Dr. T. Ramon Stuart has served as Vice President of Fort Vally State (FVSU) since 2016. Stuart oversaw Academic Affairs division at FVSU including the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology. He also has leadership responsibility for Student Success, Retention Services, the Hunt Memorial Library, Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness and the Quality Enhancement Plan, among other departments.

Prior to joining FVSU, Stuart was a faculty member and key leader at West Virginia State University. His accomplishments there included developing an engineering 2+2 degree program, aiding in increasing retention by almost 10% in three academic years, serving on the self-study reaffirmation steering committee responsible for achieving a 10-year reaccreditation and helping to increase overall enrollment by expanding international recruitment. He also assisted in increasing the number of students earning dual credit while in high school and expanding college access for TRIO (Upward Bound, Talent Search and Student Support Service) participants.

Stuart earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education at Ohio University. He earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University.