Education 2023: DONNA PRICE HENRY

CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA’S COLLEGE AT WISE, WISE COUNTY

Published August 30, 2023 by Virginia Business

Henry is making history at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise — the school’s first female chancellor, she created the school’s first office devoted to equity, diversity and inclusion. And in 2019 she made technology accessible for every student by instituting a program to grant every incoming freshman an iPad.

In June, she was honored by the YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia with a 2023 Tribute to Women Award in the STEAM Education category. Before coming to U.Va. Wise in 2013, Henry spent 16 years in a variety of positions at Florida Gulf Coast University, including as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. A biologist by training, she has degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Henry serves on the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center board and recently completed a term on the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics.

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