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][4] As an undergraduate student at West Virginia University, Hardesty was student body president, a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and a Rhodes Scholar.[3][5] Hardesty earned a B.A. from Oxford University in 1969 which was redesignated an M.A. in 1983.[1][3][6] 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.[3] Hardesty then began his twelve-year tenure as president of WVU. He is currently president emeritus and professor of law at West Virginia University.[4]
David C. Hardesty Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "WVU Presidents". West Virginia University. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Faculty | College of Law | West Virginia University".
- ^ a b "David C. Hardesty Jr". www.be.wvu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-23.
- ^ 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 Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine>
External links
edit- Forbes.com
- http://wvbarfoundation.org/fellows/ Archived 2012-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/1/11/wvu-announces-2010-david-c-hardesty-jr-festival-of-ideas-schedule
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