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The Honorable William E. Ward, Mayor of Chesapeake, to Deliver Keynote Address at NSU Spring CommencementNorfolk, Va.—The Honorable William E. Ward, mayor of the City of Chesapeake, will deliver the keynote address at Norfolk State University’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, May 8, at William “Dick” Price Stadium. The procession will begin at 9:30 a.m. More than 700 students will participating in this year’s commencement exercises. As the longest serving mayor in the City of Chesapeake’s history, Ward has served continuously on the Chesapeake City Council since 1978. He was elected vice mayor for the term July 1, 1984 to June 30, 1986, and again from June 30, 1988 to October 4, 1990. He was then appointed to fill the un-expired term of mayor on October 4, 1990 and served until June 30, 1992, when he won election as mayor. He was re-elected in 1996 and again in 2000. His current term will expire on June 30, 2004. Since the City of Chesapeake was incorporated in 1963, Ward has resided in Chesapeake and has served in numerous civic, fraternal and regional capacities. He is an executive director of the Hampton Roads Partnership, the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance, the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, and the Southeastern Public Service Authority. In 2003, Governor Mark Warner appointed him to the Board of Visitors at Virginia State University, which is located in Petersburg, Virginia. Apart from his mayoral duties, Ward is a professor emeritus and former chair of the history department at Norfolk State University where he taught from 1973 to July 1, 2000, when he retired from teaching. During his tenure at Norfolk State, Ward also served as president of the Faculty Senate from 1975 to 1977, chaired the Black History Month, Faculty Senate of Virginia Benefits, and Senate Grievance committees. He was also a member of the college-wide Council of Teacher Education. Additional past professional memberships include the Virginia Society for History Teachers, Association for Study of Negro Life and History, the Southern Historical Association, the American Historical Association and the Virginia Social Sciences Association. A long time advocate of education, Ward received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Virginia State University in 1957 and 1960 respectively. He also earned both a master of arts degree and doctoral degree in American and African History in 1972 and 1977 respectively from Clark University, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. A native of Virginia, Ward is married to Rose M. Ward and is the proud father of one son, Michael, and one daughter, Michelle. |
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