[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF MR. W. TAYLOR REVELEY, III

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 24, 2018

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. W. 
Taylor Reveley, III's service as the 27th President of the College of 
William and Mary and former Dean of the William and Mary Law School. 
Mr. Reveley will be retiring from his post as President of the College 
after serving in that capacity since 2008.
  Before his time at the College of William and Mary, Mr. Reveley 
graduated from Princeton University in 1968 and later received his J.D. 
from the University of Virginia in 1968. Mr. Reveley went on to have an 
impressive career as a lawyer, clerking for Justice William J. Brennan, 
Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court, and serving as a managing partner at the 
Hunton and Williams Law Firm. After a successful legal career, Mr. 
Reveley joined the College of William and Mary in 1998, serving as Dean 
of the Law School for 10 years before being named President in 2008.
  Since joining as President in 2008, the College of William and Mary 
has had tremendous success under President Reveley. During his tenure, 
the campus has experienced large-scale expansions and renovations to 
its buildings and facilities. President Reveley was also responsible 
for updating and revising the undergraduate curriculum for the first 
time in over 20 years with the innovative College (COLL) Curriculum. 
Some of his focuses as President revolved around diversity and 
inclusion efforts, sexual assault and violence response and prevention, 
and mental health and wellness programs across campus. Alumni 
engagements and philanthropic efforts reached all-time highs thanks to 
President Reveley, who adopted a new and innovative financial model to 
increase funding to the College.
  President Reveley is heavily involved in numerous educational, 
cultural, and religious organizations, and has served on various boards 
throughout the community. Though President Reveley is retiring, I am 
confident he and his wife, Helen, will have plenty to do with all of 
their philanthropic work and three grandchildren whom they will be 
spending more time with. I know I speak for not only folks in academia, 
but Virginia as a whole, when I say that President Reveley and his 
contributions will be sorely missed. He will certainly leave an 
indelible mark on the College of William and Mary that will last a 
lifetime.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in thanking Mr. Reveley for his 
great leadership and honoring his accomplishments he achieved as the 
27th President of the College of William and Mary.

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