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NEWS RELEASE: SCHEV Director Receives National Award for Excellence in Education
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Laura Osberger
lauraosberger@schev.edu
(804) 387-5191 (mobile)
July 28, 2022
For Immediate Release
RICHMOND — State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Director, Peter Blake, received the Exceptional Leader Award last week from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO).
According to SHEEO, “The Exceptional Leader Award is presented to a current state higher education executive officer from a member agency who has shown exceptional leadership, a commitment to higher education, a contribution to the greater good, and service to the SHEEO Association within the last year.”
Blake has served Virginia’s higher education community for nearly 40 years. His career spans time in both the executive and legislative branches, having served as associate director at SCHEV; fiscal analyst for the House Appropriations Committee; deputy secretary of education and secretary of education; and vice chancellor of workforce development services for the Virginia Community College System, before returning to SCHEV as interim agency director and being selected SCHEV director in 2012.
Council Chair Ken Ampy said, “Peter Blake has had a distinguished career in higher education that is not rivaled by many. He has served Virginia tirelessly for years, ensuring that our future citizens, entrepreneurs, and leaders have the quality of and access to the best education the Commonwealth has to offer. The SCHEV Council is honored to have served beside him. We proudly join SHEEO in recognizing Mr. Blake as recipient of the Exceptional Leader Award. Bravo Peter, well deserved.”
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The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is the state’s coordinating agency for higher education. With Pathways to Opportunity: The Virginia Plan for Higher Education, SCHEV is dedicated to making Virginia the best state for education by 2030. For more on this statewide strategic plan, visit schev.edu/TheVirginiaPlan.