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Sweet Briar College - Wikipedia Sweet Briar College Jump to : navigation , search Sweet Briar College <Td_colspan="2"> Motto Rosam quae meruit ferat ( Latin ) Motto in English She who has earned the rose may bear it Type Private women 's college Established 1901 Endowment $77.4 million ( July 2015 ) President Meredith Jung - En Woo Academic staff 110 ( Spring 2015 ) Students 300 ( Fall 2017 ) Location Sweet Briar , Virginia , U.S. Campus Rural , 3,250 acres ( 13.15 km ) Colors Pink and Green Athletics NCAA Division III , ODAC Nickname Vixens Website www.sbc.edu Sweet Briar College is a women 's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar , Virginia , United States , about 12 miles ( 19 km ) north of Lynchburg . The college is on 3,250 acres ( 13,152,283 m ) in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains , on the former estate of the college 's founder , Indiana Fletcher Williams . Sweet Briar was established in 1901 as the Sweet Briar Institute and opened its doors in 1906 . The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Fine Arts , Bachelor of Science , Master of Arts in Teaching , and Master of Education . On March 3 , 2015 , Sweet Briar 's board of directors announced that the college would be closing at the end of the summer session , citing `` insurmountable financial challenges '' . In response , a group of concerned alumnae and friends of the college formed a nonprofit organization , Saving Sweet Briar , to reverse the board 's decision . Saving Sweet Briar , students , parents and alumnae , faculty and staff , and the local Commonwealth Attorney all filed lawsuits to enjoin the closing , one of which reached the Virginia Supreme Court . On June 20 , 2015 , the Virginia Attorney General announced a mediation agreement to keep Sweet Briar College open . After replacing the board and president , the college rescinded the closing announcement . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 1.1 Sweet Briar plantation 1.2 Indiana Fletcher Williams ' bequest and official opening 1.3 Civil Rights era changes 1.4 Distinguishing features and early decades 1.5 2015 closure attempt 1.5. 1 Pending closure announced by board 1.5. 2 Efforts to forestall closing 1.5. 3 Agreement to keep the college open 1.6 Revitalization 1.6. 1 Change of leadership 1.6. 2 Academic re-structuring 1.6. 3 Financial status and enrollment 2 Academics 3 Architecture 4 Campus life 5 Athletics 5.1 Riding 6 Rankings 7 Notable people 7.1 Administration 7.2 Alumnae 7.3 Current faculty 7.4 Previous faculty 7.5 List of presidents 8 References 9 External links History ( edit ) Elijah Fletcher ( 1789 -- 1858 ) , father of Indiana Fletcher Williams Indiana Fletcher Williams ( 1828 -- 1900 ) , founder of Sweet Briar College Daisy Williams ( 1867 -- 1884 ) , daughter of Indiana Fletcher Williams , ca . age 12 Sweet Briar plantation ( edit ) The college is named after the former plantation of Elijah Fletcher and his descendants . Fletcher was a 19th - century teacher , businessman and mayor of Lynchburg , Virginia . He married Maria Antoinette Crawford in 1813 , and purchased the Sweet Briar plantation property from her aunt and uncle . The plantation was initially known as Locust Ridge ; Crawford supposedly renamed it `` Sweet Briar '' after the roses which grew on the land . Their daughter , Indiana Fletcher , was born in 1828 in Lynchburg . Indiana attended the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School , Doane Academy , and later toured Europe with her brother and sister . She met James Henry Williams , a student at Union Theological Seminary in 1858 , and after reuniting in Virginia following the American Civil War , they were married in 1865 . Their daughter , Maria Georgiana `` Daisy '' Williams , was born in 1867 . At Elijah Fletcher 's death , Indiana inherited the plantation . James Williams gave up his initial career as a clergyman to maintain the property . Daisy Williams died at the age of 16 in 1884 . Both James and Indiana Fletcher - Williams were devastated at her death , and James expressed a wish in his own will that a school might be established in honor of Daisy . William died in 1889 , leaving his entire estate to his wife , and Indiana 's brother Sidney also gave her additional property upon his death in 1898 . When Indiana died in 1900 , she bequeathed Sweet Briar plantation to become a school for young women . By his death in 1858 , Elijah Fletcher owned over 110 slaves . After the emancipation in 1865 , several former slaves and descendants of slaves continued to work for pay and live at Sweet Briar , including Martha Penn Taylor , who worked for three generations of the Fletcher - Williams family , and Signora Hollins ( who was Indiana Fletcher 's childhood playmate ) . Some descendants of the slaves owned by the family still work at the college , and others hold family reunions on campus . Indiana Fletcher Williams ' bequest and official opening ( edit ) In 1901 , with the assistance of then Virginia state senator Carter Glass , the Virginia General Assembly issued a charter to Sweet Briar Institute as indicated in the will of Indiana Fletcher Williams . The will stated that the land of Sweet Briar plantation must be used as a `` school or seminary to be known as the ' Sweet Briar institute , ' for the education of white girls and young women . It shall be the general scope and object of the school to impart to its students such education in sound learning , and such physical , moral and religious training as shall , in the judgment of the directors , best fit them to be useful members of society '' . In 1906 , Sweet Briar College officially opened with 51 students and granted its