Walter Marshall William Spawn

President, 1925–1926

Walter Splawn was born on June 16, 1883 in Arlington, Texas. He graduated from Baylor University in 1906 with a bachelor's of arts degree. Splawn taught at his alma mater from 1910 to 1912. He earned a master's of arts degree at Yale University in 1914, and returned to teach at Baylor in 1916. In 1919, Splawn joined the University of Texas at Austin faculty, and completed a doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1921. Splawn died in Washington, D.C., on January 17, 1963, aged 79

J.C. Cochran

Superintendent of Schools, 1926-1928

Joseph Edward Nelson

Director, 1928–1941

Joseph Edward Nelson was born on 9 February 1882, in Parker, Texas. He died on August 20, 1952 in San Antonio at the age of 70.

J.O. Loftin

President, 1941–1955

Wayland P. Moody

President, 1956-1961

President of the Colleges, 1961-1973

President Emeritus of the Colleges, 1973-1974

Wayland Pelton Moody was born on October 7, 1902, in Watt, Limestone, Texas. He died on April 13, 1985, in Wortham, Freestone, Texas, at the age of 82.

Jerome F. Weynand

President of the Colleges, 1974–1981

Jerome Weynand was born in Hondo, Texas, on November 2, 1926. In addition to his earlier stint as a newspaper reporter with the San Antonio Express-News, he had a long career at Alamo Colleges district as registrar, dean of students, vice president and president of the district; and later as the founding Executive Director and a board member of the Baumberger Endowment scholarship fund which enables Bexar County residents to go to college. He passed away in Boerne, Texas at age 96 on May 16, 2023.

Truett L. Chance

Dean, 1981–1982

President, 1982–1983

President Emeritus, 1983–1984

Truett L. Chance was born near Liberty Hill on August 23, 1913. After serving 18 months in the Pacific during World War II, he began as a social sciences instructor in January 1947 at San Antonio Junior College. For the 35 years, he taught courses in history, economics, and government, as well as serving as chairman of various departments and establishing the Faculty Senate.

Max Castillo

President, 1984–1993

Max Castillo was born on March 15, 1944. Castillo holds a B.A. and an M.A. degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and a doctorate from the University of Houston. He served as president of San Antonio College for ten years until 1992, when he assumed leadership of UH-Downtown.

Dr. Ruth Burgos-Sasscer

President, 1993–1997

Dr. Burgos-Sasscer's career in academia began in 1968 when she was hired to teach at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico. She later moved to the University of Puerto Rico(UPR) where she held various faculty and administrative positions culminating in the position of Director and Dean (CEO) of the University's Aguadilla Regional College. In 1988 she returned to the mainland United States to serve as vice president of faculty and instruction of Harry S. Truman College in Chicago. In 1993 she moved to Texas to become president of San Antonio College.

Vern Loland

President, 1998–2002

Robert Zeigler

Interim President, 1997–1998

President, 2002–2014

President Emeritus, 2014

Robert Zeigler was born on November 2, 1938. He joined the Navy before attending SAC in 1959. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Sam Houston State University and a doctorate from Texas Tech University. He served as chairman of the college's faculty senate before becoming vice president of academic affairs, vice president and ultimately president.

Robert Vela

President, 2014–2022

Robert Vela is a 1994 graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville and a holder of two graduate degrees from this institution. Dr. Vela served two years as SAC president-elect, two years as secretary and another two years as a board member before serving as president of San Antonio College from 2014 to June 2022, leading the institution to become the 2021 Aspen Prize Winner for Community College Excellence. After his time at SAC, Dr. Vela became the president of Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Naydeen Gonzalez-DeJesus

President, 2023–2024

Naydeen Gonzalez-DeJesus was born in February of 1976 and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State University, a master’s degree in student personnel services from Rowan University, and a doctorate from Northcentral University in industrial/organizational psychology. Gonzalez-De Jesus served at San Antonio College as its 13th president, making her the first woman president in a quarter century and only the second to hold the office since the college’s founding in 1925.

Dr. Francisco E. Solis

Interim President, 2022-2023

Interim President, 2024-2025

President, 2025

Francisco Solis, J.D. is the fourteenth President of San Antonio College. A longtime SAC leader, he returned in March 2024 after retiring in 2023 following 23 years of service. He has served in numerous teaching and leadership roles, including Interim President, Interim Vice President for Academic Success, and Dean for Performance Excellence. A graduate of SAC, St. Edward’s University, and The University of Texas School of Law, he helped lead SAC’s accreditation and national honors, including the Aspen Prize and Malcolm Baldrige Award.