campus police officer, after appearing naked outside …
