Associate of Arts, Ferrum College, 1965; Bachelor in History, Randolph-Macon College, 1967; Master of Arts in History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in College Administration, Florida State University, 1972.
Assistant professor of history, Ferrum College, 1968-1971; chairman social science division, associate professor of history, Ferrum College, 1971-1972; academic dean, Ferrum College, 1972-1976; dean of college, Ferrum College, 1976-1980; senior vice president, dean of college, Ferrum College, 1980-1982; president, Shenandoah U., since 1982. Member superintendent's advising committee Franklin County Schools. Elected to commission on Colls. of the Southern Association of Colleges Schools, 1987-1990.
President Franklin County United Fund. Founding member Franklin County Bicentennial Committee. Vice-chairman Patrick Henry District Boy Scouts of America, mem.Shenandoah area county.
Board directors Jefferson National Bank, Northern region. Elected Board of Higher Education United Methodist Church by Southeast Jurisdiction,1988. Member Corporation Winchester Medical Center, since 1984.
Lay leader Winchester District United Methodist Church. Board directors Toll Road Corporation Virginia, since 1989. Elected to Virginia General Assembly House of Delaware, 1978, 79, 81.
Active General Assembly Committee. Appointed by governor to special commission on Selection of Governor's awards for the Arts, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1984;appointed by governor to Waste Management Bd.for Commonwealth, 1985, chairman, 1985-1988, History Commission to study Preservation in Virginia, 1987-1989. Elected board directors Washington-Dulles Task Force, 1986-1989.
Member Frederick County History Society, Rotary (Winchester chapter), Phi BetaKappa, Phi Theta Kappa (outstanding alumnus in the United States 1980), Omicron Delta Kappa.
M. Janet Copple; children: Barclay, Andrew, Stephanie.
