Office of the President
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Graham Walker, Ph.D.
President
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Dr. Graham Walker is President of Patrick Henry College. Dr. Walker formerly served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OWU) in Bartlesville, OK. He brings to his role extensive academic and teaching credentials, a history of Christian leadership, and broad experience in university administration. He earned his Ph.D. in political philosophy from Notre Dame in 1988, the same year he received the Edward S. Corwin Award from the American Political Science Association for the best dissertation in the nation in the field of public law. His first book, The Ethics of F.A. Hayek, was published in 1986. His second book, Moral Foundations of Constitutional Thought, was published in 1990 by Princeton University Press. He has also published a variety of essays and chapters in academic journals and books, along with essays in publications including The American Spectator, the Los Angeles Times and National Review Online.
His other academic positions have included an eight-year span as Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution (1988-1996), two years as a Member and Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, a tenured, seven-year term as Associate Professor of Politics at The Catholic University of America (1996-2003), and a position as Visiting Scholar in Religion and Philosophy at the American Enterprise Institute (1998-2002). |
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Cheryl Banks
Executive Assistant to the President and the Provost |
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As the Executive Assistant to the President and the Provost, Cheryl Banks serves as the primary point of contact and liaison between the busy executive offices, faculty, students, and external constituencies on a range of day-to-day issues.
Cheryl joined PHC in September 2005. She has served in executive assistant positions for over 25 years. Much of her experience has been in higher education, working at both the University of Arkansas and the University of North Texas as the academic dean’s assistant. She also has several years of experience working for non-profit organizations.
Mrs. Banks studied graphic design in Tucson, AZ before moving to Virginia seven years ago. She happily professes that working with college students is her vocational calling and she enjoys mentoring and building relationships with PHC students. In her free time she paints and writes poetry. Before moving to Virginia Cheryl lived with her family in the northern Texas area for 23 years. She now resides in Purcellville, VA with her husband of 34 years, Dwight, and has two adult sons.
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