Deborah Marie DiCroce

Background

DiCroce, Deborah Marie was born on April 8, 1952 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Quirino Gerry and Margaret (Yanalavage) diploma of Membership of the Imperial College of Science and Technology.

Education

Bachelor, Old Dominion U., l974; Master of Arts, Old Dominion U., l975; Doctor of Education, College William and Mary, l984.

Career

Assistant editor, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, l974-75; Professor of English,, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, Virginia, l976-80; chairman humanities division, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, Virginia, l980-85; campus provost, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1985-1989; president, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, 1989-1998; president, Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, Virginia, since 1998. Member, chairman numerous statewide committees on education, since 1984. Adjunct visiting professor higher edn.Coll.

William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, since 1985, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1994. Visiting committees Commision on Colls. Trustee Endowment Association of College William and Mary, since 1995.

Board directors Hampton Roads Partnership, since 1998, Greater Norfolk Corporation, since 1998.

Achievements

• Deborah Marie DiCroce has been listed as a noteworthy College president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, 1983-1986, Portsmouth Partnership, 1985-1989. Board directors Friends of Women's Studies, Norfolk, 1985-1989, Junior Achievement Greater Hampton Rds., Norfolk, 1986-1989. Chairman.Virginia Beach Architectural Design Awards Committee, 1985, Portsmouth Vocational Education Advisory Council, 1988.

Chairman community campaign United Way, Portsmouth, 1988, Charlottesville, 1994. Board directors Jefferson Area United Way, 1989-1998, Thomas Jefferson chapter American Heart Association, 1990-1992, Piedmont Council of the Arts, 1989-1992, First Virginia Bank Control, 1990-1994, Ash-Lawn HighlandAdv, Board, since 1993. Leadership county Martha Jefferson Hospital, 1991-1996, Jefferson National Bank, 1994-1998.

Member American Association of University Women, American Association Higher Education, Association for Study Higher Education, Southern Association Colleges Schools (visiting committee since 1987, commission on colleges 1990-1996, trustee since 1996), Rotary (board directors Portsmouth 1988-1989, Charlottesville 1994-1996).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, snow skiing, racquetball.

Connections

Father:

Quirino Gerry DiCroce

Mother:

Margaret (Yanalavage) DiCroce