Sweet Briar Institute was made possible by the last will and testament of Indiana Fletcher Williams, which directed that her assets be used to create and operate a women’s college in Amherst County, Va., to be held in trust in perpetuity. Sweet Briar Institute (known and operated as Sweet Briar College) was incorporated as a non-stock corporation by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia approved February 9, 1901, for the purpose of implementing the trust in the Williams will. The College has been operated continuously since that time as a private liberal arts women’s college.
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Groves Aycock ‘96 MBA
Baltimore, Maryland
Peter H. Bryan, B.A.
Norfolk, Virginia
Verda M. Colvin ‘87, J.D.
Macon, Georgia
Marianne “Mimi” Fahs ‘71, Ph.D.
Orient, New York
Kelley M. Fitzpatrick ‘85, B.A.
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Sally Mott Freeman, ‘76, B.A.
Board Secretary
Bethesda, Maryland
Robert “Bob” Goodlatte, J.D.
Roanoke, Virginia
Lendon Gray ‘71, B.A.
Bedford, New York
Fred “Buzzy” Griffin, MBA
Board Vice-Chairr
Houston, Texas
Martha Holland, ‘72
Alexandria, Virginia
Keenan Kelsey ‘66, M.Div
Larkspur, California
John L. Nau III, B.A.
Houston, Texas.
Michelle O’Neill ‘85, M.A.
Washington, D.C.
John “Chap” Peterson, J.D.
Fairfax, Virginia
Charlotte “Holly” Prothro Philbin ‘95, B.A.
Dallas, Texas
Mason Bennett Rummel ‘83, M.A.
Board Chair
Louisville, Kentucky
Stephen “Steve” Smiley, M.B.A
Dallas, Texas
Norma Bulls Valentine ‘93, B.A.
Wagener, South Carolina
Claude B. Wasserstein ‘82, A.B.
New York, New York
Administration
Office of the President
Mary Pope Maybank Hudson ‘83
Interim President of the College
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Jason Vittone
Director of Athletics
B.S. Illinois State University; M.S. Emporia State University
Merrilee “Mimi” Wroten ‘93
Director of the Riding Program; Head NCEA Coach; Riding Instructor
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Academic Affairs
Teresa Garrett
Vice President of Academic Affairs; Dean of the College
B.S. Florida State University; Ph.D. Duke University
Kimberly A. Sinha
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
B.A. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; M.A., Ph.D. Bowling Green State University
Clare van Loenen
Director of Galleries and Museums
B.A. University of Bristol (UK); M.A. University of Leicester (UK); Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University
Lore Guilmartin
Director of Library Services
B.A., Ph.D. Texas A&M University; M.S. Iowa State University; M.S.I.S. The University of Texas at Austin
John J. Flynn
Registrar, School Certifying Official
B.A. Mary Washington College; M.A. University of Virginia
Tony Ryals
Assistant Dean of Student Success
B.A. University of Toledo; M.Ed. Lesley University; Ed.D. Liberty University
Barbara Watts
Director of Career Services
B.A., M.A.Ed. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.T.S. Wesley Theological Seminary
Jonathan Bender
Director of the Margaret Jones Wyllie ‘45 Engineering Program; Professor of Engineering
B.S. University of Virginia; Ph.D. University of Delaware
Michelle R. Gervasio
Director of Honors Summer Research Program; Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.S., Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
John Morrissey
STEM Division Head; Professor of Biology
B.S., M.A. Hofstra University; Ph.D University of Miami
Lisa Powell
Director of the Center for Human and Environmental Sustainability; Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Agriculture
B.A. Harvard University; M.S. Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Dwana L. Waugh
Social Sciences and Humanities Division Head; Associate Professor of History
B.A. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Admissions
Sharon Walters-Bower
Director of Enrollment
B.A. Lycoming College; M.A. Hollins University
Wanda T. Spradley ‘09
Director of Financial Aid
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Alumnae, Development and Communications
Mary Pope Maybank Hutson ‘83
Vice President for Alumnae Relations, Development, and Communications
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Claire Dennison Griffith ‘80
Senior Director of Alumnae Relations and Development
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Lisa Wray Longino ‘78
Director of Major Gifts
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Lea Harvey ‘90
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Foundations and Corporate Relations
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Lee Anne MacKenzie Chaskes ‘83
Director of the Sweet Briar Fund
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Margaret McClellan Driscoll ‘92
Director of Planned Giving
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Clélie Steckel
Director of the Sweet Briar Fund and Annual Giving
B.A. Guilford College; M.A. Lynchburg College
Lathan Goumas
Director of Visual Communications
B.S. University of North Carolina at Wilmington; M.S. Boston University
Finance and Administration
Luther Griffith
Vice President for Finance, Operations and Auxiliaries Enterprises
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison; MBA Harvard Business School
Jennifer Sauer
AVP for Finance
B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Kathy Bradley
Human Resources Director
B.S. Eastern Mennonite University
Tracy Price
Controller
B.A. North Carolina State University; M.B.A. Liberty University
Richard Meyer
Senior Director of Physical Plant
B.A. State University of New York College at Oneonta
John Thomas
Director of Grounds and Projects
Brian Q. Marker
Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Preparedness
A.A. Cumberland County College
Hooshang Foroudastan
Director of Technology Services
B.S., M.S. Alabama A&M University
Cathy Cash Mays ‘84
Director of Hospitality
B.A. Sweet Briar College
Dottie Boone
Bookshop Manager
A.S. College of Charleston
Amanda Keller
Greenhouse and Hydroponic Operations Manager
Benjamin Phillips
Manager of Dining Services
B.B.A. Liberty University
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