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Official Papers of Douglas Covington,
President, Radford University
1995-2005
Biographical Note
A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Dr. Douglas Covington (1995-2005)
is a graduate of Central State University and holds both Master's
and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University. He was previously
president of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, the nation's first
historically Black educational institution. Covington also served
as chancellor at Winston-Salem State University and president of
Alabama A&M University.
Before he was appointed by a unanimous Board of Visitors vote,
Dr. Covington gained widespread support from all university constituencies
during a series of interviews and open forums on campus. Dr. Covington
also was awarded tenure jointly in the departments of psychology
and special education and the faculty rank of professor of psychology
and education. He favors a student-centered approach to administration.
His wife, Beatrice, is a native of Dayton, Ohio, and enjoys an active
career as an educator, mentor to students and supporter of the arts.
They are the parents of two adult sons, Anthony Douglas and Jeffrey
Steven. Dr. Covington retired in June of 2005.
Scope and Content Note
Record Group 2, Series 5 is comprised of 4 subseries:
Note: Records without hyperlinks are located in the University
Archives.
Subseries 1: Commencement Programs, arranged chronologically;
Subseries 2: Speeches, arranged alphabetically;
Subseries 3: Reports, arranged alphabetically;
Subseries 4: Administrative and Subject Files, arranged
alphabetically
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Subseries 1: Commencement Programs
1994-2005
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Subseries 2: Speeches
Commencement
1995
Fall Convocation Addresses
August
18, 1995
August
23, 1996
August
21, 1997
August
20, 1998
August
19, 1999
August
17, 2000
Fall Convocation (videotape)
August 23, 1996
August 19, 1999
Founders Day Convocation
October 8, 1999
Inaugural
Address
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Subseries 3: Reports
Annual Reports
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
From the Office of the President
(monthly newsletter)—1995- August 2000
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Subseries 3: Reports
President's Report to the Board of Visitors
(Reports covering the years 1995 to 1999 are page-by-page large
scanned jpeg images of the paper copies of Dr. Covington's reports.
Individual images may take some time to download. Reports issued
from 2000 on are from regular text files.)
| June
1995 (2 pages) |
August
15, 1995 (4 pages) |
October
17, 1995 (8 pages) |
| February
21, 1996 (6 pages) |
May
2, 1996 (9 pages) |
November
11, 1996 (10 pages) |
| February
17, 1997 (8 pages) |
May
2, 1997 (11 pages) |
August
27, 1997 (20 pages) |
| November
11, 1997 (7 pages) |
February
19, 1998 (7 pages) |
May
1, 1998 (12 pages) |
| August
26, 1998 (11 pages) |
November
10, 1998 (16 pages) |
February
18, 1999 (10 pages) |
| May
7, 1999 (14 pages) |
August
26, 1999 (11 pages) |
November
9, 1999 (9 pages) |
| February
11, 2000 (8 pages) |
May
5, 2000 (9 pages)
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September
1, 2000 (20 pages) |
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November
10, 2000 |
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Radford University Restructuring Plan Progress Report
1995-1997
Strategic Plan
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Subseries 4: Administrative and Subject Files
Folder List
Administrative Organizational Chart
(August 1997)
Biographical Material
Inaugural Program
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