David L. Bernd, CEO of Sentara Healthcare of
Norfolk, was named to the Commerce Department’s
advisory panel, Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy. The group, made up of 15 leaders
from business and academia, including six Fortune 500 executives, will examine
better ways to measure innovation in order to facilitate better understanding
by the public and policy-makers of its impact on economic growth. (News release)
Mark Herzog, executive director of the Virginia
Biotechnology Association, was chosen chairman
of the Council of State BioScience Associations, a
national trade group that advocates public policies
to support development of the bioscience industry. (News
release)
Shelia C. Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hospitality
LLC and a partner in Lincoln Holdings LLC,
gave $5 million to the
University of
Virginia’s Curry School of Education to establish
a center for human services. The center, which will be
named for Johnson, will house Curry’s outreach
efforts for children and families. Johnson, a co-founder
of Black Entertainment Television, is a noted advocate
for children’s rights. (News release)
Anne Marie Whittemore, a partner at McGuireWoods
LLP, was named one of
Virginia’s
“Leaders in the Law,” a new award by Virginia
Lawyers Weekly to recognize attorneys who set the standard
for the legal profession. Whittemore recently chaired
the Commission on Virginia Courts in the 21st century
to make recommendations for
Virginia’s future court system. (News release)
The College of William & Mary will name the
new library under construction at its law school for Henry
C. Wolf, vice chairman and CFO of Norfolk Southern
Corp. in
Norfolk. Wolf received his law degree in 1966 and bachelor’s
degree in 1964 from William
& Mary and has served the college in various capacities,
currently as vice rector. (News release)
