Robert L. Satcher Sr. Appointed President of Saint Paul’s College

Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia, has named Robert L. Satcher Sr. as its new president. Satcher has served as interim president of the institution since July. Satcher has been on the faculty of the college for 18 years serving as a professor of chemistry. Before coming to Saint Paul’s College, Satcher was vice president for academic affairs and provost at Fisk University.

Satcher is a graduate of Alabama State University. He holds a master’s degree from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Oregon State University.

Dr. Satcher’s brother David is the former surgeon general of the United States. One of Robert Satcher’s sons is an astronaut.

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