David C. Hardesty, Jr.
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 | 1946 |
Spouse(s) | Susan Brown Hardesty[1] |
Alma mater |
West Virginia University Harvard Law School University of Oxford |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | West Virginia College of Law |
David C. 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 J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1973, and a B.A. from Oxford University in 1969 which was redesignated an M.A. in 1983.[1][2][5] 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]
References
- 1 2 http://law.wvu.edu/r/download/54914
- 1 2 3 4 http://law.wvu.edu/faculty/full_time_+faculty/david_c_hardesty
- 1 2 http://www.be.wvu.edu/Hall_fame/hardesty.htm
- ↑ Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity - Twelfth Edition, p.140: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, 1985.
- ↑ https://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/regulations/307-072.shtml>
External links
- http://people.forbes.com/profile/david-c-hardesty/22627
- http://wvbarfoundation.org/fellows/
- http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/1/11/wvu-announces-2010-david-c-hardesty-jr-festival-of-ideas-schedule
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