Robert Wrenn Elected 2003-04 Chair of State Board for Community Colleges

Edward Fuhr to Serve as Vice Chair

Robert C. "Bobby" Wrenn, of Emporia, will serve as chair of the State Board for Community Colleges for 2003-04. Mr. Wrenn was elected unanimously today by the State Board during its regular meeting. Edward J. Fuhr, of Richmond, was unanimously elected vice chair.

Mr. Wrenn is a community college graduate and a veteran member of the State Board for Community Colleges, serving as vice chair this past year. He was first appointed to the State Board in 1991 by then Governor Douglas Wilder and was reappointed by Governor George Allen in 1995. He previously served as chair in 1995-96. In 2001, after a break in service from the State Board, Governor James Gilmore appointed him to a new unexpired term.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Greensville County for the past 32 years, Mr. Wrenn graduated with high honors from Southside Virginia Community College and received his bachelor's degree from Virginia State University. Mr. Wrenn has been an active member of the Southside Virginia Community College Foundation, and has served on that college's local board. Honored as Outstanding Trustee for a ten-state region by the Association of Community College Trustees, Mr. Wrenn currently serves on the National Board of Association of Community College Trustees. The Southside Virginia Community College Campus Without Walls in Emporia was renamed the "Robert C. Wrenn Campus Without Walls" in 1992.

Edward Fuhr, of Richmond, was appointed to the State Board for Community Colleges by former Governor James Gilmore in November 2001. A partner in the law firm of Hunton & Williams, he graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of Chicago Law School with honors.

Mr. Fuhr has a substantial litigation practice with significant trial experience in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies across the United States. He has tried cases successfully on behalf of numerous Fortune 500 companies. His practice focuses on corporate governance issues, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications, and government relations, among other areas.

Mr. Fuhr has received the "Top 40 under 40" award and is listed in Best Lawyers in America. He was named a Richmond Top Lawyer by Richmond Magazine.

The new board leadership will take office at the July 2003 meeting of the State Board for Community Colleges.
 

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