Paul Trible | |
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| President ofChristopher Newport University | |
| In office January 1, 1996 – August 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Santoro |
| Succeeded by | Adelia Thompson (acting) |
| United States Senator fromVirginia | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Harry F. Byrd Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Robb |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas N. Downing |
| Succeeded by | Herbert H. Bateman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Seward Trible Jr. (1946-12-29)December 29, 1946 (age 79) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rosemary Trible |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Hampden-Sydney College (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
Paul Seward Trible Jr. (born December 29, 1946) is an American attorney, politician and academic administrator. Trible was the president ofChristopher Newport University from 1996 until his retirement in 2022.[1] A Republican, he represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms and the U.S. Senate for one. Trible was the firstRepublicanClass I Senator from Virginia.
Trible attendedHampden–Sydney College, where he was a member of theLambda Chi Alpha fraternity and graduated in 1968 with aBachelor of Arts in history.[2] In 1971, he received aJuris Doctor degree fromWashington and Lee University School of Law and was soon after admitted to the Virginia Bar. He served as a law clerk for a federal judge from 1971 to 1972, and then as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District ofVirginia from 1972 to 1974.[3] Trible was later inducted as an alumnus initiate intoOmicron Delta Kappa at Hampden-Sydney College in 1977.
In 1973, at age 26, Trible was elected asCommonwealth's Attorney forEssex County, Virginia, serving from 1974 to 1976.[3] He was appointed to the Virginia Law Enforcement Officers Training and Standards Commission in 1976 and at age 29 in November was elected to theU.S. House of Representatives, winning reelection in 1978 and 1980.[3]
In 1982, the 35-year-old Trible received the Republican nomination for theU.S. Senate seat being vacated byHarry F. Byrd Jr., defeating Lieutenant GovernorDick Davis in the general election.[4] After serving in the U.S. Senate from 1983 to 1989, Trible declined to seek reelection in 1988.[5][6][7] During the last year of his Senate term, he served simultaneously as a member of the U.S. Delegation to theUnited Nations. In 1989, Trible was the early favorite to capture the GOP nomination for governor; however,Marshall Coleman narrowly won the nomination and ultimately lost to DemocratDouglas Wilder.[8][9]
In 1989, between his retirement from the Senate, and his run for governor, Trible was a teaching fellow at theJohn F. Kennedy School of Government atHarvard University. After his political career, Trible briefly returned to practicing law withLaxalt, Washington, Perito and Dubuc ofWashington, D.C., and Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Giordano and Kahle, P.C. ofVirginia Beach, Virginia.
On January 1, 1996, Trible became the fifth president ofChristopher Newport University (CNU).[10] The 35-year-old institution had recently achieved full university status and his arrival came at a time when the school was undergoing many changes as it evolved from a college to a university.
In late 2006, CNU’s Board of Visitors announced that a new library and a merit scholarship with a $500,000 endowment would be named in honor of President Trible and his wife in recognition of their leadership and contributions to the university.[11] Trible also serves on the Council of Presidents of Virginia’s public colleges and universities, as well as Chair of the NCAA Division III President's Council.
On September 24, 2021, Trible announced his intention to complete his time as president of CNU at the end of the 2021–2022 academic year. Shortly after, it was announced that he would temporarily be succeeded by Adelia Thompson, current chief of staff at CNU, as Interim President for the 2022–2023 school year, and his successor would take office in the summer of 2023.[12] After serving as president, Trible becamechancellor of CNU.[13]
He is married to Rosemary (Dunaway) Trible. They have two children, Mary Katherine, who is married to Dr. Barrett W. R. Peters; and Paul, CEO and co-founder of Ledbury,[14] who is married to Brittany (Gordon) Trible. His father was Paul Seward Trible, a businessman and farmer, who was the seventh of eight children born to George Meredith and Clara (Seward) Trible. His mother was Katherine (Schilpp) Trible.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 1st congressional district 1977–1983 | Succeeded by |
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| Vacant Title last held by Ray L. Garland1970 | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromVirginia (Class 1) 1982 | Succeeded by Maurice Dawkins |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Virginia 1983–1989 Served alongside:John Warner | Succeeded by |
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