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

Charlotte, North Carolina

Occupation

Retired Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College, 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 Davidson

• Honors in History, Phi Beta Kappa
• Davidsonian 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

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

The academic experience was important, but Davidson 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 Davidson and for decades thereafter. And the friendships formed at Davidson are the constants of my life, with the unexpected joy that the circle of Davidson friends just keeps growing. The shared experience is an instant unspoken bond. Davidson'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 Davidson 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.'"