period of sustained and significant growth, Radford College was granted university status in 1979. In 2008, the Virginia General Assembly authorized three doctoral programs at Radford University, and the first doctoral degrees were awarded in 2011.
=== Presidents ===
Radford University's current president is Bret S. Danilowicz, who took this role on July 1, 2022. The university's administration is overseen by a 15-member board, whose members are appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth and serve four-year terms. Each year, the board also selects a student and a faculty member to serve as advisory representatives.
List of presidents:
John Preston McConnell, 1911–1937
David Wilbur Peters, 1938–1951
Charles Knox Martin Jr., 1952–1972, Chancellor, 1972–73, President Emeritus
Donald Newton Dedmon, 1972–1994
Douglas Covington, 1995–2005, President Emeritus
Penelope Ward Kyle, 2005–2016, President Emeritus
Brian Hemphill, 2016-2021
Carolyn Ringer Lepre, (interim) 2021-2022
Bret S. Danilowicz, 2022–present
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