W. Taylor Reveley IV

W. Taylor Reveley IV
26th President of
Longwood University
Assumed office
June 1, 2013
Preceded by Patrick Finnegan
Personal details
Born Walter Taylor Reveley IV
(1974-08-16) August 16, 1974
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Spouse(s) Marlo Reveley[1]
Alma mater Princeton University
Union Presbyterian Seminary
University of Virginia School of Law
Profession Educator, Attorney

Walter Taylor Reveley IV (born August 16, 1974) is a Virginia educator and lawyer who became the 26th president of Longwood University, a public liberal arts college in Farmville, Virginia, in 2013.[2] A scholar of the U.S. presidency, Reveley was previously the managing director of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, and as the coordinating attorney for the National War Powers Commission, co-chaired by U.S. Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher.[3]

Early life and education

Reveley is a native of Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from St. Christopher’s School there.[2] He holds an undergraduate degree in classics from Princeton University (1996),[1] where he was a member of the football team.[2] He also holds a master’s degree from Union Presbyterian Seminary, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia.[4]

Reveley's grandfather, W. Taylor Reveley II was president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1963-1977,[5] and his father W. Taylor Reveley III has been president of the College of William & Mary since 2008.[1][6]

Career

Reveley began his career as an attorney with Hunton & Williams, with a practice focused on corporate governance, securities, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as matters of state and federal public policy.[1]

Reveley’s scholarly expertise is the modern U.S. presidency in particular, the major focus of U.Va.’s Miller Center, which he helped lead under former Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles.[1]

Previously, Reveley was on the Princeton Alumni Council's executive committee and was chairman of the trustees of Virginia Intermont College.[1]

He is also an executive producer of the 2015 dark comedy Doomsdays, written and directed by his childhood friend Eddie Mullins, which receives 86% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[7]

Longwood

The Commission on Presidential Debates selected Longwood to host the October 2016 U.S. Vice-Presidential Debate.[8]

Reveley led a campus plan with the firm Cooper, Robertson & Partners, which aims to improve the university’s residential campus and connection to the town of Farmville.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "W. Taylor Reveley IV, next Longwood president, follows in family tradition". Washington Post blog. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "For Longwood president, higher ed runs in family". richmond.com. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "National War Powers Commission—Miller Center". millercenter.org. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Jenna. "W. Taylor Reveley IV, next Longwood president, follows in family tradition". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Walter Taylor Reveley, II". hsc.edu. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "William & Mary - Taylor Reveley, President". wm.edu. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Doomsdays". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Kapsidelis, Karen. "Longwood to host vice-presidential debate next year". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Op-Ed: Moton, Longwood leaders announce affiliation, first scholarship winner". motonmuseum.org. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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