Leadership

The governance and administration of VSU as set forth in Republic Act (RA) No. 9437 and duly constituted by RA 8292 are vested in the Board of Regents (BOR) and the President of the University as authorized by the Board.

The Board of Regents is composed of the following:

• Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Chairman
• VSU President, Vice Chairman
• Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Philippine Senate, Member
• Chairman of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of the Philippine House of Representatives, Member
• Regional Director of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Member
• Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Member
• President of the VSU Faculty Association, Member
• President of the VSU Alumni Association, Member
• President of the VSU Supreme Student Council, Member
• Two (2) Prominent Citizens in the Region, Members

Past Administrators

The following served as administrators of the University:

1924 - Washington Wiren, Principal (Baybay Agricultural School)
1933 - Robert Kilbourne, Principal (Baybay Agricultural High School-BAHS)
1935 - Fred Warner, Principal (BAHS)
1938 - Fred Warner, Superintendent (Baybay National Agricultural School-BNAS)
1949 - Pedro Montellano, Superintendent (BNAS)
1949 - Dominador D. Clemente, Superintendent (BNAS)
1958 - Amado C. Tolentino, Superintendent (BNAS)
1960 - Julian Mamaril, Superintendent (Visayas Agricultural College-VAC)
1963 - Napoleon D. Dignadice, Superintendent (VAC)
1971 - Rafael G. Macahilig, Superintendent (VAC)
1974 - Dr. Fernando A. Bernardo, President (Visayas State College of Agriculture-ViSCA)
1986 - Dr. Marianito R. Villanueva, President (ViSCA)
1993 - Dr. Samuel S. Go, President (ViSCA)
1999 - Dr. Paciencia P. Milan, President (ViSCA)
2001 - Dr. Paciencia P. Milan, President (Leyte State University-LSU)
2007 - Dr. Paciencia P. Milan, President (Visayas State University-VSU)
2007 - Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, President (VSU-Effective November 1, 2007)
2011 - Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, President (Visayas State University)
2015 to date - Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin (Effective November 2015)