For many years the SCR operated a policy of alternating (*) Professorial (or High Grade Administrative) and (#) non-Professorial level staff as holders of the Chair, which was for one year only, and seen as an accolade rather than a burden. It became obvious as times changed that this was no longer necessarily how recipients saw the offer, and in 1999/2000 the roles were split - an Honorary President, holding office for a single year, and now alternating between (#) staff/retired staff members of whatever grade and (*) lay members of Council; and a Committee Chair, to be more of a working officer role, ideally held for at least two or three years at a time.
| Chairman of SCR | Chairman of Committee | Secretary | Treasurer | Social Secretary | |
| 1980/1 | James Scott* | - | Chris Harrison | Jim Howell | |
| 1981/2 | David Morgan# | - | David McNaughton | Jim Howell | |
| 1982/3 | Richard Kempa* | - | David McNaughton | Jim Howell | |
| 1983/4 | Peter Parkhouse# | - | Stephen Clifford | Jim Howell | George Stephenson |
| 1984/5 | Gilbert Kelling* | - | David McNaughton | Robert Smith | |
| 1985/6 | Frank Doherty# | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith | |
| 1986/7 | Watson Fuller* | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith | John Winchester |
| 1987/8 | Graham Park# | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith | |
| 1988/9 | Gurnos Jones* | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith | Tony Gravano |
| 1989/90 | Philip Boden# | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith | Tony Gravano |
| 1990/1 | John Cox* | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith | Silvano Levy |
| 1991/2 | Stephen Clifford# | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith | Silvano Levy |
| 1992/3 | Watson Fuller* | - | Margaret Bird | Robert Smith/ Bill Robinson | Tanya Bowyer-Bower |
| 1993/4 | Brian Turton# | - | Mark Galeotti | Bill Robinson | Tanya Bowyer-Bower |
| 1994/5 | Margaret Bird# | - | Vacant | Bill Robinson | Dave Laven |
| 1995/6 | Bill Robinson# | - | Carolyn Busfield | Bill Robinson | Rudi Deen |
| 1996/7 | Ted Evans* | - | Carolyn Busfield | Bill Robinson | Rudi Deen |
| 1997/8 | John Rogers* | - | Carolyn Busfield | Bill Robinson | Rudi Deen |
| 1998/9 | Richard Wallace# | - | Carolyn Busfield | Bill Robinson | Rudi Deen |
| 1999/00 | Richard Wallace# (Acting) | - | Susan Deacy | Bill Robinson | Vacant |
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| 2000/1 | Anthony Wood* | George Truscott | Susan Deacy | Bill Robinson | Vacant |
| 2001/2 | John Winchester# | George Truscott | Lisa Cartlidge | Bill Robinson | Susan Deacy |
| 2002/3 | Elsie Ashley* | George Truscott | Lisa Cartlidge | Bill Robinson | Graeme Jones & Dave McGarvey |
| 2003/4 | Graham Wilks# | George Truscott | Rick Marshall | Bill Robinson | Dave McGarvey |
| 2004/5 | Peter Holland * | Gordon Pearson | Rick Marshall | Bill Robinson | Vacant |
| 2005/6 | David Cohen# | Gordon Pearson | Rick Marshall | Bill Robinson | Vacant |
| 2006/7 | Jeff Smith* | Gordon Pearson | Vacant | Bill Robinson | Vacant |
| 2007/8 | Watson Fuller# | Gordon Pearson | Vacant | Renata Stenka | Liz Parsons |
| 2008/9 | James Elder# | Stephen Clifford | Vacant | Bill Robinson | Liz Parsons |
| 2009/10 | Ann Fisher* | Stephen Clifford | Vacant | Bill Robinson | Liz Parsons |
| 2010/1 | Peter Lawrence# | Stephen Clifford | Vacant | Bill Robinson | Liz Parsons |
| 2011/2 | Ian Dudson* | Stephen Clifford | Vacant | Bill Robinson/ Stephen Clifford | Vacant |
| 2012/3 | Marilyn Andrews# | Peter Lawrence | Vacant | Stephen Clifford | Vacant |
| 2013/4 | Peter Crome# | Peter Lawrence | Anna Truman | Stephen Clifford | Vacant |
| 2014/5 | Vacant | Peter Lawrence | Anna Truman | Stephen Clifford | Vacant |
| 2015/6 | Vacant | Anna Truman | Lynne Harris | Stephen Clifford | John Butcher |
| 2016/7 | Vacant | Adam Stanton | Lynne Harris/ Rachel Bright | Stephen Clifford | John Butcher |
| 2017/8 | Vacant | Adam Stanton | Rachel Bright | Stephen Clifford | Chris Adams |
| 2018/9 | Vacant | Chris Adams | Sarah Roberts | Stephen Clifford | Becky Bowler |
| 2019/20 | Vacant | Chris Adams | Vacant | Stephen Clifford | Becky Bowler |
| 2020/21 | Vacant | Chris Adams | Vacant | Stephen Clifford | Becky Bowler |
| 2021/22 | Vacant | Chris Adams | Stephen Clifford | Stephen Clifford | Becky Bowler |
| 2022/23 | Vacant | Becky Bowler | Stephen Clifford | Stephen Clifford | Marta Woloszynowska-Fraser |
| 2023/24 | Vacant | Becky Bowler | Stephen Clifford | Stephen Clifford | Marta Woloszynowska-Fraser |
| 2024/25 | Vacant | Becky Bowler | Stephen Clifford | Stephen Clifford | Marta Woloszynowska-Fraser |