first AB degrees in 1910 . In 1932 , Sweet Briar 's study abroad exchange program with the University of St. Andrews , Scotland , was established . In 1948 , the renowned Junior Year in France ( JYF ) program was launched , followed by a number of other study abroad programs . Civil Rights Era changes ( edit ) Legal action to alter Indiana Fletcher Williams ' will was required to admit African - American students , as it had limited the purpose of the college to the education of solely white women . On August 17 , 1964 , wishing to eliminate `` white '' from the charter and comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , Sweet Briar filed a bill of complaint with the Amherst County Circuit Court . The request was initially denied at the state level , with the Commonwealth 's Attorney General stating that the will was `` plain , unambiguous , conclusive , and binding '' . After several years of unsuccessful state litigation , the college filed a complaint with the federal United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia . On April 25 , 1966 , Judge Thomas J. Michie issued a temporary restraining order that prevented enforcement of the racial restriction . On July 17 , 1967 , a three - judge Charlottesville court confirmed permanence of the restraining order . The first African - American student , Marshalyn Yeargin - Allsopp , was admitted to the college in September 1966 . Distinguishing features and early decades ( edit ) Sweet Briar has a robust academic reputation . During its first decade , Sweet Briar ran a `` sub-college '' department to prepare students for college - level work . The original board of trustees appointed in Williams ' will maintained that the college would be the academic equivalent of Smith , Wellesley and Mount Holyoke . The difference in Sweet Briar 's curriculum was the inclusion of `` hands - on '' or `` practical '' courses , as well as physical education , in accordance with Williams ' directive that the school produce `` useful members of society '' . This forward - thinking approach evolved into the college 's current core mission , where students have direct access to their disciplines while gaining real - world and classroom learning experience . During the first few years of the college , this concept quickly gave way to a more traditional liberal arts curriculum . 2015 closure attempt ( edit ) Pending closure announced by board ( edit ) On March 3 , 2015 , the college 's board of directors , following a unanimous vote on February 28 , 2015 , announced the college would close on August 25 , 2015 , due to `` insurmountable financial challenges '' . They cited declining enrollment and an endowment insufficient to cover potentially large - scale changes needed to boost enrollment , like coeducation . Another possible factor presented by the board was a declining interest in the traditional women 's college model . Sweet Briar had explored merging with other stronger institutions including the University of Virginia , but nothing came of it . The board announced that academic activity was to cease on August 25 , 2015 , the college 's pending closing date . Some professors said they received termination notices stating their last day of work would be May 30 , 2015 ; the last day of employment for most was June 30 , 2015 . Between 2011 and March 2015 , Sweet Briar 's endowment had dropped from $96.2 to $84 million , as the college drew on endowment for operating expenses . Most of the college 's endowment is restricted , meaning the money must serve designated purposes , such as scholarships or faculty chairs . According to Standard & Poor 's ( S&P ) , which rates the college 's bond debt , only $19 million was unrestricted ; $18 million temporarily restricted and $53 million permanently restricted . Sweet Briar is burdened with about $25 million in debt owed primarily to bondholders , and the college faced the possibility of default and an accelerated lump - sum payment of the entire amount . College Board representatives explained that with insolvency inevitable -- even though the college was still technically solvent -- the Board felt the responsible course was an advance announcement of the closing . That would let current students transfer at the beginning of a new academic year and prevent an entering first - year class from having to transfer after only one semester . It would also allow the college to honor financial obligations and provide severance to faculty and staff . Efforts to forestall closing ( edit ) A group of Sweet Briar alumnae , students , faculty , and supporters united to save the college from closing through legal action , social media and a fundraising campaign , `` Saving Sweet Briar '' . Saving Sweet Briar , Inc. asserted that the financial decline cited as the reason for closing was overstated or illusory , and sought the resignation of interim President James F. Jones and the Board of Directors . In a return statement , the President and the Board declined resignation , saying that doing so would `` further destabilize an already fragile situation '' , and that allegations against them were `` wrong and unfair '' . A majority of Sweet Briar faculty members passed a resolution opposing the Board 's decision to close the college and subsequently issued a vote of no confidence in the school 's Board and its President . Over 50 tenured and untenured Sweet Briar faculty members later joined a lawsuit against the college , seeking $42 million in damages , reinstatement of employment , and injunctions to prevent the closure of the college and termination of its faculty . On March 30 , 2015 the Amherst County Attorney filed a separate lawsuit , this one on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia , seeking an injunction to block the closing of Sweet Briar College and to force the removal and replacement of the president and board of directors . Following an amicus curiae brief released by Virginia attorney general Mark Herring , which argued that the Amherst County Attorney did not have the standing to seek an injunction , a Bedford county judge ruled that the county attorney had standing to sue under Virginia 's charitable solicitation law , but not under its trust law . At a hearing on the Amherst County Attorney 's lawsuit on April 15 , 2015 , the judge granted a 60 - day injunction to prevent the college from shifting endowment money solicited for its continued operation , to its closing . The judge did not halt the closing , and declined to remove the president and the board , to require the college to continue operations , or to appoint a special fiduciary to review college finances . The college 's attorney said the college would continue the process of closing , using unrestricted funds . On April 20 , following the decision on the injunction , a group of Sweet Briar students , parents , and alumnae filed a third lawsuit calling the Board decision to close the school a breach of contract . Rather than monetary damages , the suit requested injunctions to prevent the college from taking more steps to shut down or sell assets , and a permanent injunction requiring Sweet Briar to continue operating . The college 's spokeswoman contested the allegations . After a hearing on April 29 , the same Bedford County judge ruled that the college could not sell any of its assets for six months , although he still did not enjoin the closing . The college embarked on negotiations to transfer some time - sensitive assets despite the court 's injunction . The parties negotiated an agreement to transfer hazardous chemicals , to sell to faculty their personal computers , and to keep Sweet Briar 's study abroad program functioning . In adopting the agreed order , the judge declined to allow the transfer of the college 's horses . And on his own , he added to the injunction for the first time , a restriction that the college shall `` engage in no such act during the period of this injunction that has as its goals facilitating the closing of the college unless such act is authorized by further order of this court . '' The Amherst County Attorney filed an appeal of the judge 's April 15 decision on trust law applicability with the Virginia Supreme Court . Following a hearing on June 4 , the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Commonwealth on June 9 , stating that Virginia trust laws can apply to Sweet Briar , and referred the case back to the Bedford county circuit court judge for consideration of a temporary injunction to halt the closing of the college . Agreement to keep the College open ( edit ) On June 20 , 2015 , the Virginia Attorney General 's office announced a mediation agreement to keep Sweet Briar College open for the 2015 -- 16 academic year . The agreement called for Sweet Briar College president James Jones to resign , as well as at least 13 members of the college 's board of directors to allow Saving Sweet Briar to appoint a new majority . Lawyers for Saving Sweet Briar contacted Phillip Stone , the former president of Bridgewater College , to ask him to serve as Sweet Briar 's new president . Saving Sweet Briar agreed to contribute $12 million , and the state Attorney General agreed to release restrictions on an additional $16 million of endowment money , to pay for continuing operations . On June 22 , 2015 , the Bedford County judge approved the agreement , and dismissed the pending lawsuits . Revitalization ( edit ) Change of leadership ( edit ) Sweet Briar 's board is normally elected annually in the spring , however Saving Sweet Briar and plaintiffs in the litigations appointed an entirely new board in July 2015 . In a conference call vote , the new board unanimously installed Phillip Stone as the new president . The new board also formally rescinded the previous board 's announcement that the school was closing . President Stone announced in newspaper interviews that he does not regard this as an interim or one - year appointment , and that in years to come he intends to increase enrollment beyond Sweet Briar 's highest past student count . Stone invited most current faculty and staff members to remain in their positions ; the settlement includes paying six months ' severance to any who depart . The settlement required Saving Sweet Briar to deliver $12 million by September 2015 to help cover 2015 -- 16 operating costs . The group met and exceeded its target , providing $12.143 million by September 2 , 2015 . In November 2015 the college finances proved strong enough that the board decided not to release the promised $16 million from the endowment , reserving the option to do so later if necessary . On April 23 , 2016 , the Board of Directors announced that the president of the college , Philip C. Stone , would be stepping down to allow for the Board to appoint a permanent leader . On February 6 , 2017 , the college announced that Meredith Jung - En Woo would become the 13th president of the college ; and will be instated on May 15 , 2017 . Academic re-structuring ( edit ) Led by Meredith Jung - En Woo , the college will launch a new re-structuring of the academic curriculum at Sweet Briar for the fall 2018 semester . The college will remove traditional academic departments and replace them with three `` centers '' : Engineering , Science and Technology in Society ; Human and Environmental Sustainability ; and Creativity , Design and the Arts . The traditional general education requirements will be replaced with a new core curriculum