Robert E. R. Huntley (1929 – December 10, 2015) was an American attorney, businessman, retired law professor, and former president of

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. He graduated from Washington and Lee in 1950 and its law school in 1957. He obtained a master's degree in law from

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in 1962. He joined the law faculty of Washington and Lee in 1958, and served as its dean from 1967 to 1968. In 1968 he was named president of the university, a post he held for 15 years. He practiced law with the

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law firm of Hunton & Williams from 1988 until his retirement in 1995. He also served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of

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. He also served on the board of directors of

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Recognition

Washington and Lee established the endowed Robert E. R. Huntley Professorship in Law in 1988. The building housing the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington and Lee was named Huntley Hall in 2004 in his honor.

References

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