Background
Kleist, Virginia Franke was born on September 24, 1956 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Frederick Rahde and Nancy Digby Franke.
Kleist, Virginia Franke was born on September 24, 1956 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Frederick Rahde and Nancy Digby Franke.
Bachelor, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1978. Master of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1979. Master of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1991.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 2000. Master of Business Administration, Marquette University, Milwaukee, 1981.
Assistant professor West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1999—2006, associate professor, since 2006. Chair faculty senate West Virginia University, since 2008.
Member of Rolling Rock Club.
Married Paul Charles Kleist, June 6, 1981. Children: Paul Charles Junior, Andrew Blair.