program based around women 's leadership . Semesters will change from a 15 - week system to `` 3 - 12 - 12 - 3 '' week semesters , with the three week terms allowing for focus on opportunities such as intensive classes , study abroad , and research opportunities . Financial status and enrollment ( edit ) In January 2016 , the college announced that it had received more than 1000 applications for the 2016 -- 2017 academic year , and that it did not plan to touch the $16 million of restricted funds initially planned to be released from the endowment by the attorney general . Academics ( edit ) The college operates 50 undergraduate courses of study , three preprofessional programs ( pre-law , pre-medicine and pre-veterinary ) , and two graduate degrees . Sweet Briar offers the Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Fine Arts , and Bachelor of Science degrees for undergraduate students . It is the second women 's college to offer an ABET - accredited engineering degree . Graduate programs include the Master of Education ( M. Ed . ) and the Master of Arts in Teaching ( MAT ) / Licensure ; these two graduate education degrees are offered to men and women . The college offers several study abroad programs , most with a focus on foreign language . The two most established programs are Junior Year in France ( JYF ) and Junior Year in Spain ( JYS ) . Other programs include the Japanese Studies Program at Doshisha Women 's College of Liberal Arts , Wake Forest / SASASAAS Program in China - Beijing , Intercollegiate Center of Classical Studies in Rome , the American School of Classical Studies Summer Program at Athens , the National Security Education Program ( NSEP ) in multiple countries , and other programs in different locations . With approval , students earn credit for international internships . Sweet Briar offers several academic fellowships and grants for its existing students , including : Sweet Briar College 's Honors Program offers fellowships to students to support independent research projects under the supervision of faculty mentors . Projects may be interdisciplinary and include multiple mentors . The Student Research and Creative Endeavors Grants provide up to $500 to offset costs associated with student research or creative projects . Grant applications may be from individual students or teams of students . Student Travel Grants from the Honors Program supports academic - related travel during the academic year . Several scholarships are available for academic travel , which may be used to attend conferences . Architecture ( edit ) <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Sweet Briar College Historic District <Td_colspan="2"> U.S. National Register of Historic Places <Td_colspan="2"> U.S. Historic district <Td_colspan="2"> Virginia Landmarks Register <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Arcade between Pannell Art Gallery and Randolph Hall <Td_colspan="2"> Location Sweet Briar Dr. , . 5 miles west of US 29 , Amherst , Virginia Coordinates 37 ° 33 ′ 20 '' N 79 ° 4 ′ 50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.55556 ° N 79.08056 ° W ﻿ / 37.55556 ; - 79.08056 Coordinates : 37 ° 33 ′ 20 '' N 79 ° 4 ′ 50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.55556 ° N 79.08056 ° W ﻿ / 37.55556 ; - 79.08056 Area 27.2 acres ( 11.0 ha ) Architect Ralph Adams Cram ; et al . Architectural style Colonial Revival NRHP reference # 95000240 VLR # 005 - 0219 <Th_colspan="2"> Significant dates Added to NRHP March 30 , 1995 Designated VLR January 15 , 1995 Reid Hall , a dormitory on campus Benedict Hall , an academic building on campus Mary Helen Cochran Library The college 's architecture is dominated by the work of Ralph Adams Cram , who also lent his architectural expertise to the campuses of Princeton University and West Point , among others . Although Cram 's forte was Gothic Revival , he designed Sweet Briar in the Colonial Revival style , using red brick buildings with white balustrades and arcades . Twenty - one of the thirty campus buildings were designated as the `` Sweet Briar College Historic District '' by the National Register of Historic Places . Sweet Briar House , which traditionally houses the college president , is among these buildings . The campus property includes the Sweet Briar plantation burial ground ( known as the slave cemetery ) , where upwards of 60 slaves are buried . Archaeologists have uncovered many slave artifacts on campus . A 170 - year - old slave cabin , which also was used for early college employees , is currently installed behind Sweet Briar House . Many of the college 's faculty and staff live on campus , in homes that they rent or privately own . The land these homes are on belongs to the college . Campus life ( edit ) Sweet Briar is a residential campus , and nearly all students live on campus . There are seven standard dormitories and additional independent living options for upperclasswomen in the Green Village and Patterson House . The college has over 50 clubs and organizations . Like other women 's colleges in the United States , Sweet Briar College has many traditions . The most prominent is the annual Founder 's Day , when students , faculty and staff walk to Monument Hill to place daisies at Daisy Williams 's grave site and memorial . Athletics ( edit ) Sports teams are known as the Vixens . Sweet Briar is a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference ( ODAC ) . Sweet Briar has eight varsity sports ' teams : cross-country , field hockey , golf , lacrosse , soccer , softball , swimming , and tennis . Fencing is a Sweet Briar club sport . Students also participate in recreational sports through the Sweet Briar Outdoor Program ( SWEBOP ) , which organizes a number