Education

• J.D., Harvard University College of Law (1973)
• M.A.(originally BA), Oxford University (1969)
• B.A., West Virginia University (1967)
  • Student Body President
  • Rhodes Scholar

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Courts of the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

Affiliations

• Numerous professional and business affiliations

Professional Highlights

• Professor of Law, West Virginia University, 2007 to present
• President, West Virginia University, 1995-2007
• Partner, Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love LLP, 1973-1995
• West Virginia Tax Commissioner, 1977-1980
• Founding Director, Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute
• Chairman, National 4-H Council
• Director and Officer, Big East Conference
• Member, National Security Higher Education Advisory Board