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"Securing Brighter Futures"
Since 1952

 
  
 

2011-2012 VFIC
HONORARY-LIFE TRUSTEES:

John B. Adams, Jr. Fredericksburg
A. Smith Bowman Company

John W. Bates III, Esq.
Richmond
McGuireWoods LLP (Ret.)

Jane Parke Batten
Virginia Beach
Civic Leader

William W. Berry
Richmond
ISO New England Inc.&
Dominion Resources (Ret.)

J. Stewart Bryan III
Richmond
Media General ,Inc.
VFIC Board Chair 1993-95

Thos. E. Capps
Richmond
Dominion Resources (Ret.)

Preston C. Caruthers
Arlington
Carfam II Associates, L.P.

VFIC Board Chair 1978-80

James C. Cherry
Charlotte, NC
Park Sterling Bank
VFIC Board Chair 2004-06

Lawrence K. Doll
Arlington
The Lawrence Doll Company

Milton L. Drewer, Jr.
Arlington
First American Bank of Virginia (Ret.)

Barry J. Fitzpatrick
Williamsburg
BB&T of Virginia (Ret.)

VFIC Chairman 2002-04

Robert H. Gammon
Charlottesville

VFIC (Ret.)

David R. Goode
Norfolk
Norfolk Southern Corp. (Ret.)

Nancy H. Gottwald
Richmond
Civic Leader

Robert V. Hatcher, Jr.
Richmond
Johnson & Higgins (Ret.)

Robert E. R. Huntley
Lexington
Washington and Lee Univ.
Best Products Co.
Hunton & Williams (Ret.)

Charles T. Lindsay, Jr.
Alexandria
Lindsay Automotive Group

Vicent J. Mastracco, Jr., Esq.
Norfolk
Kaufman & Canoles P.C. (Ret.)

John L. McElroy, Jr.
Manakin-Sabot
First Union Securities (Ret.)

VFIC Board Chair 1997-99

Lewis N. Miller, Jr.
Aylett
Wachovia Bank, N.A. (Ret.)

John D. Munford
Virginia Beach
Union Camp Corporation (Ret.)

Lloyd U. Noland, Jr.
Newport News
Noland Properties, Inc.

William F. Quillian, Jr.
(1952 - present)
Lynchburg
President Emeritus,
Randolph-Macon Woman's College

Gordon F. Rainey, Jr.
Richmond
Hunton & Williams (Ret.)

Toy D. Savage, Jr.
Norfolk
Willcox & Savage, P.C. (Ret.)


Jeremiah J. Sheehan
Midlothian
Reynolds Metals Company (Ret.)
VFIC Board Chair 2000-2002

Donald G. Smith
Roanoke
Roanoke Electric Steel Co. (Ret.)

Lawrence N. Smith
Virginia Beach
Resource Bank (Ret.)

Samuel R. Spencer, Jr.
Davidson, NC
Mary Baldwin College &
VFIC President (Ret.)

Robert A. Spivey
Tallahassee, FL
Randolph-Macon Woman's College & VFIC President (Ret.)

Hugh R. Stallard
Midlothian
Bell Atlantic - Virginia, Inc. (Ret.)

VFIC Board Chair 1991-93

Suzanne F. Thomas
Aylett
Civic Leader

Richard G. Tilghman
Richmond
SunTrust Bank (Ret.)

The Hon. Mark R. Warner
Alexandria

Governor of Virginia 2002-06
United States Senator 2009-
VFIC Board Chair 1999-2000


Richard W. Wiltshire
Richmond
Home Beneficial
Life Insurance Co. (Ret.)

 

VFIC Board of Trustees

 

A more impressive list of trustees would be hard to find! View the alphabetical listing of our trustees to see which business, corporate and community leaders volunteer to help raise support - both financial and collaborative - for our colleges.

The Board of Trustees of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges includes the following business and community leaders throughout Virginia as well as the Presidents of our 15 member colleges and universities:

New Trustees 2011

BOARD OF TRUSTEES  (2011-2012):

Chairman of the Board 2010-12:
Robert W. Woltz, Jr., President - Virginia, Verizon (Retired)

Vice Chair of the Board 2011-12:
Nancy O. Gray; President, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA

