Tributes

A Decade of Leadership: Reflections on W&M's 27th president

The Gale, a blog from the W&M Alumni Association, features a series of posts from distinguished alumni and friends reflecting on Taylor Reveley's leadership over the past decade.

"Taylor is a leader. He would tell you "nothing out of the ordinary happens unless someone, a live human, seizes the opportunity and leads." Taylor seized the opportunity and has led brilliantly."
by Jim Golden, Senior Counselor to the President and Former Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
June 27, 2018

"I am reminded how fortunate I was that for my tenure as Rector and most of my time on the Board of Visitors, I got to work with that thoughtful leader who inspired William & Mary to pursue sustained excellence."
by Jeff Trammell '73, Former Rector, W&M Board of Visitors
May 30, 2018

"He most assuredly has created an extraordinary legacy with his leadership at William & Mary, a legacy that will endure for many decades to come."
by Hank Wolf '64, J.D. '66, Former Rector, W&M Board of Visitors
April 27, 2018

"Complacency was never an option with Taylor; his commitment and enthusiasm to the progress of the law school was unwavering and contagious."
by Patricia Roberts J.D. '92, W&M Law School Vice Dean
March 29, 2018

"'Your College needs you.' These were my opening words, sitting in Taylor Reveley's living room in February 2008."

by Michael Powell '85, D.P.S. '02, Former Rector, W&M Board of Visitors
February 26, 2018

"In the vernacular of our royal charter, Taylor Reveley is a president 'for all time coming' — a president before his time, a president in time and a president after time."

by Yohance Whitaker '16
January 23, 2018