stalled in the Washington legislature in 2018.
As of 2025, the regents are Lisa Keohokalole Schauer, Jenette Ramos, Marty Dickinson, Brett Blankenship, Enrique Cerna, Sam Hunt, Judith McDonald, Douglas T. Picha, Lura J. Powell, Kassandra Vogel (student), and Howard Wright III.
=== Leadership ===
Elizabeth R. Cantwell currently serves as WSU's president and chief executive officer. T. Chris Riley-Tillman currently serves as provost and handles academics, research and faculty matters for WSU statewide.
WSU has had 11 presidents in its 125-year history: George W. Lilley (1891–1892), John W. Heston (1892–1893), Enoch A. Bryan (1893–1915), Ernest O. Holland (1916–1944), Wilson M. Compton (1945–1951), C. Clement French (1952–1966), Glenn Terrell (1967–1985), Samuel H. Smith (1985–2000), V. Lane Rawlins (2000–2007), Elson S. Floyd (2007–2015), and Kirk Schulz (2016-2025). Former acting president Daniel Bernardo is not counted among those; nor are previous acting presidents William Pearl (1951-1952) and Wallis Beasley …
