MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Darris Nichols was introduced Wednesday as the new menâs
basketball coach at Radford University. The Radford High School
gradute has been on the Florida staff for six seasons.
The Roanoke Times, File 2004
Darris Nichols was an All-Group A pick and the 2004 Timesland
boys basketball player of the year at Radford High School.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Radford athletic director Robert Lineburg (left) bumps fists
with new Radford men s basketball coach Darris Nichols (center)
as outgoing Radford President Brian Hemphill looks on at the Dedmon
Center.
RADFORD â Wednesday was homecoming day at Radford University.
Radford businessman gave back to community that made him a success
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Radford University President Brian Hemphill announced Friday that heâll be leaving the school to lead Old Dominion University.
Hemphill will remain in his role at Radford until the end of the fiscal year, June 30, before officially taking over as the ninth president of the Norfolk school sometime this summer.
John Broderick, Old Dominion University s longest-serving president, announced last May that he would retire as president in the summer of 2021 after completing his 13th year as the schoolâs leader. We are confident that Dr. Hemphill will continue the University s upward trajectory, said Kay Kemper, rector of ODU s Board of Visitors. The board was highly impressed with his substantial accomplishments in less than five years as president of Radford, as well as his commitment to a student-centered approach. Dr. Hemphill s successes range from enrollment management to fundraising, and many of his forward-thinking initiatives in such areas as health sciences and part