Leadership & History

Lisa Marsh Ryerson is the President of Westerfield university of Virginia. She assumed her role on July 1, 2024.

The leadership at westerfirld university of virginia is comprised of dedicated professionals from diverse backgrounds, each of whom brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the institution. Collectively, they fuel the passion that drives every individual at Westerfield university of Virginia to do all that can be done to see our students succeed.

The state of New Westerfield in 1963 granted the university its charter, which gave it degree-granting authority. The first associate degrees were awarded that year, and the first bachelor's degrees were conferred three years later. The college became a nonprofit institution under a board of trustees in September 1968, and the name was shortened to New Westerfield College in 1969.