Nagi G. Naganathan

Nagi Naganathan, Ph.D., ASME Fellow, currently serves as Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech's seventh president, taking office on March 31, 2017.

Past Presidents include:

Christopher G. Maples

Christopher (Chris) Maples, Ph.D., served as Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech president from 2008-20161.

Martha Anne Dow

Martha Anne Dow served as Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech president from 1998-20072 before passing away to breast cancer in 2007. The Martha Anne Dow Center for Health Professions, home of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech's health sciences programs, was named in her honor.

Lawrence J. Wolf

Lawrence Wolf, Ph.D., served as Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech president from 1991-1997.

Larry J. Blake

Larry Blake served as Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech president from 1983-19903.

Kenneth F. Light

Kenneth Light served as Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech president from 1976-19824.

Winston D. Purvine

Under the direction of Winston Purvine, the first classes at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Vocational School (now Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ) were held in 1947. Purvine served as president from 1947-1976. Purvine Hall on Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech's Klamath Falls campus was named in his honor.


1 Jay Kenton served as interim president between Maples and Naganathan.

2 David Woodall served as interim president between Dow and Maples.

3 W.T. Lemman served as interim president between Blake and Wolf.

4 W.M. Douglass served as interim president between Light and Blake.