Michael Maxey Explained

Michael C. Maxey
Order:11th
President of Roanoke College
Term Start:August 2007
Term End:July 2022
Predecessor:Sabine O'Hara
Birth Name:Michael Creed Maxey
Birth Date:7 December 1951
Birth Place:Bassett, Virginia
Alma Mater:Wake Forest University,
Residence:Salem, Virginia
Profession:Academic administrator
Spouse:Terri Maxey

Michael Creed Maxey (born c. 1951) was the 11th President of Roanoke College.

Michael C. Maxey became Roanoke's eleventh president on July 1, 2007; he was unanimously elected by the board of trustees having served as Roanoke's vice president for college relations and dean of admissions and financial aid from 1992 until his selection as president. He was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa at Roanoke in 2004. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wake Forest University.

A campaign was launched during his tenure to raise $200 million to finance facilities, endowment, and special projects; the college had already secured $130 million before the campaign was publicly launched on April 13, 2013.

Maxey's most recent large project was the $35 million Cregger Center, opened in 2016.

Personal life

Maxey is a native of Bassett, Virginia. He lives with his wife, Terri, in a residence adjacent to the Roanoke campus. The couple have grown children.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.roanoke.edu/about/administration/president_maxeys_biographyl#more