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Foundation Trustees

Founded in the spring of 2005, the School of Business Foundation was created to further the goals and mission of the School of Business, and, by extension, Virginia Commonwealth University. Its board includes many of Virginia’s leading business executives, who give their time and treasure in support of our programs and people.

Chair
Mr. Steven A. Markel (2005)

Vice Chairman

Markel Corporation

Treasurer
Mr. Robert E. Rigsby, MS ‘75, MBA ’81 (2005)

President and COO (Retired)

Dominion Virginia Power

Directors

Mr. James A. Buzzard (2007)

President

Mead Westvaco Corporation

Mr. L. Dans Callans, Jr., BS ’66 (2005)

Ms. Phyllis L. Cothran, BS ’71 (2005)

President and COO (Retired)

Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Mrs. Josée G. Covington (2005)

President and CEO

Covington International Travel

Mr. T. Kent Cox, BS ’78 (2009)

Senior Vice President

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Mr. Richard Cullen (2007)

Partner/Chairman

McGuireWoods

Ms. Nancy C. Everett, BS ’78 (2005)

Managing Director

BlackRock, Inc.

Mr. Charles H. Foster, Jr. (2005)

Chairman Emeritus (Retired)

LandAmerica Financial Group

Mr. Mark M. Gambill (2005)

Managing Director and CEO

Cary Street Partners

Mr. William M. Ginther, BS ‘69, MS ’74 (2005)

Corporate Executive Vice President (Retired)

SunTrust

Mr. A. William Hamill (2005)

President

H3 Companies LLC

Mr. Allen B. King, BS ‘77 (2005)

Chairman Emeritus

Universal Corporation

Ms. Gail L. Letts (2010)

President & CEO

SunTrust Bank, Central Virginia Region

Ms. Tonya Mallory (2012)

President, CEO, and Co-Founder

Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.

Mr. John P. McCann (2006)

Chairman Emeritus, United Dominion Realty Trust

Principal, McCann Realty Partners, LLC

Mr. James V. Meath (2007)

Partner and Chairman, Board of Directors

Williams Mullen

Mr. G. Gilmer Minor, III (2007)

Chairman

Owens & Minor, Inc.

Mr. Thurston R. Moore, Esq. (2006)

Chairman, Executive Committee

Hunton & Williams, LLP

Dr. John R. Nelson (2005)

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Altria, Inc.

Mr. Baxter F. Phillips, Jr., BS'75, MBA'76 (2009)

President and CEO

Massey Energy Company

Mr. Charles F. Phillips, III (2008)

Richmond Office Managing Partner

Ernst & Young

Mr. James E. Rogers (2007)

President

SCI Investors, Inc.

Dr. Pamela Kiecker Royall (2012)

Head of Research and Issue Analysis

Royall & Company

Mr. S. Buford Scott (2005)

Chairman of the Board

Scott & Stringfellow

Mr. Robert C. Sledd (2006)

Chairman, Performance Food Group Company (Retired)

Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor of Virginia

Managing Partner, Pinnacle Ventures, LLC

Mr. Thomas G. Snead, Jr., BS ’76 (2005)

President and CEO (Retired)

Southeast Region, Wellpoint, Inc.

Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Mr. Harry R. Thalhimer (2009)

President

Thalhimer Headwear

Mr. Eric P. Whittleton, BS ’84 (2007)

President

Rigaud, LLC

Mr. Gregory H. Wingfield, BS ’74 (2012)

President & CEO

Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc.

EX-OFFICIO

Ms. Mary Ann Steiner '98 (2011)

President, VCU Business Alumni Society

Dr. Michael Rao

President

Virginia Commonwealth University

Mr. Ed Grier

Dean

VCU School of Business

Ms. Karen Emmett Coleman

Executive Director

School of Business Foundation

EMERITUS

Mr. Michael Dinkins

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

USI Insurance Services

Mr. Brenton Halsey

Chairman and CEO (Retired)

James River Corporation

Mr. Bryan E. Kornblau

Chief Executive Officer

Eagle Construction of Va., Inc.

Mr. W. Austin Ligon

Co-Founder and Retired CEO

CarMax

Mr. Robery E. Rigsby, MS '75

President and CEO (Retired)

Dominion Virginia Power

Mr. F. Dixon Whitworth, MS '69

Regional President (Retired)

BB&T