Steve Hairston
Senior Assistant Director of Admission

Northern New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virginia (Southern/Western)

Contact information:
(800) 700-1662 or (804) 289-8640
Fax: (804) 287-6003
shairsto@richmond.edu

Hometown: Born in Martinsville, VA but raised in Lansing, MI

College Alma Mater: Hope College, major in Business Administration

How you started in college admission: Like most people in the profession, I worked in my alma mater’s admission office when I was a college student and thought the job looked fun. I’m very happy to say I was right!

A question you get all the time: "Aren't you afraid of spiders?" No way! Spiders eat other pests (like mosquitoes)!

The number one reason students should check out Richmond: It’s a beautiful campus located in a limitless city, and it has outstanding academic and research opportunities, intimate faculty interaction, and the most dynamic student body of any school its size.

Hobbies/interests: Traveling, cooking, listening to music, exercising (cycling), and cheering for the Detroit Pistons, Red Wings, Tigers, and Lions (yes, even the Lions!)