Radford University. Office of the President.

A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Dr. Douglas Covington (1995- ) is a graduate of Central State University (Ohio) and holds both Master's and Ph. D. degrees from Ohio State University. He was previously president of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, the nation's first historically Black educational institution. Covington also served as chancellor at Winston-Salem State University and president of Alabama A & M University. His wife, Beatrice, is a native of Dayton, Ohio, and enjoys an active career as an educator, mentor to students and supporter of the arts.