of trips throughout the year . These include hiking , fly fishing , caving , rock climbing and weekly kayaking and skiing . Riding ( edit ) The college is known for its horseback riding program , which focuses on show and field hunters , hunt seat equitation , and show jumping . The school has seven riding teams . These include a jumper team , hunter show team , JV hunter show team , American National Riding Commission ( ANRC ) team , field team and Intercollegiate Horse Show Association ( IHSA ) team . As part of its program , students can study for an Equine Studies Certificate with a focus in training or equine management . Sweet Briar hosted the 37th Annual ANRC Intercollegiate Equitation Championship judged by George H. Morris in 2014 . Sweet Briar 's accolades include four Old Dominion Athletic Conference ( ODAC ) titles ( 1987 , 2012 , 2015 , 2016 ) , nine American National Riding Commission ( ANRC ) team national championship titles ( 1978 -- 1980 ; 1986 -- 1990 ; 1999 ) , and 10 ANRC team reserve national championships titles ( 1981 -- 1985 ; 2000 -- 2002 ; 2004 -- 2005 ) . Sweet Briar students have been individual national champions nine times , and individual reserve ANRC national champions seven times . In 2006 , Sweet Briar 's Intercollegiate Horse Show Association ( IHSA ) team won their region ( Zone 4 , Region 1 ) and placed second at Zones , qualifying the team for the Nationals Competition . The team placed third overall . In 2008 , Sweet Briar IHSA again won their region and proceeded to the Nationals , where team members collected individual ribbons . Rankings ( edit ) In 2010 , Princeton Review 's `` Best 361 Colleges '' ranked Sweet Briar a `` Best Buy '' private college and a `` Top 50 Best Value College '' , No. 8 for `` Best Career Services '' , No 11 for `` Class Discussions Encouraged '' , No. 6 for `` Most Beautiful Campus '' , No. 4 for `` Professors Get High Marks '' , No. 3 for `` Most Accessible Professors '' , and No. 8 for `` Best Classroom Experience '' , making Sweet Briar the only college in the nation to appear on all four academic top - 20 lists . The 2012 Princeton Review ranked Sweet Briar College in five of the Princeton Review 's top - 20 lists . Of 376 colleges , the college was ranked seventh for `` Most Accessible Professors '' , eighth for `` Best Classroom Experience '' , eleventh for `` Class Discussions Encouraged '' and fourteenth for `` Professors Get High Marks '' , as well as sixth for `` Most Beautiful Campus '' . The College made one more top - 20 list in the 2012 guidebook , coming in at No. 13 for `` Dorms Like Palaces '' . In 2012 , The Washington Post listed Sweet Briar College as one of `` Five colleges where students study '' . The National Survey of Student Engagement found average weekly total study hours for a college student since the 1960s `` has dipped from 24 to about 15 '' . Sweet Briar students reported 19 hours a week . The 2013 Princeton Review ranked Sweet Briar College in five of the Princeton Review 's top - 20 lists . Of 377 colleges , the college was ranked eighteenth for `` Class Discussions Encouraged '' , third for `` Most Beautiful Campus , seventh for `` Most Accessible Professors '' , and nineteenth for `` Best College Dorms '' and twentieth for `` Nobody Plays Intramural Sports '' . The 2014 Princeton Review ranked Sweet Briar College in four of the Princeton Review 's top - 20 lists . Of 378 colleges , Sweet Briar ranked sixteenth for `` Most Accessible Professors '' , tenth for `` Best Career Services '' , sixth `` Most Beautiful Campus '' , and thirteenth for `` Best College Dorms '' . Sweet Briar College was selected by U.S. News & World Report as # 116 of the `` Best National Liberal Arts Colleges '' in 2015 and # 110 in 2014 . Forbes currently lists Sweet Briar College for the following , based on 2013 datasets : `` # 245 Overall '' , `` # 180 in Private Colleges '' , `` # 49 in the South '' , `` Forbes Financial Grade : A '' . Forbes has ranked Sweet Briar at # 245 in America 's Top Colleges in 2014 . Notable people ( edit ) Administration ( edit ) Victor Henningsen , former president of the Board of Trustees Alumnae ( edit ) Irene Beasley , entertainer on old - time radio Colleen Bell , former United States Ambassador to Hungary Janet Lee Bouvier , mother of Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Leah Busque , entrepreneur , founder of TaskRabbit , and TED speaker Sally Miller Gearhart , educator and science fiction writer Lendon Gray , two - time Olympic dressage rider Molly Haskell , feminist film critic and author Diana Muldaur , actor and former president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Anna Chao Pai , American geneticist and professor emerita at Montclair State University . Jean Oliver Sartor , artist Mary Lee Settle , author , winner of the National Book Award in 1978 Ann Taylor , National Public Radio newscaster Teresa Tomlinson , current mayor of Columbus , Georgia Marshalyn Yeargin - Allsopp , first African - American student admitted to Sweet Briar College , director of the Developmental Disabilities Branch of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities ( NCBDDD ) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Current faculty ( edit ) Carrie Brown -- Former Margaret Banister Writer - in - Residence , English professor , novelist John Gregory Brown -- English professor , novelist Previous faculty ( edit ) Adeline Ames -- Botany professor Marion Elizabeth Blake -- Classics professor Seth Clabough -- English professor , novelist Paul D. Cronin -- Director of Riding Emeritus , author of Schooling and Riding the Sport Horse Cornelius Eady -- Poet Connie Myers Guion -- Professor of physics , Professor and head of the chemistry department at Sweet Briar College 1908 -- 1913 who later earned an M.D. from Cornell University 's Weill Medical College Iren Marik -- Classical pianist Constance Merritt -- Former Margaret Banister Writer - in - Residence Mary Oliver -- Pulitzer Prize winning poet Barbara A. Perry -- Carter Glass Professor of Government , Author , National Media Commentator List of presidents ( edit ) Mary K. Benedict ( 1906 -- 1916 ) Emilie Watts McVea ( 1916 -- 1925 ) Meta Glass ( 1925 -- 1946 ) Martha B. Lucas ( 1946 -- 1950 ) Anne Gary Pannell ( 1950 -- 1971 ) Harold B. Whiteman , Jr. ( 1971 -- 1983 ) Nenah Elinor Fry ( 1983 -- 1990 ) Barbara A. Hill ( 1990 -- 1996 ) Elisabeth Showalter Muhlenfeld ( 1996 -- 2009 ) Jo Ellen Parker ( 2009 -- 2014 ) James F. 