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Reed N. Wilcox
Reed N. Wilcox was the president of Southern Virginia University (SVU) from 2014 to 2023. Previously, Wilcox was involved in the pharmaceuticals industry. He has consulted in many places throughout the US, and has also at times lived abroad in China, Japan, France and Ghana. He served as Mission president, president of the France Toulouse Mission (LDS Church), Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wilcox has a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a JD/MBA from Harvard University. Wilcox also previously ran a company called the Lifelike Toy Company, based near Denver, Colorado, with Mitt Romney on the board. On October 13, 2023, it was announced that Wilcox would be succeeded by Bonnie H. Cordon as the president of SVU, effective immediately. References External linksBloomberg.com profile on WilcoxSouthern Virginia University profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilcox, Reed Living people Southern Virginia University people American Latter Day Saints M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Virginia University
Southern Virginia University (SVU) is a private liberal arts college in Buena Vista, Virginia. The college, though not officially affiliated with a particular faith, embraces the values of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was founded in 1867 as a school for girls and is now a private four-year coeducational institution. The Carnegie Classification categorizes it as a very small baccalaureate-only college with an arts & sciences focus. History The school was founded as a for-profit institution in 1867 during Virginia's post-Civil War era when Alice Scott Chandler established the Home School for Girls in Bowling Green, Virginia, later renamed the Bowling Green Female Seminary. In 1883, Edgar H. Rowe purchased the school and operated it with Mrs. Chandler as principal. Dr. Rowe moved the school to Buena Vista in 1900, and changed its name to Southern Seminary. It was located in the splendid Buena Vista Hotel, which had been built 10 years earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
