===Progress== 
 #Well, I ended up  rewriting almost the entire article. It's more concise, and looks less promotional. The manner  of an encyclopedia  is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of  press releases or  web sites, which are usually more expansive.   
 #What you can now do best to help, is to add 3rd party references, as described in no.1, above.  
 #You might also consider a list of past presidents. In general, being the president of a national organization is one of the criteria for notability of an academic (see WP:PROF) 
 #We also need an article on the VRA Bulletin. See our  Wikipedia:WikiProject Academic Journals/Writing guide.  As it specifies there, the best way to start is by using    the infobox journal template; but also convert the information there  to prose. Do NOT copy the journal website. The successive editors of a journal are also usually considered notable  here, so add their names.    ''''''