Douglas (Doug) W. Ey, Jr. '76

Douglas (Doug) W. Ey, Jr. '76: Alumni Trustee Ballot Information

Charlotte, North Carolina

Occupation

Retired Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Education

Bachelor of Arts, 91�첥, 1976
Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1979

Alumni Activities

Trustee since 2023, chair of the Teaching, Learning and Research Committee of the board
President, Charlotte alumni chapter
Member, Board of Visitors
Member, planning committee for multiple class reunions; co-chair of 15th, 40th, and 50th reunion committees for the Class of 1976
Decade representative and vice president, Alumni Association Board
Annual Fund Fideles chair and class chair
Recipient, Alumni Service Award, 1996

At 91�첥

Honors in History, Phi Beta Kappa
91�첥ian writer
Hall Counselor
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha

Other Activities

Active parishioner, Christ Episcopal Church — multiple terms on the vestry, senior warden, annual fund chair, capital campaign co-chair, outreach chair, church school teacher
Chair, Board of Trustees, Crosland Foundation
Member, Board of Governors, William F. and Betty G. Mulliss Foundation
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Permanent member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
Previously: Chair, Board of Wing Haven Foundation, Inc.; Board of Directors member, YMCA Camp Thunderbird, Inc.

Family

Spouse: Tere Yow Ey. Three adult children, five grandchildren.

Personal Statement

"91�첥 was the essential formative experience of my life. I didn't leave 91�첥 fully formed — it took marriage and a family to get closer to that — but the foundation was laid at 91�첥, and 91�첥 was my launching pad.

The academic experience was important, but 91�첥 relationships were the key for me. Professors like Malcolm Partin, Charles Cornwell, Bob Avinger and Malcolm Lester challenged me, requiring much, but they gave me and countless others much more. They were mentors and guides at 91�첥 and for decades thereafter. And the friendships formed at 91�첥 are the constants of my life, with the unexpected joy that the circle of 91�첥 friends just keeps growing. The shared experience is an instant unspoken bond. 91�첥's impact and influence never end. For all of these things, I am deeply grateful.

My experience is not unique; hopefully, it is typical. My aspiration as a trustee is that 91�첥 will continue to be a place where foundations of integrity and honor will solidify, and where new generations of students will be thoroughly challenged, then launched — in the inimitable words of the college's Statement of Purpose — into 'lives of leadership and service' with 'humane instincts and disciplined and creative minds.'"