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President's Biography
Eddie N. Moore, Jr., assumed his position as the 12th president of Virginia State University in 1993, bringing to the University a wealth of administrative and fiscal management experience gained both in the public and private sectors. He served from 1990-1993 as treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Moore began his career in the private sector in 1971 with Gulf Oil Corporation. During his 14-year tenure with Gulf Oil, he rose through the ranks to direct major components of the corporation's accounting and budgeting functions. He entered the public sector in 1985 as the Commonwealth of Virginia's assistant controller for accounting and reporting. In 1988, he was selected to serve concurrently as the University controller for the College of William and Mary and as treasurer of its Endowment Association. In 1990, Gov. Lawrence Douglas Wilder appointed Moore state treasurer. As state treasurer, he served as head of the Department of the Treasury and on 15 state boards and authorities with oversight for more than $20 billion of the Commonwealth's assets. Moore, as a key player on the state's financial management team, was integrally involved in the work that earned Virginia recognition as the best fiscally managed state in the nation by Financial World Magazine two years in a row, the first state to be so honored. Moore has held licenses as a certified public accountant (C.P.A.) in Texas and Virginia. Higher Education, Community and Corporate Involvement
Moore, an ROTC graduate, served in the United States Army with the ranking of First Lieutenant. He is a Vietnam veteran and the recipient of the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious achievement. Moore Administration Highlights
During President Moore's tenure, VSU has also experienced tremendous growth in its financial resources, due in part to strengthened relationships with local, state and federal officials, as well as enhanced support from business, industry and alumni. Private support for scholarships has increased from $83,000 in 1993 to nearly than $1.6million. In the spring of 2001, the Moore administration reported the expansion and addition of five academic programs at Virginia State University. The new programs include Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Manufacturing Engineering and Mass Communications. The addition of these new programs is a first for the University in 20 years. The latest addition to the University’s degree program, a doctoral degree in Educational Administration and Supervision, is a definite milestone for the Moore administration. In 2001,Virginia State University exceeded its original capital campaign goal of $10 million. Raising $11.6 million, the campaign increased endowments for student scholarships, faculty chairs, centers for excellence and capital improvements. The institution's endowment has grown eightfold, to $8 million, further proving that the Moore administration has provided continued growth and prosperity for Virginia State University. |
Active within the realm of higher education, the President serves as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Other board responsibilities include the Virginia Board of Agriculture, the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology, the Virginia Historical Society and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). In June 1999, President Moore received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, Pennsylvania State University, where he graduated in 1968 with a B.S. degree in accounting. In October 2000, President Moore was the recipient of the Distinguished Educational Leadership Award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Foundation. In 2001, he received another Distinguished Alumnus Award, this time from the Katz Business School at the University of Pittsburgh, where he completed his M.B.A. degree. In 2000, Moore was elected chair of the Vantagepoint Funds Board, a mutual funds group with more than $8 billion in assets. He also serves on the board of Universal Corporation. 
With President Moore at the helm, Virginia State University has enjoyed a period of unprecedented growth amid a student-focused approach to university management. A fiscal conservative, President Moore has shepherded to completion more than $100 million in capital improvements to the Ettrick campus. Among these enhancements are comprehensive renovations to Jones Dining Hall, Foster Hall Student Union, Virginia Hall’s Anderson-Turner Auditorium and the historical Vawter Hall; construction of a federally-funded Cooperative Extension building; a three-story addition to the School of Business; a state-of-the-art music building; and the Whaley M. Colbert Baseball and Softball Field; the conversion of Langston Hall, a co-educational honors residence hall, to suites; and the installation of computer labs and new heating, cooling and plumbing systems to several residence halls. The track and field renovation project at Rogers Stadium included the addition of lights for University and community evening events. The renovation of Johnston Memorial Library and Owens Hall are now in progress. The University is entering new and exciting territory with the current construction of the University Apartments at Ettrick, a state of the art apartment living complex; and growth will continue due to recent funding acquired to renovate Gandy Hall, home to the Department of Human Ecology, and the construction of a new Engineering and Science Building.