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US nonprofit · EIN 540505892 · Emory, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 540505892) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Emory & Henry University's network

38 people2 organisationsi38 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (38). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

38 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 38 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dr Anne E Sluder ChairBoard Chair2022
4 yrs
Bishop Debra Wallace-PadgettBoard Member2022
4 yrs
BR Blevins IIIBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Catherine L LoweBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Cynthia Kennedy ReedyBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Darion A MorganBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Donna Proffit VaughnBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Dr Brian D WolfeBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dr January D HaileBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dr John W WellsPresident2022
4 yrs
Elliott G MooreBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Emily Blesi AndersonBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Eugene M Beck JRBoard Member2020
6 yrs
George A WhitleyBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Harold E Craw JRBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Henri Lee Cancio-Fitzgerald (also filed as Henri L Cancio-Fitzgerald)Board Treasurer2019
7 yrs
Israel D O'QuinnBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Jane E TaylorBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Jeoff B BodenhorstBoard Member2020
6 yrs
John E EldridgeBoard Member2021
5 yrs
John W Ashworth IIIBoard Vice Chair2020
6 yrs
Karen G ToddBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Kyra Kegley Bishop (also filed as Kyra K Bishop)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Kathryn Copenhaver Davidson (also filed as Kathryn C Davidson)Board Member2018
8 yrs
L Carole WhartonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Larry J LenhartBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Lina Altom DrinkardBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Michael A SpieglerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Molly Metke LutonBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Oliver W Jordan IIIBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Peter G GerryBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Rev Jeffery W WrightBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Rick T HighesBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Robert W Thomas-GarciaBoard Secretary2019
7 yrs
S Thomas Terry JR (also filed as S Thomas Terry Jr)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Stephen E CallahanBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Stewart A TaylorBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Tyler G KiddBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 38 →

Officers and senior leadership

17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
ADA L FincherVice Presidentsince 2018
Christy McGheeProfessor2021
Emmet TracyDeansince 2022
Glen L IrionProfessor2021
Jean M IrionProfessorsince 2018
Jennifer PearceVP MKTG and Commsince 2020
John M HollowayVP Div, Equity, Incl2020
John W WellsPresident2019
Julia M CastleberryProfessorsince 2019
Jake B SchrumPresident2018
Joseph P TaylorVP for Advancementsince 2018
Laurie FergusonDeansince 2022
Michael PuglisiProvostsince 2022
Robert StalderChief Information Officer2023
Richard K GaumerVP for Business & Finance2018
Scott RichardsProfessorsince 2018
Theodore AngelopoulosProfessor2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dr John W WellsFormer President40$209k$9k
Dr A Louise FincherPresident40$206k$9k
Laurie FergusonDean, School of Nursing40$178k$7k
Robert ParkerVice President for Institutional Advancement40$166k$9k
Robert StalderChief Information Officer40$149k$7k
Michael PuglisiEVP & Provost40$144k$7k
Emmet TracyDean, School of Business40$143k$8k
Dr Anne E SluderBoard Chair2$0
Tyler G KiddBoard Vice Chair2$0
Kyra K BishopBoard Treasurer2$0
Robert W Thomas-GarciaBoard Secretary2$0
Emily Blesi AndersonBoard Member1$0
John W Ashworth IIIBoard Member1$0
Eugene M Beck JrBoard Member1$0
Brooklyn Sawyers BelkBoard Member1$0
Br Blevins IIIBoard Member1$0
Stephen E CallahanBoard Member1$0
Jonathan D CooperBoard Member1$0
Harold E Craw JrBoard Member1$0
Priscilla M DanielsonBoard Member1$0
Lina Altom DrinkardBoard Member1$0
Peter G GerryBoard Member1$0
Dr January D HaileBoard Member1$0
Oliver W Jordan IIIBoard Member1$0
Pamela G KestnerBoard Member1$0
Larry J LenhartBoard Member1$0
Catherine L LoweBoard Member1$0
Molly Metke LutonBoard Member1$0
Elliott G MooreBoard Member1$0
Darion A MorganBoard Member1$0
Israel D O'quinnBoard Member1$0
Cynthia Kennedy ReedyBoard Member1$0
Aubrey J Rosser IIIBoard Member1$0
Michael A SpieglerBoard Member1$0
Karen G ToddBoard Member1$0
Donna Proffit VaughnBoard Member1$0
Walter P WeikelBoard Member1$0
Dr L Carole WhartonBoard Member1$0
Dr Brian D WolfeBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Emory & Henry University
EIN
540505892
Address
Po Box 947, Emory, VA, 24327-0947
State
Virginia
Mission
Emory & henry university is a learning community in pursuit of excellence, engaging a diverse group of well-qualified men and women in educational experiences in which students confront historical and contemporary ideas and issues, and develop the ability to think critically about all areas of human experience. These educational experiences lead to lives of service, productive careers and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B420 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1836
Principal officer
Angela Edmondson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1970
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDonna Proffit Vaughn
≥8years on the filingsGeorge A Whitley
≥8years on the filingsKyra Kegley Bishop
≥8years on the filingsKathryn Copenhaver Davidson

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$274.5m
Total liabilities
$81.9m
Net assets or fund balances
$192.6m
Contributions and grants received
$9.2m
Program service revenue
$63.6m
Grants and similar paid out
$27.2m
Employees
949
Volunteers
4