2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1
Commending Pat B. Huber, Ph.D.
Agreed to by the Senate, January 15, 2026
WHEREAS, Pat B. Huber, Ph.D., an esteemed higher education administrator who has served as president of New River Community College for the past seven years, retired in December 2024; and
WHEREAS, Pat Huber earned a bachelor's degree in English from Emory and Henry College in 1976, then served as a high school educator in Smyth and Wythe Counties while earning a master's degree at West Virginia University; she would also go on to earn a doctoral degree in community college leadership from Old Dominion University in 2006; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 1987, Pat Huber taught both full-time at Pulaski County High School and part-time at New River Community College (NRCC) through the school's dual enrollment and evening programs; and
WHEREAS, Pat Huber went on to devote 25 years to NRCC, serving as dean of arts and sciences then as vice president for instruction and student services from 2007 to 2017 before becoming president that year; and
WHEREAS, Pat Huber is the sixth president in the history of New River Community College and notably its first female president; and
WHEREAS, during her tenure as president of NRCC, Pat Huber expanded eligibility for the Access to Community College Education (ACCE) program to the entire New River Valley region, enabling more high school graduates in the area to qualify for up to two years of tuition through volunteer service; and