Thro Elected to Board of National Association of College and University Attorneys

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2016) — William Thro, general counsel at the University of Kentucky, was elected as a member-at-large of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) Board of Directors.

Before assuming his present position at UK in 2012, Thro served as solicitor general of Virginia, university counsel for Christopher Newport University, and as an assistant attorney general in both Colorado and Virginia. He began his legal career as a judicial clerk to the late Judge Ronald E. Meredith of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in Louisville.

As a legal scholar, Thro's research focuses on constitutional law in educational contexts. In recognition of his scholarly work, he received Stetson University’s Kaplin Award for Excellence in Higher Education Law & Policy Scholarship (2014) and became a Fellow of both the National Education Finance Conference (2012) and the National Association of College and University Attorneys (2007).

During almost a quarter century of NACUA membership, Thro has served as chair of the Editorial Board of The Journal of College & University Law, was a member of the Advisory Group on the Future of the Journal and the Annual Conference Task Force, was the co-editor of two compendia and author of several monographs and NACUANOTES, and has been a frequent conference speaker.

In addition to his NACUA service, he has served as president of the Education Law Association, chair of the Virginia Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section, board chair for a local Red Cross chapter, a trustee of the National Education Finance Academy, and an elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Thro is a native of Kentucky. He received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Hanover College; his graduate degree with honours from the University of Melbourne; and his law degree is from the University of Virginia, where he was a published member of the Law Review.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.,, is the primary source of higher education law programming for its members and for the higher education community.  Founded in 1960, the association serves more than 850 public and private higher education institutions and more than 4,500 attorneys throughout the United States and internationally.  NACUA produces publications (including The Journal of College and University Law), sponsors continuing education workshops (including webinars), operates a website with a multitude of higher education legal resources and establishes cooperative relationships with other associations and groups. 

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