Alice R. Faucett Named General Counsel for West Virginia State University

11/29/2020

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Contact: Jack Bailey
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INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Alice R. Faucett has been named General Counsel for West Virginia State University (WVSU) effective December 7.

In this role, Faucett will provide legal advice to the President and the WVSU Board of Governors and represent WVSU in legal matters. In addition, she will provide advice to administrators, faculty, staff and affiliated organizations as necessary on matters having legal implications for WVSU.

Faucett most recently served as the general counsel and director of discipline for the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses. In this role, Faucett protected the organization’s legal interests, while managing the operations of the legal department, and providing education to staff and legislators on regulatory laws and rules affecting professional nurses.

“This is a new role within West Virginia State University, and one that I know Alice will fill exceptionally well,” said WVSU President Dr. Nicole Pride. “Her knowledge of state and federal regulations will be a true resource to the entire University community.”

Faucett previously served as general counsel to Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland, where she served as a legal advisor to the board of trustees, president and college faculty and staff.

She also has served as an assistant attorney general in the office of the West Virginia State Attorney General.
Faucett is active in the Charleston community, serving on the board of directors of the Roosevelt Community Center, board of trustees for Central Community Tabernacle and board president of the G. Lockhart Foundation, Inc.

Faucett earned a bachelor’s degree in business management/economics from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law.

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West Virginia State University is a public, land grant, historically black university, which has evolved into a fully accessible, racially integrated, and multi-generational institution, located in Institute, W.Va. As a “living laboratory of human relations,” the university is a community of students, staff, and faculty committed to academic growth, service, and preservation of the racial and cultural diversity of the institution. Its mission is to meet the higher education and economic development needs of the state and region through innovative teaching and applied research.