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Dr. Richard A. Pfau
23rd President, Averett University

Richard Pfau has served as President of Averett University since July 1, 2002. A native of New York, he earned his Ph.D. from The University of Virginia. During Dr. Pfau's tenure at Averett, the University has increased its enrollment, become more diverse, added new academic programs, expanded the campus, and built a 35,000-square foot student center. He has studied, taught and written about American diplomatic history, nuclear weapons and the modern Middle East, and his biography of Virginian Lewis L. Strauss, an important leader in the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear power, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Dr. Pfau served with the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1971. He held faculty positions at Dickinson College and the University of Miami before moving to Emory and Henry College as Dean. For nine years he was President of Illinois College, a church-related residential college of 900 students.

 

 

 

Averett University, Board of Trustees, 2008-2009

Dr. Martti Ahtisaari, Former President of Finland
Helsinki, Finland

John S. Barr, Esq. Attorney, McGuire Woods, LLP
Richmond, Virginia

Dr. James E. Baucom, Jr., Senior. Pastor, Columbia Baptist Church
Falls Church, Virginia

Edward M. Bishop, Retired Area Manager, AT&T
Glen Allen, Virginia

Rev. Daniel Carlton, '90, Pastor, Spring Hill Baptist Church
Ruckersville, Virginia

P. Niles Daly, Jr., President, Daly Seven, Inc.
Danville, Virginia

Gonzalee Ford, '58, Business and Community Leader
Boynton Beach, Florida

Jacob E. Frith II, '77, Chairman & CEO, Frith Construction Co., Inc.
Martinsville, Virginia

Virginia W. Hamlet, Community Volunteer
Bassett, Virginia

Mike K. Hendrickson, Retired Plant Manager, Corning Glass Works
Danville, Virginia

James W. Jennings, Jr., Attorney, Woods Rogers PLC
Roanoke, Virginia

Dale P. Lee, Vice President & Secretary, RGC Resources Inc.
Roanoke, Virginia

Board Chairman: Dr. Franklin W. Maddux, Chief Medical Officer, Specialty Care Services Group
Nashville, Tennessee
President, Gamewood Data Systems
Danville, Virginia

Francis E. McGovern, Professor of Law, Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Lindsey Moynihan, '65, Community Leader
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

Dr. Claude B. Owen, Jr., Retired CEO, Dimon, Inc.
Glen Allen, Virginia

Jackson E. Reasor, President & CEO, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Glen Allen, Virginia

Mary M.G. Riddle, Vice President, Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Georgia

James J. Roberts, President, Kenbridge Construction Co., Inc.
Kenbridge, Virginia

Richard Roccesano, '81, Executive Vice President, Mark Properties, Inc.
Durham, North Carolina

Rev. Dr. Daniel E. Scott, Retired Pastor
Roanoke, Virginia

H. I. Slayton, Jr., Retired Executive, Bank of Virginia
Danville, Virginia

Dr. Calvin R. Snowden, '94, Director, University for People
Washington, DC

John D. Vigouroux, '82, President and CEO, Finjan, Inc.
San Jose, California

Ebb H. Williams, III, Attorney, Ebb H. Williams, III, P.C.
Martinsville, Virginia

L. Hampton Wilkins, '73, '87, President, Wilkins & Company Realtors
Danville, Virginia

Bobbye Raye Womack, '79, Community Leader
Danville, Virginia

Trustees Emeriti
Mrs. Branley F. Barr, Richmond, Virginia
Dr. Garland M. Wyatt, Danville, Virginia