BBSF 2011: Dr. Christopher B. Howard, President, Hampden-Sydney College

Dr. Howard gives the closing keynote at the 2011 Black Business Student Forum (BBSF) Conference at the Darden School. The topic of this year's conference was "Education in the New Economy." Recorded February 25, 2011.

Dr. Christopher B. Howard, the 24th President of Hampden-Sydney College, is one of the youngest college presidents in the United States. Hampden-Sydney, a liberal arts college for men, has been in continuous operation since classes began in 1775 on its historic campus 60 miles southwest of Richmond, VA.

Dr. Howard is a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Academy where he earned a BS in political science and received the Campbell Award (previously known as the Draddy Award), the highest academic award in the country presented to a senior football player. A Rhodes Scholar, he earned his Doctorate in politics at Oxford University and a MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School.

Prior to his appointment as President of Hampden-Sydney College in 2009, Dr. Howard served as Vice President for Leadership & Strategic Initiatives at the University of Oklahoma where he also served as the Director of the Honors College Leadership Center and a President's Associates Presidential Professor.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Darden
• School
• Business
• MBA
• University
• Virginia
• UVA
• BBSF
• Black Business Student Forum

[drtre2k1]

Hampden-Sydney, not "Hampton." UVA should know this, as it was built by Hampden-Sydney Alumni.

[jcgk18]

It's Hampden-Sydney (as written in the description) and not "Hampton" (as written in the title)