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Jump up ^ `` Bulletin of Sweet Briar College : Sciences at Sweet Briar '' . Archive.org . Retrieved 15 March 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Bulletin of Sweet Briar College -- Teaching at Sweet Briar '' . Archive.org . Retrieved 15 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Muhelfield , Elizabeth ( July 31 , 2005 ) . `` EDUCATION : TWO LEVELS , TWO VIEWS PRIVATE COLLEGES CHALLENGE , REWARD STUDENTS AFFORDABLY '' . Richmond Times Dispatch . Retrieved 15 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Kapsidelis , Karin . `` Sweet Briar College to close '' . Richmond Times - Dispatch . Retrieved 3 March 2015 . Jump up ^ dukechronicle.com , All women 's colleges face challenges , March 17 , 2015 ( Retrieved 3 - 20 - 15 ) Jump up ^ Allie Bidwell ( March 3 , 2015 ) . `` Declining Enrollments , Financial Pressure Force Two Liberal Arts Colleges to Close -- US News '' . US News & World Report . Retrieved March 19 , 2015 . ( S ) aid President James Jones Jr. : ( ' We reached ) the unfortunate conclusion that there are two key realities that we could not change : the declining number of students choosing to attend small , rural , private liberal arts colleges and even fewer young women willing to consider a single - sex education ... Peter Galuszka ( March 4 , 2015 ) . `` Why Sweet Briar Is Closing '' . Styleweekly . Retrieved March 6 , 2015 . Sweet Briar has offered strong academics , including engineering for its students , many of whom went on to top global jobs . It also had a reputation , admittedly dated , of being an Old South finishing school for affluent young women who enjoyed riding horses and the social whirl . Jacobs , Peter . `` Here 's the failed plan to save the Virginia college that ended up imploding '' . Business Insider . Retrieved 15 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Steve Kolowich ( July 14 , 2015 ) . `` That Time Sweet Briar Tried to Merge With the U. of Virginia - Administration - The Chronicle of Higher Education '' . Chronicle.com . Retrieved July 15 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Jessie Pounds ( June 20 , 2015 ) . `` Sweet Briar faculty make plans to stay -- or to go - NewsAdvance.com : News - Lynchburg , Virginia Area '' . Newsadvance.com . Retrieved June 20 , 2015 . Laura McKenna ( March 10 , 2015 ) . `` The Unfortunate Fate of Sweet Briar 's Professors -- The Atlantic '' . The Atlantic . Retrieved April 8 , 2015 . Sherese Gore ( March 18 , 2015 ) . `` Uncertainty looms for Sweet Briar 's on - campus homeowners , renters -- The Amherst New Era Progress : News '' . Newsadvance.com . Retrieved April 8 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Peter Jacobs ( March 16 , 2015 ) . `` Something just does n't add up with an imploding college 's financials '' . Business Insider . Retrieved March 17 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Ry Rivard ( March 5 , 2015 ) . `` Who Gets the Endowment ? '' . Inside Higher Education . Retrieved March 8 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Abby Jackson ( March 4 , 2015 ) . `` What is going to happen to Sweet Briar 's endowment ? '' . Business Insider . Retrieved March 5 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Sherese Gore ( May 3 , 2015 ) . `` Bonds spelled trouble as financial problems mounted at Sweet Briar College -- NewsAdvance.com : News -- Lynchburg , Virginia Area '' . Newsadvance.com . Retrieved May 7 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Elizabeth Wyatt and Sandra Taylor ( April 29 , 2015 ) . `` Wyatt and Taylor : Sweet Briar directors faced an impossibly difficult decision -- Richmond.com : Guest - columnists '' . Richmond.com . Retrieved May 7 , 2015 . Nancy Keuffel and Elizabeth H.S. Wyatt ( May 22 , 2015 ) . `` Two board members make the case : Sweet Briar had to close '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 24 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Peter Jacobs ( March 3 , 2015 ) . `` Sweet Briar College closing : Why the wealthy Virginia school is closing its doors '' . Slate . Retrieved March 4 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Ananda Rochita ( March 6 , 2015 ) . `` Alumnae make efforts to keep Sweet Briar College open '' . WSLS 10 . Retrieved March 10 , 2015 . Alumni from the neighboring Hampden -- Sydney College , a men 's college , have also expressed support for Sweet Briar . Kapsidelis , Karin . `` H - SC alums join Sweet Briar fight '' . Richmond Times Dispatch . Richmond Times Dispatch . Retrieved 28 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Pounds , Jesse . `` Law firm sends letter asking Sweet Briar president , board to resign '' . News Advance ( Lynchburg ) . Retrieved 24 March 2015 . `` PRESS RELEASE : SAVING SWEET BRIAR ATTORNEY CITES VIOLATIONS OF LAW BY SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE AND CALLS ON PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO RESIGN '' . Saving