W. Taylor Reveley III
W. Taylor Reveley III | |
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27th President of the College of William & Mary | |
In office September 5, 2008 – June 30, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Gene Nichol |
Succeeded by | Katherine Rowe |
20th Dean of William & Mary Law School | |
In office August 1998 – February 2008 | |
Preceded by | Thomas G. Krattenmaker |
Succeeded by | Davison M. Douglas |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Taylor Reveley III January 6, 1943 Churchville, Virginia, U.S. |
Spouse | Helen Martin Bond |
Children | Walter Taylor IV, George Everett Bond, Nelson Martin Eason, Helen Lanier |
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Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B.) University of Virginia (J.D.) |
Profession | Lawyer and Educator |
Walter Taylor Reveley III (born January 6, 1943)[1] is an American legal scholar and former lawyer. He served as the twenty-seventh president of the College of William & Mary.[2] Formerly Dean of its law school from August 1998 to February 2008, Reveley was appointed interim president of William & Mary on February 12, 2008, following Gene Nichol's resignation earlier that day,[3] and was elected the university's 27th president by the Board of Visitors on September 5, 2008.[4] While president, Reveley continued his service as the John Stewart Bryan Professor of Jurisprudence at the law school.[2]
Reveley's areas of academic specialty include the constitutional division of authority between the President and Congress over the use of American armed force abroad, administrative and energy law, and the role of the citizen lawyer.[2] He is the author of the 1981 book War Powers of the President and Congress: Who Holds the Arrows and the Olive Branch?. He co-directed the National War Powers Commission in 2007–09.[5][6]
Career
Reveley graduated with an A.B. in politics from
Reveley was an assistant professor of law at the
Before joining William and Mary, Reveley practiced law for almost three decades at
Reveley has served on many cultural and educational boards, including those of
Three Successive generations of the Reveley family have been presidents of schools in Virginia. Reveley's father,
Reveley retired as William & Mary's president on June 30, 2018. He was succeeded by Katherine Rowe, the first woman to lead William & Mary since its founding in 1693.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "College of William and Mary School of Law". Martindale.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c W. Taylor Reveley, III, Interim President and John Stewart Bryan Professorship of Jurisprudence, W&M School of Law. Accessed March 23, 2008.
- ^ WM.edu: W. Taylor Reveley | Interim President Accessed March 23, 2008
- ^ Whitson, Brian (April 27, 2012). "William & Mary - W&M Board of Visitors renews contract for President Taylor Reveley". Wm.edu. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Welch-Donahue, Jaime. "Reveley Named Co-Director of National War Powers Commission". William and Mary Law School. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Reveley's role pivotal in war powers' report". College of William & Mary. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Reveley, I. I. I. (1965). "Between North and South: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development".
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(help) - ^ a b c "Walter Taylor Reveley III Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who". 24-7pressrelease.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Taylor Reveley III '68 Helped Transform William & Mary's Law School, Then the Entire College". University of Virginia Law School. May 2, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "On Father's Day, honoring a legacy and a unique presidential bondOn Father's Day, honoring a legacy and a unique presidential bond". College of William and Mary. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "William & Mary announces Katherine Rowe as 28th President". College of William & Mary. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.