Richmond — The General Assembly honored retiring Christopher Newport University President Paul Trible on Thursday with a resolution acknowledging his contributions to the university.
“(F)or all of us here on the Peninsula, his life is one of meaning of service and of significance,” Del. Mike Mullin said during Thursday’s session.
Trible announced his retirement in September, saying the 2022-23 year would be his last as the university’s president. He will take on a role as chancellor the following academic year to help with the transition.
The resolution highlighted the number of applicants, full-time students and average GPA increased since Trible became CNU’s fifth president in 1996. Before that, Trible served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms and the U.S. Senate for one.
“(He) envisioned the creation of a great university for America that cared about minds and hearts and that would inspire students to choose to live lives of meaning, consequence, and purpose—a life of significance—as it is now called at Christopher Newport University,” the resolution said.
Trible said in a statement he has been “extraordinarily blessed with marvelous opportunities to lead and serve,” and hopes he made made a difference.
“My 26 years at Christopher Newport have been the most important and rewarding years of my life and with the help of a lot of wonderful people, we have together built another great university for America,” Trible said.
Sierra Jenkins, 229-462-8896, sierra.jenkins@virginiamedia.com
A previous version of this story said Paul Trible served in the General Assembly. He served in U.S. Congress.