The Honors Program was founded in 1963 under the Direction of Dr. Robert Dowell. The main office was in one of the "temporary" buildings where the CAS building currently stands. The Honors Program occupied building "A".

Successive Honors Directors have been:

Dr. Rondell Davidson—History
Dr. Robert Wrinkle—Political Science
Dr. Kenneth Bain
Dr. Raymond Welch—Philosophy
Dr. Dora E. Saavedra—Communication Studies
Dr. Ken Buckman—Philosophy