Council of Presidents, 2001. Pictured from left to right: Les Purce, Evergreen; Jerilyn McIntyre, CWU; V. Lane Rawlins, WSU; Karen Morse, WWU; Stephen Jordan, EWU.
| Academic Year | Instituion | President |
|---|---|---|
| 1971-1972 | WWU | Charles J. Flora |
| 1972-1973 | EWU | Emerson C. Shuck |
| 1973-1974 | WSU | Glenn Terrell |
| 1974-1975 | Evergreen | Charles J. McCann |
| 1975-1976 | UW | John R. Hogness |
| 1976-1977 | CWU | James Brooks |
| 1977-1978 | WWU | Paul J. Olscamp |
| 1978-1979 | EWU | H. George Frederickson |
| 1979-1980 | WSU | Glenn Terrell |
| 1980-1981 | Evergreen | Daniel J. Evans |
| 1981-1982 | UW | William P. Gerberding |
| 1982-1983 | CWU | Donald L. Garrity |
| 1983-1984 | WWU | G. Robert Ross |
| 1984-1985 | EWU | H. George Frederickson |
| 1985-1986 | Evergreen | Joseph Olander |
| 1986-1987 | WSU | Samuel H. Smith |
| 1987-1988 | UW | William P. Gerberding |
| 1988-1989 | CWU | Donald L. Garrity |
| 1989-1990 | WWU | Kenneth P. Mortimer |
| 1990-1991 | WSU | Samuel H. Smith |
| 1991-1992 | EWU | Marshall E. Drummond |
| 1992-1993 | UW | William P. Gerberding |
| 1993-1994 | Evergreen | Jane Jervis |
| 1994-1995 | CWU | Ivory V. Nelson |
| 1995-1996 | WWU | Karen W. Morse |
| 1996-1997 | WSU | Samuel H. Smith |
| 1997-1998 | EWU | Marshall E. Drummond |
| 1998-1999 | UW | Richard McCormick |
| 1999-2000 | Evergreen | Jane Jervis |
| 2000-2001 | WWU | Karen W. Morse |
| 2001-2002 | CWU | Jerilyn McIntyre |
| 2002-2003 | WSU | V. Lane Rawlins |
| 2003-2004 | EWU | Stephen Jordan |
| 2004-2005 | Evergreen | T. Les Purce |
| 2005-2006 | UW | Mark A. Emmert |
| 2006-2007 | WWU | Karen W. Morse |
| 2007-2008 | CWU | Jerilyn McIntyre |
| 2008-2009 | WSU | Elson S. Floyd |
| 2009-2010 | EWU | Rodolfo Arévalo |
| 2010-2011 | Evergreen | T. Les Purce |
| 2011-2012 | UW | Michael K. Young |
| 2012-2013 | WWU | W. Bruce Shepard |
| 2013-2014 | CWU | James Gaudino |
| 2014-2015* | Evergreen | T. Les Purce |
| 2015-2016* | EWU | Mary Cullinan |
| 2016-2017 | WSU | Kirk Schulz |
| 2017-2018 | UW | Ana Mari Cauce |
| 2018-2019 | WWU | Sabah Randhawa |
| 2019-2020 | CWU | James Gaudino |
| 2020-2021* | WWU | Sabah Randhawa |