2.
A graduate of the College of William and Mary,
Peter Culpepper is chief financial officer and chief
operating officer of Provectus Pharmaceuticals,
which develops oncological and dermatological
therapies.
3.
Founded in 1693, the College of William and Mary
is one of only nine institutions of higher education
in the United States that were established before the
American Revolution.
Named for King William and Queen Mary of
England, who issued the charter authorizing the
school’s establishment, it is located on a 1,200-acre
campus in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.
Although it is called a college, it attained university
status in 1779 when it began offering graduate
degrees in medicine and law.
The school operated as a private institution until
1906, when Virginia’s General Assembly assumed
responsibility for its operation.
4.
The College of William and Mary today is a public
research university, the majority of whose students
are pursuing undergraduate degrees.
It was ranked second among all public universities
in Forbes Magazine’s 2012 rankings and 40th
overall.
The US News & World Report’s ranking placed the
College of William and Mary’s undergraduate
program sixth in its rankings of US public
universities.
5.
The university offers joint undergraduate degree
programs with Columbia University in New York
and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and
participates in exchange programs with 15 foreign
schools.
Recent statistics indicate that 60 percent of the
school’s graduates enter graduate school within five
years of earning their bachelor’s degrees.
6.
The university offers joint undergraduate degree
programs with Columbia University in New York
and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and
participates in exchange programs with 15 foreign
schools.
Recent statistics indicate that 60 percent of the
school’s graduates enter graduate school within five
years of earning their bachelor’s degrees.