About The President
BERKLEY CARLYLE RAMSEY, PhD
Dr. B. Carlyle Ramsey was born in South Boston, VA. He
received his B.A. degree in History from the University of Florida, and an M.S.
and Ph.D. in History from Florida State University. Ramsey was appointed the
fourth President of Danville Community College on March 1, 1992. He also has
served in the following positions: Assistant Vice Chancellor, Virginia Community
College System (VCCS), 1989-1992; Dean of Instruction and Student Development at
DCC, 1987-1988; Vice President of Academic Affairs, Union College (KY),
1984-1987; and Assistant Academic Dean and Division Chair, South Georgia
College, 1973-1984.
Dr. Ramsey serves on a number of local, regional and national boards including
the Danville Development Council (former chair); Halifax County Industrial
Development Authority (former chair); Danville-Pittsylvania County and Halifax
County Chambers of Commerce (former chair); Institute for Advanced Learning and
Research; Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; and the Rural Community
College Alliance (former chair). He also served as President of the Association
of Virginia Colleges and Universities. Ramsey participated in the Virginia
Executive Institute and the Harvard Institute for Educational Management. He has
published scholarly articles in a number of professional and trade journals. One
of his areas of interest is workforce development.
He and his wife, Rosemary, have two children, Stephanie and David, and one
granddaughter.
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