David C. Hardesty Jr. | |
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21st
President of West Virginia University | |
In office 1995–2007 | |
Succeeded by | Mike Garrison |
Personal details | |
Born | David Carter Hardesty Jr. 1946 (age 77–78) |
Spouse | Susan Brown Hardesty [1] |
Alma mater |
West Virginia University (
BA) University of Oxford ( MA) Harvard University ( JD) |
Profession | Lawyer, Academic administrator |
Website | West Virginia College of Law |
David Carter Hardesty Jr. is an American lawyer and educator who was the 21st president of West Virginia University from 1995 to 2007. [2] [3] As an undergraduate student at West Virginia University, Hardesty was student body president, a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and a Rhodes Scholar. [2] [4] Hardesty earned a B.A. from Oxford University in 1969 which was redesignated an M.A. in 1983. [1] [2] [5] He received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1973. and He was a partner with Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love from 1973 to 1995, and served as the Tax Commissioner of West Virginia from 1977 to 1980. [2] Hardesty then began his twelve-year tenure as president of WVU. He is currently president emeritus and professor of law at West Virginia University. [3]
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David C. Hardesty Jr. | |
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21st
President of West Virginia University | |
In office 1995–2007 | |
Succeeded by | Mike Garrison |
Personal details | |
Born | David Carter Hardesty Jr. 1946 (age 77–78) |
Spouse | Susan Brown Hardesty [1] |
Alma mater |
West Virginia University (
BA) University of Oxford ( MA) Harvard University ( JD) |
Profession | Lawyer, Academic administrator |
Website | West Virginia College of Law |
David Carter Hardesty Jr. is an American lawyer and educator who was the 21st president of West Virginia University from 1995 to 2007. [2] [3] As an undergraduate student at West Virginia University, Hardesty was student body president, a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and a Rhodes Scholar. [2] [4] Hardesty earned a B.A. from Oxford University in 1969 which was redesignated an M.A. in 1983. [1] [2] [5] He received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1973. and He was a partner with Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love from 1973 to 1995, and served as the Tax Commissioner of West Virginia from 1977 to 1980. [2] Hardesty then began his twelve-year tenure as president of WVU. He is currently president emeritus and professor of law at West Virginia University. [3]
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