List of Southern Virginia University people

The following is a partial list of notable Southern Virginia University people. It includes alumni, professors, and others associated with Southern Virginia University.

Presidents

Robert Lee Durham, 1919-1942
Margaret Durham Robey, 1942-1967^[1]
Roy Kinneer Patteson, Jr., 1970–1972, Ancient language scholar; Ph.D. Duke University; Th.M. Duke University; B.D. Union Theological Seminary; B.A. University of Richmond.
John Ripley, 1992-1997, U.S. Marine Colonel, Vietnam War combat veteran, war hero

Designated Southern Virginia University in 2001.

E. Curtis Fawson, 1999-2003^[2]
Monte S. Nyman, 2003-2004
Rodney K. Smith, 2004-2011
Paul K. Sybrowsky, 2012-2014^[3]
Reed N Wilcox, 2014–2023^[4]
Bonnie H. Cordon 2023-Present

Faculty

Jeff Benedict, investigative reporter/author
Orson Scott Card, author of novel Ender's Game
Paul S. Edwards
Daniel J. Fairbanks
Ed Mulitalo, former American football player who played 10 years in the NFL and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV
Debra H. Sowell, former secretary and board member of the Society of Dance History Scholars

Board of trustees

Kent Colton, senior scholar, Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies;^[5] BYU Romney Institute Advisory Board^[6]
Ron Jones, chairman and CEO of Sealy Corporation^[7]
Ardeth Kapp, former general president of the Young Women Organization
Chieko Okazaki, former member of the Relief Society General Presidency
Dave Ulrich, a writer, speaker, management consultant and university professor who in 2001 was ranked the #1 Management Educator and Guru by BusinessWeek^[8]

Alumni

Beezie Madden, an American show jumping competitor and Olympic medalist^[9]

References

^ "Margaret Durham Robey Horatio Alger Award Recipient (2024) - Alexandria, VA - Horatio Alger Association". horatioalger.org.
^ "E. Fawson Obituary (2003) - Salt Lake City, UT - Deseret News". Legacy.com.
^ "Elder Sybrowsky tapped as new Southern Virginia president". Deseret News. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013.
^ "Reed N. Wilcox Named President of Southern Virginia University | Southern Virginia University".
^ Harvard University Press: Housing in the Twenty-First Century : Achieving Common Ground by Kent W. Colton
^ Advisory Board
^ "A new leader at Sealy: retailers see Jones rebuilding ties.(Sealy Corp. CEO and President Ron Jones) | HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network | Find Articles at BNET.com". ^{[dead link]}
^ Schneider, Mica (October 15, 2001). "Rating the Management Gurus". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
^ "Elizabeth Madden ('84) Sets Sight on Fourth Olympic Medal". Southern Virginia University. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

[1] "Margaret Durham Robey Horatio Alger Award Recipient (2024) - Alexandria, VA - Horatio Alger Association". horatioalger.org.

[2] "E. Fawson Obituary (2003) - Salt Lake City, UT - Deseret News". Legacy.com.

[3] "Elder Sybrowsky tapped as new Southern Virginia president". Deseret News. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013.

[4] "Reed N. Wilcox Named President of Southern Virginia University | Southern Virginia University".

[5] Harvard University Press: Housing in the Twenty-First Century : Achieving Common Ground by Kent W. Colton

[6] Advisory Board

[7] "A new leader at Sealy: retailers see Jones rebuilding ties.(Sealy Corp. CEO and President Ron Jones) | HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network | Find Articles at BNET.com". ^{[dead link]}

[8] Schneider, Mica (October 15, 2001). "Rating the Management Gurus". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.

[9] "Elizabeth Madden ('84) Sets Sight on Fourth Olympic Medal". Southern Virginia University. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

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