1920–1949
H. Sherman Oberly, 1949–1963
Perry F. Kendig, 1963–1975
Norman D. Fintel, 1975–1989
David M. Gring, 1989–2004
Sabine U. O'Hara, 2004–2007
Michael C. Maxey, 2007–2022
Frank Shushok Jr., 2022–present
== Lutheran heritage ==
Established in 1842, Roanoke is the second-oldest (Gettysburg College is the oldest) Lutheran-affiliated college in the United States and is associated with three synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: the Virginia Synod, the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, and the West Virginia–Western Maryland Synod. The Virginia Synod is headquartered in Bittle Hall, the college's first library now occupied by the Bishop of the Virginia Synod.
Historically, the college has had a small Lutheran population. Roanoke's student body represents numerous religious denominations; Roman Catholicism is the most prevalent, and Lutherans total less than ten percent.
== Academics ==
=== Admissions ===
U.S. News & World Report evaluates Roanoke admissions as "selective". For 2023, the …
