David C. Hardesty, Jr.

David C. Hardesty, Jr.
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] 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. 1 2 http://law.wvu.edu/r/download/54914
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://law.wvu.edu/faculty/full_time_+faculty/david_c_hardesty
  3. 1 2 http://www.be.wvu.edu/Hall_fame/hardesty.htm
  4. ↑ Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity - Twelfth Edition, p.140: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, 1985.

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