Faculty

Governor's School faculty have distinguished themselves as college teachers and who want to work in a multidisciplinary environment that nurtures and stimulates students with a genuine interest in mathematics and science.

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Julie Drewry, Ph.D.
Director
Precalculus, Introduction to Research
Dr. Drewry has a long history with Virginia's Governor's Schools. She was a member of the first graduating class of the Roanoke Valley Governor's School and returned to teach there for 12 years. She earned a B.S. in mathematics from the College of William and Mary and completed graduate work in mathematics at North Carolina State University. After several years at RVGS, Dr. Drewry completed an M.Ed. in Public School Administration from the University of Virginia. In order to gain some experience in administration, she took an assistant principal position at her other former high school, Patrick Henry High School. While at PH, she completed the Virginia trifecta with a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Virginia Tech. Dr. Drewry also teaches a graduate research course at Virginia Tech.

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David Barrett
Physics, Precalculus, Calculus
Mr. Barrett came to DSLCC from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, where he taught math and physics. His passion is astronomy, and takes every opportunity to show off the DSLCC telescope.

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Michael Scott
Statistics
Dr. Scott is Chairman of the Arts and Sciences Division at DSLCC. He taught English at DSLCC for many years, but now that he has his Ph.D. In statistics, he mostly teaches statistics classes on campus and the web.

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