The following is a partial list of notable Southern Virginia University people. It includes alumni, professors, and others associated with Southern Virginia University.
Presidents Robert Lee Durham, 1919-1942 Margaret Durham Robey, 1942-1967 Roy Kinneer Patteson, Jr., 1970–1972, Ancient language scholar; Ph.D. Duke University; Th.M. Duke University; B.D. Union Theological Seminary; B.A. University of Richmond. John Ripley, 1992-1997, U.S. Marine Colonel, Vietnam War combat veteran, war hero Designated Southern Virginia University in 2001. E. Curtis Fawson, 1999-2003 Monte S. Nyman, 2003-2004 Rodney K. Smith, 2004-2011 Paul K. Sybrowsky, 2012-2014 Reed N Wilcox, 2014–2023 Bonnie H. Cordon 2023-Present
Faculty Jeff Benedict, investigative reporter/author Orson Scott Card, author of novel Ender's Game Paul S. Edwards Daniel J. Fairbanks Ed Mulitalo, former American football player who played 10 years in the NFL and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV Debra H. Sowell, former secretary and board member of the Society of Dance History Scholars
Board of trustees Kent Colton, senior scholar, Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies;Harvard University Press: Housing in the Twenty-First Century : Achieving Common Ground by Kent W. Colton BYU Romney Institute Advisory BoardAdvisory Board Ron Jones, chairman and CEO of Sealy Corporation Ardeth Kapp, former general president of the Young Women Organization Chieko Okazaki, former member of the Relief Society General Presidency Dave Ulrich, a writer, speaker, management consultant and university professor who in 2001 was ranked the #1 Management Educator and Guru by BusinessWeek
Alumni Beezie Madden, an American show jumping competitor and Olympic medalist
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