Phillip C. Stone believes in the power of a good story. Storytelling was a key part of Mr. Stone’s fund-raising strategy at Bridgewater College, in Virginia, where he served as president for 16 years, according to Carol A. Scheppard, its vice president for academic affairs. He is also easily moved by other people’s stories, said Ms. Scheppard, especially ones about students who beat the odds. "He was very efficient about running the institution," she said, "but you couldn’t trust him with giving away money to students who came in with a hard-luck story."

June 23, 2015 ・ From Chronicle of Higher Education