Sweet Briar . Retrieved 24 March 2015 . Taylor , Ashley L. `` TROUTMAN SANDERS SENDS LETTER TO SBC COUNSEL REQUESTING PRESIDENT AND BOARD RESIGN POSITIONS IMMEDIATELY '' . Saving Sweet Briar . `` Saving Sweet Briar forensic accountant releases interim report '' . CBS 6 . Retrieved 7 April 2015 . Jacobs , Peter . `` There are 2 very different pictures emerging of an imploding college 's financials '' . Business Insider . Retrieved 8 April 2015 . Jump up ^ Karen Kapsidelis ( March 24 , 2015 ) . `` Sweet Briar board , president wo n't resign '' . Richmond Times Dispatch . Retrieved March 25 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Sweet Briar College Statement Regarding Troutman Sanders Letter '' . www.sbc.edu . Sweet Briar College . Retrieved 25 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Friedenberger , Amy . `` Sweet Briar College Faculty Passes Resolution Opposing Closure , '' March 16 , 2015 . Roanoke Times . ( Retrieved 3 - 17 - 2015 ) Pounds , Jessie ( March 30 , 2015 ) . `` Faculty of Sweet Briar College votes no confidence in board , president '' . News Advance Lynchburg . Retrieved 30 March 2015 . `` SWEET BRIAR FACULTY UNANIMOUSLY REGISTER A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE TOWARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD '' . Saving Sweet Briar . March 30 , 2015 . Retrieved 30 March 2015 . Svrluga , Susan ( March 31 , 2015 ) . `` Sweet Briar faculty unanimously votes no confidence in the president and board '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved 31 March 2015 . Svrluga , Susan . `` Sweet Briar faculty join lawsuit seeking to stop the college from closing '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved 13 April 2015 . Pounds , Jesse . `` Sweet Briar faculty file complaint seeing more than $40 million in damages '' . News Advance -- Lynchburg . Retrieved 24 April 2015 . Jump up ^ Scott Jaschik ( March 31 , 2015 ) . `` Suing to Save Sweet Briar '' . Inside HigherEd . Retrieved March 31 , 2015 . Karen Kapsidelis . `` Amherst Co. attorney seeks to block Sweet Briar College closure -- Richmond.com : News '' . Richmond Times Dispatch . Retrieved March 30 , 2015 . Pounds , Jessie . `` Complaints seek injunctions to stop Sweet Briar College closure '' . News Advance -- Lynchurg . Retrieved 31 March 2015 . Daudani , Ray . `` Lawsuit filed to stop closure of Sweet Briar College '' . NBC 12 . Retrieved 31 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Svrluga , Susan . `` Virginia attorney general weighs in on Sweet Briar College case '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved 14 April 2015 . Jump up ^ Jacobs , Peter ( 14 April 2015 ) . `` The case to save an imploding college is moving forward , despite steep legal challenges '' . Business Insider . Retrieved 30 April 2015 . ^ Jump up to : staff ( April 15 , 2015 ) . `` Judge Orders injunction in Sweet Briar College Closure -- NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville , VA News , Sports and Weather '' . NBC29.com . Retrieved April 16 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Jessie Pounds ( April 15 , 2015 ) . `` Judge issues 60 - day injunction against using solicited funds to close Sweet Briar '' . Newsadvance.com . Retrieved April 16 , 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Jessie Pounds ( April 20 , 2015 ) . `` Students , parents join with alumnae on Sweet Briar College legal action -- The Amherst New Era Progress : News '' . Newsadvance.com . Retrieved April 21 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Svrluga , Susan . `` Now faculty are suing Sweet Briar , too '' . Washington Post . Retrieved 25 April 2015 . Jump up ^ Saunders , Tim ( 29 April 2015 ) . `` Bedford County judge rules that Sweet Briar College can not sell any assets for six months '' . WDBJ7 . Retrieved 29 April 2015 . Jump up ^ Turyn , Noreen . `` Sweet Briar College Asks To Sell Off Limited Assets Despite 6 Month Injunction '' . ABC 13 . Retrieved 5 May 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Jessie Pounds ( May 11 , 2015 ) . `` Order allows Sweet Briar College to dispose of some assets -- NewsAdvance.com : News -- Lynchburg , Virginia Area '' . Newsadvance.com . Retrieved May 14 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Laura Vozzella and Susan Svrulga ( June 4 , 2015 ) . `` Sweet Briar activists get good vibes from Va . Supreme Court '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved June 5 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Sweet Briar ruling '' . The Roanoke Times . Retrieved 9 June 2015 . Jump up ^ Green , Frank ; Kapsidelis , Karin . `` Va . Supreme Court : Trust laws can apply to Sweet Briar , case returned to lower court '' . Richmond Times Dispatch . Retrieved 9 June 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Virginia Supreme Court Rules Sweet Briar College Will be Considered a Trust '' . ABC 13 . Retrieved 9 June 2015 . Jump up ^ Steve Kolowich ( June 23 , 2015 ) . `` ' Let 's Make This Work ' : Sweet Briar 's New President Surveys the Task Ahead - Leadership & Governance - The Chronicle of Higher Education '' . Chronicle.com . Retrieved June 24 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Susan Svrluga ( June 22 , 2015 ) . `` Sweet Briar survives : Judge approves settlement deal to keep the college open '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved June 22 , 2015 . Jump up ^ The Editorial Board ( June 24 , 2015 ) . `` Far - Reaching Lessons From Sweet Briar - NewsAdvance.com : Editorials '' . Newsadvance.com . Retrieved July 5 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Incoming Sweet Briar President Expects to Invite All Faculty to Remain '' . Wset.com . June 23 , 2015 . Retrieved June 24 