Ben Rutherford was the founding Headmaster of Veritas Classical Academy in 2014. He worked diligently with our Founders to establish our school. Mr. Rutherford wrote the school’s mission statement and student oath, which is read every morning in our morning assembly. He helped to create many of our beloved traditions and even co-wrote the school’s initial curriculum and book list with his wife, Dr. Mindy Rutherford.
Prior to working at Veritas, Mr. Rutherford earned his B.A. in Chemistry from West Virginia University and his M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD which has a well-respected Great Books of the Western World program. Mr. Rutherford taught Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, Chemistry and Biology at Washington State Community College in Marietta, where he also served as Dean of Arts and Sciences.