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Roanoke College President
Mike Maxey has presided
over a building surge
during his 10 years at the
Salem liberal arts college.
ments). He had never been-nor even aspired to-a
presidency. Gray accepted the presidency of womenonly Converse College in South Carolina five years
earlier, basically to "see if I could be a college president," she says now. She became convinced of the
value of women's colleges.
Maxey had been brought in by President Norm
Fintel, whose legacy was expansion and fund-raising,
because he showed promise in that regard. He was
good at it, but as important, he was roundly liked
and respected, so his appointment to the top spot
was enormously popular.
"The first big fund-raiser in 1989," he says,
"helped define" what was coming for Roanoke. "It
was far and away the biggest we'd ever done." Programs and faculty reached heights never before imagined. "It made us see ourselves differently," he says.
The college "was in great shape when I got here,"
and it has improved almost exponentially since then.
Nancy Gray has seen considerable advancement
for women in our culture, but despite "more women
in law, medicine, Congress," there is "still the invisible ceiling that has not been broken." Women are
underrepresented in the STEM disciplines, she says,
and Hollins is intent on making a difference there.
Women's colleges-Hollins specifically-make a difference "by instilling confidence and leadership" in
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their graduates.
She has also seen a questioning of the value of college, especially when escalating costs are considered.
"How do you pay for it? Is it worth [the cost]?" she
asks. "We have to make the case in a stronger and
more profound way than ever" as a college intent on
producing leaders.
The Batten Institute at Hollins, which was begun
under interim president Walter Rugaber in 2001,
has been wildly successful in training women for
business leadership. Hollins, generally, is "preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist, technology
that's not yet there."
Gray earned considerable statewide-and perhaps
national-recognition for Hollins' performance during the deep recession of 2008 and beyond. Maxey
calls it "one of the great stories of Virginia" financial
sophistication.
Gray likes to quote former President John A.
Logan Jr. (1961-1975) with an observation that
could equally apply to Roanoke College: "Hollins
never had any money, but always found a way."
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY
Charles Lewis Cocke knew from the time he was a
teenager that he wanted to concentrate his life's work
on the "higher education of women in the South."
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Worth a Click
From the Editor
Lunch With . . .
Events
Streets of Roanoke
The Gist
Women Making Waves
The Next Chapter
Hollins University and Roanoke College Turn 175
Mall Wonder: Are Roanoke Shopping Centers Beating the National Trend?
Gardens, Gardens, Gardens
Delightful Dining Niches
The Dish
Where Are They Now?
The Roanoker March/April 2017 - Intro
The Roanoker March/April 2017 - Cover1
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The Roanoker March/April 2017 - Worth a Click
The Roanoker March/April 2017 - From the Editor
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The Roanoker March/April 2017 - Lunch With . . .
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The Roanoker March/April 2017 - Events
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The Roanoker March/April 2017 - Streets of Roanoke
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