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Karin Kapsidelis ( June 22 , 2015 ) . `` Judge OKs deal to save Sweet Briar College - Richmond Times - Dispatch : Education '' . Richmond.com . Retrieved June 22 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Associated Press ( September 2 , 2015 ) . `` Final $3.6 million payment is made to keep Sweet Briar open - Richmond Times - Dispatch : Education '' . Richmond.com . Retrieved September 3 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Jessie Pounds ( November 4 , 2015 ) . `` Sweet Briar College board OK 's austerity budget - Roanoke Times : Virginia '' . Roanoke.com . Retrieved November 6 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Heilman , Christian . `` Sweet Briar College president stepping down '' . Retrieved 23 April 2016 . Jump up ^ Doss , Catherine . `` Sweet Briar College announces Meredith Woo as next president '' . Retrieved 6 February 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Sweet Briar College names Meredith Woo as next president '' . Jump up ^ Moody , Josh . `` Sweet Briar College releases details on new core curriculum '' . NewsAdvance.com . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 29 . Jump up ^ Moody , Josh . `` Sweet Briar College releases details on new core curriculum '' . NewsAdvance.com . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 29 . Jump up ^ Moody , Josh . `` Sweet Briar College releases details on new core curriculum '' . NewsAdvance.com . Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 29 . Jump up ^ `` Sweet Briar resets core curriculum and tuition for excellence , relevance and affordability '' . Jump up ^ `` After All but Closing , Sweet Briar Will Shift Curriculum and Pricing '' . Jump up ^ `` Sweet Briar College sees highest number of new applicants in 50 years '' . WDBJ7 . WDBJ7 . Retrieved 20 January 2016 . Jump up ^ lynchburgbusinessmag.com , `` Engineering Program Moves into Accreditatio -- Sweet Briar College celebrates recently acquired accreditation status , '' House , Megan L. , November 2011 , ( Retrieved 3 - 21 - 15 ) Jump up ^ nsf.gov , Science & Technology Policy Institute , `` Portfolio Evaluation of the National Science Foundation 's Grants Program for the Department - level Reform ( DLF ) of Undergraduate Engineering Education , '' Shipp , Mitchell , & Lal , January 2009 , p. 108 ( Retrieved 3 - 21 - 15 ) Jump up ^ `` Sweet Briar College to hold two open houses for graduates education programs '' . NewsAdvance.com . Jump up ^ `` Master of Education ( M. Ed . ) - Sweet Briar College '' . sbc.edu . Jump up ^ `` Master of Arts in Teaching ( MAT ) / Licensure - Sweet Briar College '' . sbc.edu . ^ Jump up to : `` Study Abroad Sweet Briar College '' . Sbc.edu . Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Summer Research Program Sweet Briar College '' . Sbc.edu . Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Previous Honors Summer Research Projects Sweet Briar College '' . Sbc.edu . Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Student Research and Creative Endeavors Grants Sweet Briar College '' . Sbc.edu . Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Student Travel Grants Sweet Briar College '' . Sbc.edu . Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 06 . ^ Jump up to : National Park Service ( 2009 - 03 - 13 ) . `` National Register Information System '' . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Jump up ^ `` Virginia Landmarks Register '' . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . Retrieved May 12 , 2013 . Jump up ^ archive.org , `` The Ralph Adams Cram Architecture of Sweet Briar College , '' Chambers , S. Allen Jr. , 1995 ( Retrieved 3 - 17 - 15 ) Jump up ^ `` History Sweet Briar College . Retrieved on 2008 - 06 - 06 '' . Jump up ^ Geoffrey B. Henry ( February 1994 ) . `` National Register of Historic Places Inventory / Nomination : Sweet Briar House '' ( PDF ) . Jump up ^ `` Sweet Briar College Historic District '' . www.dhr.virginia.gov . Jump up ^ `` Accompanying map '' ( PDF ) . Jump up ^ Wells , Brant ( March 13 , 2013 ) . `` Sweet Briar researcher documents slave history '' . News Advance -- Lynchburg . Retrieved 24 March 2015 . Jump up ^ `` African American Heritage '' . Tusculum at Sweet Briar College . Retrieved 24 March 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Slave Cabin Research Grants Produce Results '' ( PDF ) ( Vol 4 , Issue 3 ) . Tusculum Institute at Sweet Briar College Newsletter . July 2013 . Retrieved 24 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Sherese Gore ( March 18 , 2015 ) . `` Uncertainty looms for Sweet Briar 's on - campus homeowners , renters '' . Amherst New Era - Progress . Jump up ^ Laura McKenna , The Unfortunate Fate of Sweet Briar 's Professors , The Atlantic ( March 10 , 2015 ) . 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Jump up ^ `` Changing the Face of Medicine -- Dr. Connie Myers Guion '' . nih.gov . Jump up ^ `` Reintroducing a practical visionary '' . Sweet Briar College News . Jump up ^ `` About , History , List of Presidents '' . sbc.edu . Retrieved March 16 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` James F. Jones Jr. named interim president '' . 30 June 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Phillip Stone officially becomes Sweet Briar College president '' . Sweet Briar College News . Retrieved 2 July 2015 . Jump up ^ Pounds , Jessie . `` Ex-SBC president Parker backs school ; Saving Sweet Briar pledges hit $10 M '' . The Roanoke Times . Retrieved 14 April 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Phillip Stone officially becomes Sweet Briar College president '' . SBC.edu . Retrieved 2 July 2015 . 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