A. Marshall Acuff, Jr., Managing Director, Cary Street Partners LLC
George  F. Albright, Jr., Mng. Director & Virginia Business Head, JPMorgan Private Bank
G. William Beale, Chief Executive Officer, Union First Market Bankshares Corp.
J. Edward Betts, Esq., Managing Partner, Christian & Barton L.L.P.
W. Earle Betts III, Chief Executive Officer, Montague-Betts Company
George Y. Birdsong, Chief Executive Officer, Birdsong Corporation
Charles L. Cabell, Esq., Partner, Williams Mullen
John M. Camp III, Managing Director, Southfield Capital  Advisors
Theodore L. Chandler, Jr., Civic Leader, Richmond
C. Lynch Christian III, President, 1000 Church Street, Inc.
John R. Clark III, President, Steuart Investment Company
Richard Cullen, Esq., Partner and Chairman, McGuireWoods LLP
Beverley E. Dalton, Chair of the Board, English Construction Co.
Mark E. Dempsey, Vice President External Affairs, Appalachian Power Company
Thomas F. Farrell II, Chairman, President & CEO, Dominion Resources, Inc.
Robert J. Fitch, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, BAE Systems, Inc.
G. S. Fitz-Hugh, Jr., Senior Advisor, Kaufman & Canoles Consulting
George C. Freeman III, Chairman, President & CEO, Universal Corporation
Gerard T. Gabrys, President and CEO, Guest Services, Inc.
Palmer P. Garson, Managing Director, Cary Street Partners LLC
William F. Gifford, Jr., President and CEO, Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Marie Meriwether Godsey, President, Meriwether Godsey Inc.
Thomas E. Goode, Sr., Regional Private Bank Manager & Sr. VP, Wells Fargo Private Bank
Gary M. Gore, Managing Dir., Region Exec - MidAtlantic, U.S. Trust, Bank of America PWM
H. Hiter Harris III, Managing Director, Harris Williams & Co.
Anne Barnett Hazel, Civic Leader, Broad Run
Ted Hengst, Corporate Vice President & CIO, Harris Corporation
David J. Hilborn, Partner, Mercer
C. T. Hill, Corp. Exececutive VP, Consumer Bank/Chairman Mid-Atlantic, SunTrust Bank
S. Anderson Hughes, Group/State President, BB&T Corp.
Thomas G. Johnson, Jr., Esq., Chairman, Willcox & Savage, P.C.
Maurice A. Jones, President and Publisher, Virginian-Pilot Media Companies
Thomas W. Kirchmaier, Jr., Sr. VP & GM, General Dynamics Information Technology

John C. Lee IV, Chairman and CEO, Lee Technologies
Carl W. Levander, President, Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc.

Lemuel E. Lewis, President, LocalWeather.com
Charles S. Luck III, Chairman of the Board, Luck Stone Corporation
John A. Luke, Jr., Chairman and CEO, MeadWestvaco Corporation
Thomas J. Lyons, Jr., President, Weatherly Investment Associates
Craig L. Massey, Vice Chairman, Evan Energy Investments, LC
Thurston R. Moore, Esq., Chairman, Hunton & Williams
Charles W. Moorman, Chairman, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corp.
Spencer W. Morten III, Chairman & CEO, Bassett Mirror Company

Marshall N. Morton, President & CEO, Media General, Inc.
Roger H. Mudd, Journalist (Retired), McLean
William L. Pannill, Chairman, Tacoma Management Inc.
Anthony Ponsiglione, Senior V.P., HR Operations, Genworth Financial
Bittle W. Porterfield III, President, Rice Management Company
Frank W. Roach, Chief Executive Officer, Wolseley North America
Bob Sasser, President and CEO, Dollar Tree, Inc.
Robert D. Seabolt, Esq., Chief Operating Officer, Troutman Sanders LLP
Robert C. Sledd, Managing Partner, Sledd Properties LL
Robert H. Spilman, Jr., President and CEO, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
Hugh E. Taylor, VP, Gov’t. Affairs, Info. Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corp.
Joseph R. Thomas, Regional Vice President, GEICO
Gary R. Thomson, CPA, Regional Managing Partner, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
William R. Van Buren III, Esq., Chairman and President, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
Martin L. Vaughan III, Vice Chairman (Retired), Willis Group Holdings 
Margaret G. Warner, Senior Correspondent, The PBS NewsHour
James C. Wheat III, President, Blandfield Associates, LLC
Richard R. Whitt III, President and Co-COO, Markel Corporation
Richard F. Williamson, Esq., Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Alan S. Witt, CPA, Chief Executive Officer, Witt Mares
Robert W. Woltz, Jr., President - Virginia, Verizon (Retired)

VFIC COLLEGE PRESIDENTS  (2011-12)
College/University Presidents are members of the VFIC Board of Trustees

College Presidents 2011

Edward L. Ayers; President, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
George E. Cornelius; President, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
Tracy Fitzsimmons; President, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
Pamela Fox; President, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
Kenneth R. Garren; President, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA
Nancy O. Gray; President, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
William T. Greer, Jr.; President, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA
Christopher B. Howard; President, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA
John E. Klein; President, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA
Robert R. Lindgren; President, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA
Michael C. Maxey; President, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
Jo Ellen J. Parker; President, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
Rosalind Reichard; President, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
Kenneth P. Ruscio; President, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
Matthew D. Shank; President, Marymount University, Arlington, VA



2011 Board Meeting

Robert Woltz, VFIC Chairman 2010-12

Chairman
Robert W. Woltz, Jr.
President - Virginia
Verizon (Retired)

 

Nancy Gray

Vice Chairman
Nancy O. Gray
President
Hollins University

 

Upcoming Events:

2012 VFIC Ethics Bowl
February 12-13, 2012
Shenandoah University

2012 VFIC Annual Meeting
June 29-July 1, 2012

J. Stewart Bryan III

Stewart Bryan, VFIC board member since 1984, received VFIC HERO Award during the 2011 Annual Meeting. Mr. Bryan was also elected to Honorary Life Trustee status.

 

General Information
About the VFIC

Financial Information
   IRS 990 Form
   VFIC Financial Information

Facts
The Mission of the VFIC, current priorities, and benefits of attending one of VFICs member institutions,

History
Founded in 1952, the VFIC has continues to provide collaborative programming, financial assistance and much more.

Board of Trustees
Business Trustees, College Presidents, and Honorary-Life Trustees.

Officers & Staff
VFIC Officers and Staff

Staff Bios
VFIC Staff Bios

Directions to the VFIC
located in the "West End" of Richmond, Virginia near the University of RIchmond.

Q & A
Questions & Answers
Information about the VFIC

Links
Helpful educational links