Christopher B. Howard

Dr. Christopher B. Howard is the 24th President of Hampden-Sydney College. Howard is a 1991 distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, earning a bachelor of science in political science. While at the Academy, he served as his class president, and as a cadet group commander. He was selected as a First Team Academic All-American as the starting running back on the Air Force Falcons football team. Howard was named a Rhodes Schola... more

Dr. Christopher B. Howard is the 24th President of Hampden-Sydney College. Howard is a 1991 distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, earning a bachelor of science in political science. While at the Academy, he served as his class president, and as a cadet group commander. He was selected as a First Team Academic All-American as the starting running back on the Air Force Falcons football team. Howard was named a Rhodes Scholar, and he attended Oxford University from 1991 to 1994, earning a Master of Philosophy and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Politics. In 2003, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree, with distinction, from the Harvard Business School. While in the Air Force, Howard served as a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter pilot and an intelligence officer. He was handpicked to accompany Secretary of Defense William Cohen to Cape Town, South Africa as a military advisor in 1998. He served with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron and earned the Joint Service... less