Background
Henley, Vernard William was born on August 11, 1929 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Walter Abraham and Mary Ellen (Crump) Henley.
Henley, Vernard William was born on August 11, 1929 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Walter Abraham and Mary Ellen (Crump) Henley.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia State College, 1951; Doctor of Humane Letters, Virginia State University, 1992.
Teller, cashier Mechanics & Farmers Bank, Durham, North Carolina, 1951-1952, 54-58. Vice president Consolidated Bank & Trust Company, Richmond, 1958-1971, president, trust officer, from 1971. Chairman board, chief executive officer, trust officer J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Education Foundation, Inc., 1984-1992.
Chairman board, Chief Executive Officer Consolidated Bank & Trust Company, Richmond, since 1983. Board governors Consumer Advisory Council, Federal Reserve Board, 1979-1983. Member Deferred Compensation Board, 1982-1987.
Board directors Retail Merchants Association Greater Richmond, 1986. Member Joint. Subcommittee to study Capital Area Water Authority, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1994.
Member Downtown Development Commission, 1984-1985, general vocational education advisory council Richmond Public Schools, 1975-1978. District commissioner Robert E. Lee council Boy Scouts American, 1964-1969. Vice chairman advisory committee Volunteer Service Bureau, 1964-1969.
Assistant treasurer Richmond chapter American Red Cross, 1968-1969. Board management North branch Young Men’s Christian Association Metropolitan Richmond, 1975-1979. Commissioner Virginia Housing Development Authority, 1972-1983, chairman, 1980-1983.
Board directors Richmond Community Hospital, 1970-1983, Institute Business and Community Development, 1966-1969, Richmond Metropolitan Authority, 1966-1969, Human Services Planning division United Way Greater Richmond, 1970-1972, Church Hill Economic Development Corporation, 1971-1975, Central Educational television, 1971-1981, Richmond Memorial Hospital, 1970, Children's Hospital, 1975-1985, Richmond Metropolitan Blood Services, 1975-1983, Atlantic Rural Exposition, 1976, Private Industry Council Richmond, 1983-1985, Federated Arts Council Richmond, 1979-1985, Richmond Memorial Hospital Foundation, since 1980, Richmond Renaissance, Inc., since 1982, Virginia Council Economic Education, 1993. Member Premier Education Council United States. Board directors Maymont Foundation, 1973, president, 1983-1984, member executive and finance committees.
Board directors Project Agency for International Development-SIR, 1979-1980, Cities in Schools Foundation of Virginia, 1989, Virginia Housing Foundation, vice chairman appointed by governor, 1989. Member advisory board Black Museum, 1984, The Arts Council of Richmond, Inc., 1986. Member Gov's Economic Advisory Council, 1982-1985.
Advisory council Salvation Army Boys Club, since 1970. Virginia Council on Economic Education, 1985, trustee Richmond Memorial Hospital, since 1970, Virginia Museum Fine Arts, 1983, member executive, exhibition and finance committees. Trustee Virginia Union University, 1984, member executive committee, chairman finance committee, past chairman audit committee.
Trustee St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, 1976-1984, board associates, 1984. Trustee J. Sargeant Reynolds College Foundation, 1984. Member national corporation committee United Negro College Fund, since 1975.
Vice chairman audit committee City of Richmond, 1983-1985, chairman 1986-1988. Member Richmond Police Memorial Foundation, 1985, debt policy committee City of Richmond. Trustee university fund Virginia Commonwealth University, 1986, Historic Richmond Foundation, 1986.
Member advisory board School Social Work Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985-1988. Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Member American Institute Banking, Bank Administration Institute, American Banking Association (minority lending committee commercial lending division 1976-1979, executive committee 1992-1994, legislation committee 1988, 93—, federal government relations committee since 1995, board directors since 1994), Virginia Bankers Association (board directors 1986-1988, president-elect 1992, president 1993-1994), Central Richmond Association (director 1971-1972), Old Dominion Bar Association (lay member, board directors), Indiana Order St. Luke (trustee 1970-1988), Kiwanis, Owens & Minor, Inc.
(board directors 1993), Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Beta Boule, Sigma Phi.
Married Pheriby Christine Gibson, June 14, 1958. Children: Vernard William, Wade Gibson, Adrienne Christine.