John Casteen III

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John Thomas Casteen III is the current and 7th president of the University of Virginia.

Biography

Casteen has received three degrees in English from the University of Virginia (BA in 1965, MA in 1966 and PhD in 1973).

Casteen served as Virginia's Secretary of Education from 1982 to 1985. Following that position, he was president of the University of Connecticut[1].

UVa presidency

On June 12, 2009, Casteen announced he would retire from the presidency of UVa effective August 1, 2009[2].

Awards

Casteen received the Paul Goodloe McIntire Citizenship Award in 2009 for his service to the community[3].

Notes

  1. "John T. Casteen III Biography, Office of the President, U.Va." University of Virginia. Web. 20 Nov. 2009. <http://www.virginia.edu/president/biography.html>.
  2. McNeill, Brian. "Casteen to retire next summer." Charlottesville Daily Progress. Charlottesville Daily Progress, 13 June 2009. Web. 17 June 2009. <http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/casteen_to_retire_next_summer/41497/>.
  3. McKenzie, Bryan. "Casteen surprised with McIntire award." Charlottesville Daily Progress. Charlottesville Daily Progress, 19 November 2009. Web. 20 November 2009. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/casteen_surprised_with_mcintire_award/49081/>.