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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

## Presidents

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

## References

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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.