Lambuth McGeehee Clarke was the second president of

Virginia Wesleyan College Virginia Wesleyan University (VWU) is a private university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university is nonsectarian but historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church. It enrolls 1,607 students annually in undergraduate and graduate ...

Education

He received a bachelor's from Randolph-Macon College, a master's from

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

and a doctorate of law from Randolph-Macon College.

Presidency of Virginia Wesleyan College

Lambuth McGeehee Clarke was the president of

when the college opened its doors in 1966 to its first students. He helped grow the college's student body from just 75 students to 1,440 in 1992 when he retired. The operating budget of the college grew as well with the increase in the student body from $250,000 to $14.6 million.

Personal life

Lambuth McGeehee Clarke was married to Alice A. Clarke, and together they had four children, son Palmore Clarke, and daughters, Virginia Clarke Hitch, Jessica Clarke and Leighton Clarke Krips.

References

{{s-end 1923 births 2006 deaths Randolph–Macon College alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Virginia Wesleyan University