Education
Sullivan attended the University as an undergraduate and received his Bachelor of Surgery in Commerce in 1948.
Sullivan attended the University as an undergraduate and received his Bachelor of Surgery in Commerce in 1948.
Appointed to the position in 1958 after the retirement of J. Malcolm "Mack" Luck, Sullivan remained in the position until his retirement in 1993. During his years at the Alumni Association, he helped develop the Virginia Student Aid Foundation (now the Virginia Athletics Foundation) and significant expansion of the Jefferson Scholars Program. Sullivan was a director emeritus of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation and a trustee emeritus of the University of Virginia College of Arts & Sciences Foundation.
In his years as director of the alumni association, Sullivan was remembered for assisting numerous students, both individually and through assistance to student organizations.
Three scholarships in his name continue that tradition. The Z Society endows a Sullivan Internship Scholarship, awarded to a returning undergraduate student and "intended to provide an opportunity to take a summer internship otherwise unattainable because of financial constraints." Also, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation maintains an endowed scholarship in the name of Ann Vernon and Sullivan.
Other organizations honor Sullivan"s memory. The Sullivan, awarded "to an individual whose tireless efforts, selfless dedication, and continuing support have contributed in a significant way to the success of the Virginia Glee Club," is named in honor of Sullivan"s efforts to ensure the Virginia Glee Club"s continued existence when it separated from the McIntire Department of Music in the late 1980s.
While a student he was a varsity quarterback in football and was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, T.I.L.K.A., the Z Society, the Raven Society, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity.