The Lees-McRae College Board of Trustees has elected Scott
Colley, president emeritus of Berry College in Georgia, to be
president of Lees-McRae beginning June 1.
From left, incoming Lees-McRae
College president Scott Colley is introduced by trustee
board chair Jane B. Stephenson. Photo
submitted
Colley brings years of experience in higher education administration
to the college, including strategic planning, capitol fund management
and alumni relations.
“We are delighted to have as our next president an experienced
educator who not only has been a college president, but has taught
college level English, served as a department chair, and as a
provost. Dr. Colley’s wealth of experience will be most beneficial
to Lees-McRae College and we look forward to Dr. Colley and his
wife becoming an important addition to the college family,”
said Jane B. Stephenson, chair of the board of trustees.
While serving Berry College from 1998 to 2006, Colley led the
college during a successful $100 million campaign.
During his tenure, the college thoroughly renovated two major
classroom buildings and an alumni center, constructed a new science
building and residence hall, and began construction of a new student
athletic center.
Prior to serving as president of Berry College, Colley served
as provost and dean of the faculty of Hampden-Sydney College from
1988 to 1998.
In addition to administrative duties, he continued to teach freshman
writing courses, surveys of literature, humanities and Shakespeare.
He currently serves as a faculty member of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary
Studies Program at the University of Virginia.
Colley also served on the faculty of Vanderbilt University for
20 years. He was a member of the English department from 1968
to 1988. In 1981, he was named associate dean of the college,
later serving as chair of the department of English.
A graduate of Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, Colley earned
his master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees from the University
of Chicago.
He has published three dozen scholarly articles and reviews in
such publications as Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England,
Shakespeare Quarterly and Shakespeare Studies.
He is the editor or co-editor of two Shakespeare editions and
author of books on 17th century playwright John Marston and Shakespeare’s
“Richard III.”
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