David Rathburn '79
Chairman of the Board of Trustees

After graduating from Grove City College in 1979, David Rathburn worked as an accountant at Price Waterhouse before joining Hopeman Brothers Marine Division of AWH Corp. in Waynesboro, Va., as assistant to the president.

Today, he and his wife, Jayne, own and operate US Joiner LLC, a company that specializes in outfitting the interiors of ocean-going ships. The Virginia resident was elected chair in 2003.

Rathburn gained experience at Hopeman Brothers, a company that specializes in interior outfitting of marine vessels. It does extensive work for the U.S. Navy, as well as for commercial liners, oil rigs, casinos and cruise ships.

In 1991, Rathburn was named president of Hopeman Brothers, and after 22 years, left to initiate his current venture.

With degrees in accounting, business administration and political science, Rathburn has served as chairman of the Allied Industries Committee for the Shipbuilders’ Council of America and as president of the board of directors for local Junior Achievement and United Way boards. He is a member of the Japan-Europe-Korea-United States International Shipbuilders Consortium and serves as a Seapower Ambassador.

Rathburn was elected as a member of the Grove City College Board of Trustees in 1992. After five years as chairman of the Enrollment and Student Affairs Committee, Rathburn was elected Chair of the Board at Grove City. He is the youngest Chair in the history of the College.

As a student at Grove City, Rathburn was president of the American Management Club and the Men's Governing Board, as well as vice president of SGA. He was the sports director for WSAJ, sang in the choir and was a brother of Nu Lambda Phi.

He and Jayne live in Keswick, Va., with their two sons, Mark and Tyler.