UVA-WISE CHANCELLOR PASSES AWAY

Friday, February 3, 2012
by Roger Epperson

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE IS MOURNING THE SUDDEN DEATH OF THE COLLEGE'S SEVENTH CHANCELLOR. 69 YEAR OLD DAVID J. PRYOR DIED THURSDAY MORNING. DURING HIS SIX YEARS AS CHANCELLOR, UVA-WISE EXPERIENCED REMARKABLE GROWTH IN BOTH STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND THE CAMPUS IN GENERAL. IT WAS DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION'S FIVE YEAR CAMPAIGN THAT THE COLLEGE EXCEEDED ITS GOAL OF RAISING 50 MILLION DOLLARS. PRIOR IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, MERRY LUE, AND TWO CHILDREN.