PHC supporters David Shedd and Don Hodel release new books

Patrick Henry College proudly announces the recent book releases of PHC Trustee David Shedd and longtime supporter Don Hodel. These two men played significant roles in PHC's history, and their legacy continues to shape our mission today. 

David Shedd is a former U.S. intelligence officer who served as Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency before retiring from federal service. He later spent seven years teaching government courses as a professor of Strategic Intelligence and served as an advisor for the Strategic Intelligence Program. 

Hodel held posts as U.S. Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the Interior in the Reagan Administration. He served as the CEO of Focus on the Family from 2003–2005 and has long been a faithful supporter of PHC.

Hodel and his late wife, Barbara Hodel—an original trustee of the college—both contributed significantly to PHC’s founding, community, and expansion. The Barbara Hodel Center, one of the main buildings on campus, honors her lasting impact on students and alumni. 

David Shedd: The Great Heist

The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets (co-authored with Andrew Badger), exposes China’s large-scale theft of Western data. The book is currently a bestseller in Amazon’s Asian Politics and National & International Security categories.

Former intelligence chief David Shedd and national security expert Andrew Badger detail Beijing’s systematic effort to erode the West’s technological and economic advantage through coordinated espionage targeting defense contractors and major technology firms, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Google, T-Mobile, and Tesla.

Drawing on firsthand accounts from intelligence officials, policymakers, and victims, they argue that decades of Western complacency enabled China’s rapid ascent, and they present a strategy to confront this evolving economic and security challenge. 
Amazon link here.

Don Hodel: Called to Serve

Hodel's autobiography, Called to Serve: My Path to President Reagan's Cabinet and Beyond, recounts his life story, offers a firsthand look at the Reagan administration, and reflects on a bygone era of bipartisan cooperation in politics. 

With sincerity and faith-filled reflection, Hodel recounts his unexpected journey through public service, the mentors who shaped him, and the enduring partnership with his wife, Barbara.

Offering insight into an era of genuine integrity in leadership, his story reminds readers that humility and conviction can still guide those called to serve. Amazon link here.

Patrick Henry College celebrates the continued leadership of these distinguished men, whose lives of service reflect the values the College seeks to cultivate in its students.

Patrick Henry College exists to glorify God by challenging the status quo in higher education, lifting high both faith and reason within a rigorous academic environment; thereby preserving for posterity the ideals behind the "noble experiment in ordered liberty" that is the foundation of America.