vote defeating Lewis B. Puller Jr. (D). 1980: Re-elected with 90.48% of the vote defeating Sharon D. Grant (I). 1982: Elected to the U.S. Senate with 51.18% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Davis Jr. (D). Christopher Newport University On January 1, 1996, Trible became the fifth president of Christopher Newport University (CNU). The 35-year-old institution had recently achieved full university status and his arrival came at a time when the school was undergoing many changes as it evolved from a college to a university. In late 2006, CNU’s Board of Visitors announced that a new library and a merit scholarship with a $500,000 endowment would be named in honor of President Trible and his wife in recognition of their leadership and contributions to the university. Trible also serves on the Council of Presidents of Virginia’s public colleges and universities, as well as Chair of the NCAA Division III President's Council. On September 24, 2021, Trible announced his intention to complete his time as president of CNU at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. Shortly after, it was announced that he would temporarily be succeeded by Adelia Thompson, current chief of staff at CNU, as Interim President for the 2022-2023 school year, and his successor would take office in the summer of 2023. After serving as president, Trible became chancellor of CNU. Personal life He is married to Rosemary (Dunaway) Trible and they have two children, Mary Katherine, who is married to Dr. Barrett W. R. Peters; and Paul, CEO and co-founder of Ledbury, who is married to Brittany (Gordon) Trible. His father was Paul Seward Trible, the son of George Meredith and Clara (Seward) Trible. His mother was Katherine (Schilpp) Trible. Publications Trible, Paul S. "Restoring the College Core" Richmond Times-Dispatch 2 November 2014: F3. Trible, Paul. "Colleges Must Get Used to Collaborating With Congress" The Chronicle of Higher Education 15 July 2005: B16. Trible, Paul. "Letting Colleges Down" The Washington Post 19 April 2005: A12. References External links Biography at The Political Graveyard Biography at Christopher Newport University The Paul and Rosemary Trible Library at Christopher Newport University |- 1946 births Living people Heads of universities and colleges in the United States County and city Commonwealth's Attorneys in Virginia Republican Party United States senators from Virginia Harvard Kennedy School staff Hampden–Sydney College alumni Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni Christopher Newport University Republican Party members