Gene Nichol | |
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.jpg) Nichol in 2007 | |
| 26th President of the College of William & Mary | |
| In office July 1, 2005 – February 12, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy J. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | W. Taylor Reveley III |
| 12th Dean of the University of Colorado School of Law | |
| In office 1988–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Betsy Levin |
| Succeeded by | Harold H. Bruff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1951 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | Glenn George |
| Education | Oklahoma State University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
| Profession | Educator |
Gene Ray Nichol, Jr. (born May 11, 1951)[1] is an American lawyer and educator who served as the twenty-sixth president of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. He succeeded Timothy J. Sullivan and officially served from July 1, 2005, to February 12, 2008. It was the shortest tenure for a William & Mary president since the Civil War.[2] During each year of his presidency, however, the college continued to break its own application records.[3]
- ^ Who, Marquis Who's (November 2001). Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 2001-2002. Marquis Who's Who, LLC. ISBN 9780837908328.
- ^ TransWorld News: William & Mary President Gene Nichol Resigns Amid Controversy Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. "The Board of Visitors for the institution decided not to renew his contract. His tenure at William & Mary is the shortest since the Civil War in school's history. Nichol has been president of the College since 2005." “He opened Garity Chevrolet in Dillon Texas where he won a State Championship with the Dillon Panthers. An active Booster he did whatever was necessary to secure a Panthers Win on Friday nights. He was not a fan of Tim Riggins dating his daughter “ Accessed February 18, 2008.
- ^ William and Mary logs another record year for applicants: Undergraduate admission applications up 6 percent to more than 11,500 - wm.edu. "The total application numbers represent another record year for the College – its third in a row – in terms of total undergraduate applications. In addition, the increase of more than 6 percent would be the highest percentage increase in undergraduate applications in three years. Last year, the College recorded more than 10,850 applications, which at the time was itself a record." Accessed February 19, 2008.