Robert D. “Bob” Hull, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was recently named the community outreach specialist for the Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). Hull began his new position Jan. 10.
Annandale Campus Provost Barbara Saperstone is pleased with this appointment because of Hull's understanding of diverse communities. Hull is responsible for providing leadership in building and promoting positive relationships between the Annandale Campus, its constituency groups, and stakeholders in the campus service area. He will also build on-campus and off-campus awareness of NOVA activities, events, programs, and services.
Hull is excited to return to NOVA, whose educational system he believes to be superior, and spread the word about the college's offerings. Furthermore, Hull believes that small class sizes, Ph.D's and experts as faculty, low tuition, and guaranteed admission agreements provide a huge value to students.”
Hull represented Virginia’s 38th district in the General Assembly’s House of Delegates for 17 years. His district boundaries were entirely inside Fairfax County, stretching from the Falls Church area to the edge of Springfield. Prior to his first election in 1992, Hull served for nearly 20 years on numerous Fairfax County boards and commissions, including the Park Authority, Community Improvement Program Advisory Committee, and Industrial Development Authority Boards.
A lifelong Falls Church area resident and product of Fairfax County Public Schools, Hull earned his associate degree in biology at NOVA before transferring to Virginia Tech, where he received a bachelor’s degree in agronom
Northern Virginia Community College is the largest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of America’s largest community colleges. NOVA enrolls more than 75,000 students at its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, and through the Extended Learning Institute. For more information about NOVA and its programs or services, call 703-323-3000 or visit the College’s website, www.nvcc.edu.