Vice President of Institutional Advancement
(276) 223-4772
rcatronwood@wcc.vccs.edu
151 Smyth Hall
Student/Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment
Hometown
Galax, Virginia
High School Attended
Galax High School
Degrees and Certifications
B.S. in English, Radford University (1987)
M.A. in English, Radford University (1989)
Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Virginia Tech (2001)
Awards
WCC Improvement of Administration Award (2001)
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) award for Teaching Excellence (1996 and 1998)
Virginia Community Colleges Association’s “Outstanding Faculty Award” (1997)
Community Service Activities
Wytheville Rotary Club (President 2013-14; District 7570 110% Award, 2014; Vocational Excellence Award, 2015; The Windmill newsletter editor, 2003-present)
Chautauqua Creative Writing Committee
Twin County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Wytheville, Inc.
West Galax United Methodist Church
Special Interests
Reading, writing, cooking, spending time with my family and my cats
The best thing about working at WCC is...
seeing students succeed. Education is an investment in the lives of students, their families, and our communities. I love helping raise money for scholarships and college programs to help students achieve their goals.