of the intentions of the donors, and that it had violated Virginia's Uniform Trust Code by acting against the will of its founding documents. A vote of no confidence in Jones and the board of directors was issued at a faculty meeting and on April 24, 2015, the faculty of Sweet Briar College filed a lawsuit seeking more than $40 million in damages. The faculty case asserted that the college was not in dire financial distress; and noted that net assets rose from $126 million to $135 million, the endowment grew from $85 million to $95 million, and debt dropped from $42 million to $25 million in the past five years. Following a legal battle over the attempted closure of Sweet Briar, a mediation agreement to keep the college open required Jones to resign as Sweet Briar College president seven business days after that agreement gained court approval, and he stepped down on July 2, 2015. References Presidents of Kalamazoo College Columbia University alumni University of Paris alumni Emory University alumni Southern Methodist University faculty Washington University in St. Louis faculty University of Virginia alumni Living people Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques 1947 births Woodward Academy alumni Presidents of Trinity College (Connecticut)