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Volume 6 Relation of U.B/EUB Virginia Conferences to Shenandoah University Dec. 26, 2013
was a challenge to follow proper protocol for the ranking of political dignitaries from local, state, and
federal governments who were present.
The Conservatory did a wonderful job highlighting the talent of its students and faculty. The
rain that came on Inauguration Day could not dampen the enthusiasm for the opportunity and the hopes
that were described in the inaugural address and by everyone present. Shenandoah College and
Conservatory of Music received a major boost in image and support with the day’s events and goodwill
generated by the presence of so many influential audience members. The young family of the new
president—Barclay, 9 years old, Andrew, 7 years old, and Stephanie, 3 years old—participated in all
events along with their mother Janet, a musician who always felt that this opportunity was exactly what
the family needed to grow and prosper. The entire Shenandoah community received a boost in morale,
and people throughout the Commonwealth became aware of new potential and excitement at the
institution.
Administrative Team. Dr. James Kriewald, who was the first Ph.D. in music at the institution,
served as Dean of Students when the new president arrived. Jim took several years away from the
University to work in business before returning to help with enrollment, records, and institutional
research. He retired shortly after 2008 and still knows more of the alumni than any other current or
former employee of the institution, except for Verne and Charlotte Collins. Dr. William Berghaus, a
former community college administrator, and Dr. Harley Knowles, a William and Mary graduate, served
as Student Affairs Vice-President for most of the tenure of the new president. Student development
services improved and grew with the additional enrollment and financial resources that were dedicated
to this function.
Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons joined the administrative team in the last 5 years as Senior Vice-
President and Chief Academic Officer. She succeeded the retiring president in a search process that
confirmed her leadership abilities and popularity among the faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees.
Dr. Fitzsimmons had come to Shenandoah from the University of Redlands to be the Dean of Arts and
Sciences and had been promoted to her senior academic administrative position on the retirement of Dr.
Stegall. She brought wonderful energy and outstanding credentials from Princeton and Stanford as well
as several years of Shenandoah senior administrative experience.
c. Starting To Build a Vision and Dream of the Future (Mid-1980s)
In order to complement the Conservatory program and find ways to improve the financial base of
the institution, the trustees, faculty, staff, and President began to plan for the future and dream of what
the future might hold if everyone were willing and creative enough to think beyond existing programs.
Shenandoah had been brought to the City by business leaders who hoped that one day the college would
be strong enough to educate a cadre of students that would-be entrepreneurs and help fill the many
business opportunities that existed along the I-81 corridor in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, which
was only 70 miles from the nation’s capital.
Harry F. Byrd, Jr., School of Business. A business school was an early choice of a new
program to be added to the curriculum to help boost the small MBA offering that had been started in
cooperation with Mt. Saint Mary’s College in Maryland. Trustees encouraged Senator Harry F. Byrd,
Jr., to accept the naming of the business school in his honor. The School would be housed in a new
building, which would help boost undergraduate and graduate enrollment in business. The new plan
called for the creation of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr., School of Business and the construction of a new facility
to house an enrollment of 300 business students.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 62
was a challenge to follow proper protocol for the ranking of political dignitaries from local, state, and
federal governments who were present.
The Conservatory did a wonderful job highlighting the talent of its students and faculty. The
rain that came on Inauguration Day could not dampen the enthusiasm for the opportunity and the hopes
that were described in the inaugural address and by everyone present. Shenandoah College and
Conservatory of Music received a major boost in image and support with the day’s events and goodwill
generated by the presence of so many influential audience members. The young family of the new
president—Barclay, 9 years old, Andrew, 7 years old, and Stephanie, 3 years old—participated in all
events along with their mother Janet, a musician who always felt that this opportunity was exactly what
the family needed to grow and prosper. The entire Shenandoah community received a boost in morale,
and people throughout the Commonwealth became aware of new potential and excitement at the
institution.
Administrative Team. Dr. James Kriewald, who was the first Ph.D. in music at the institution,
served as Dean of Students when the new president arrived. Jim took several years away from the
University to work in business before returning to help with enrollment, records, and institutional
research. He retired shortly after 2008 and still knows more of the alumni than any other current or
former employee of the institution, except for Verne and Charlotte Collins. Dr. William Berghaus, a
former community college administrator, and Dr. Harley Knowles, a William and Mary graduate, served
as Student Affairs Vice-President for most of the tenure of the new president. Student development
services improved and grew with the additional enrollment and financial resources that were dedicated
to this function.
Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons joined the administrative team in the last 5 years as Senior Vice-
President and Chief Academic Officer. She succeeded the retiring president in a search process that
confirmed her leadership abilities and popularity among the faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees.
Dr. Fitzsimmons had come to Shenandoah from the University of Redlands to be the Dean of Arts and
Sciences and had been promoted to her senior academic administrative position on the retirement of Dr.
Stegall. She brought wonderful energy and outstanding credentials from Princeton and Stanford as well
as several years of Shenandoah senior administrative experience.
c. Starting To Build a Vision and Dream of the Future (Mid-1980s)
In order to complement the Conservatory program and find ways to improve the financial base of
the institution, the trustees, faculty, staff, and President began to plan for the future and dream of what
the future might hold if everyone were willing and creative enough to think beyond existing programs.
Shenandoah had been brought to the City by business leaders who hoped that one day the college would
be strong enough to educate a cadre of students that would-be entrepreneurs and help fill the many
business opportunities that existed along the I-81 corridor in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, which
was only 70 miles from the nation’s capital.
Harry F. Byrd, Jr., School of Business. A business school was an early choice of a new
program to be added to the curriculum to help boost the small MBA offering that had been started in
cooperation with Mt. Saint Mary’s College in Maryland. Trustees encouraged Senator Harry F. Byrd,
Jr., to accept the naming of the business school in his honor. The School would be housed in a new
building, which would help boost undergraduate and graduate enrollment in business. The new plan
called for the creation of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr., School of Business and the construction of a new facility
to house an enrollment of 300 business students.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 62
