Former Montana Commissioners of Higher Education (listed chronologically):

  • Pettit, Lawrence K. - 1973 To 1979
  • Richardson, John A. - 1979 To 1981 
  • Dayton, Irving E. - 1981 To 1985 
  • Krause, Carrol - 1985 To 1990
  • Hutchinson, John M. - 1990 To 1993 
  • Baker, Jeffrey - 1993 To 1996 
  • Crofts, Richard A. - 1996 To 2003 
  • Krause, Carrol - 2003 Interim 
  • Stearns, Sheila M. - 2003 To 2011
  • Christian, Clayton - 2012 to present