News Highlights: Corporate Connections at U.Va.

•	Philip Morris USA Supports Medical Research and Business Leadership with $25 Million Gift to U.Va.

•	The Wallace Foundation Awards $5 Million Grant to University of Virginia to Draw on Faculty Expertise from Graduate Schools of Education and Business
•	College Guide Program Opens Doors to Higher Education – Jack Kent Cook Foundation ($1.1M)
•	U.Va. Receives $4.5 Million MacArthur Foundation Grant for Study on Mental Health Outpatient Treatment
•	Coulter Foundation Selects Biomedical Engineering Department for Innovative Partnership ($2.9M)
•	School of Nursing Wins $1.132M Helene Fuld Health Trust Grant
•	Dominion to Support Expansion of Historic Building and Environmental Initiatives at U.Va. ($520K)
•	$2.5 Million Gift from Anheuser-Busch Companies to Establish National Social Norms Institute
•	U.Va. Cancer Center Receives $5 Million Gift
•	U.Va. Selected for HP Technology for Teaching Grant
•	U.Va. Receives $4.5 Million MacArthur Foundation Grant for Study on Mental Health Outpatient Treatment
•	$5 Million Grant Will Go to Construction of New Nursing Building

•	Ivy Foundation Gives $45 Million to Medicine at U.Va.
•	U.Va. Health System Receives $2 Million Pfizer Foundation Gift for Infectious Disease Research and Training
•	Pfizer Inc. Donates $2M to Fund New Program in Center for Global Health
•	Darden-Curry Partnership Receives Grant from Philip Morris USA

•	UVa Receives $623,000 from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to Train Graduates to Become College Guides in Communities Throughout Commonwealth
•	Microsoft Gives $3 Million to Darden/Curry Program
•	$3 Million Microsoft Investment Offers On-going Support and National Model
•	Medical School Gets $12.5 Million for High-Tech Education Building
•	Claude Moore Foundation Gives U.Va. School of Medicine $12.5 Million for Education Building
•	HP Is Newest Partner to Join the University of Virginia in Unique Educational Collaboration to Improve Student Learning
•	U.Va. Graduate Receives Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship ($50K/year)
•	Major Grant ($140K) From Henry Luce Foundation Supports Online Project Examining Gender Roles in China

•	$200,000 Grant from the McGregor Fund to Support Library Renovations
•	Curry School of Education Receives $5 Million Grant to Improve School Readiness
•	Dynamic Strategies Asia, LC Gift to Enhance Study of Japanese Politics and Government
•	Getty Grant to Help University of Virginia Develop Historical Preservation Plan
•	$200,000 Grant from McGregor Fund to Restore Alderman Library's Historic McGregor Room
•	$950,000 Grant from Lumina Foundation to Center for the Study of Higher Education at U.Va.
•	$1.5 Million U.Va.-IBM Initiative Powers up Biomedical Research
•	Mellon Grant ($265K) Helps Library's Preservation Plan

•	Carnegie Corporation Supports Teacher Education Collaborative Initiative between College and Curry School ($5 Million)

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2008:

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Donna Dabney Elected Alcoa Vice President (3/28/08)

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Archimedes Founder and Chief Medical Officer David Eddy Honored by Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy (4/17/08)

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Jacqueline Novogratz Elected to Aspen Institute Board (4/16/08)

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Lawrence I. Brandes Joins DLA Piper (4/14/08)

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Dr. Fay Raines From the University of Alabama in Huntsville Assumes Presidency of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (4/14/08)

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Radiant Development Announces New Chief Medical Officer, Joan L. Drucker (4/10/08)

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Leading Geneticist Francis Collins Named First Recipient of the Inamori Ethics Prize at Case Western Reserve University (4/9/08)

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Nutrition 21 Elects Mark H. Stenberg to Board of Directors (04/07/08)

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Frederick Kanner Joins E*TRADE FINANCIAL Board of Directors (04/07/08)

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HealthExtras Announces Hiring of Chief Financial Officer, Hai Tran (04/04/08)

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces New Board Member, Donna Goodrich, from North Carolina (04/04/08)

2007:

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VHA Inc., Hires Michael Regier as its New General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs (7/2/07)

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CNX Gas Corporation Promotes Stephen W. Johnson to Executive Vice President (6/29/07)

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Northwest Pipe Company Appoints Robert L. Mahoney to Senior Vice President in Charge of the Tubular Products Group (6/28/07)

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Sprint Nextel Corporation Appoints Keith Cowan as President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Initiatives (6/27/07)

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New York Life Insurance Company Appoints Theodore A. Mathas as President of New York Life (6/26/07)

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Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Promotes Kiley F. Rawlins to the Position of Vice President (6/25/07)

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AMERICAN SYSTEMS Taps Hyuk Byun to Lead Custom Solutions Practice (6/11/07)

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Manchester Inc. Appoints Director, Mr. Stephen R. Scorgie (3/16/07)

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American Express Board Nominates New Director, Steven S. Reinemund (3/15/07)

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AES Names Andres Gluski Chief Operating Officer (3/5/07)

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CSX Transportation Names Lisa Mancini as Vice President-Strategic Infrastructure Initiatives (3/1/07)

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Imperium Renewables Appoints Graham Noyes Vice President of Sales and Business Development (2/5/07)

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Ivrea Pharmaceuticals Appoints Daniel S. Lynch as President and Chief Executive Officer (2/1/07)

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Opus South Corp. Hires Martin McFarland as Senior Director of Real Estate (1/10/07)

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LandAmerica Names Andrew S. Brownstein Senior Vice President — International Operations Manager (1/2/07)

2006:

•	Dix & Eaton Adds David Hertz as Vice President of Media Relations Group (12/19/06)
•	*ACECOMM Appoints Jim Greenwell as President** (11/30/06)
•	Mueller Water Products Builds Executive Staff — C. Robert Barker Named Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer — Marietta Edmunds Zakas Named Sr. Vice President — Strategic Planning & Investor Relations (11/29/06)
•	U.S. Court of Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig to Succeed Douglas Bain as Boeing's Senior Vice President and General Counsel (5/10/06)
•	Bill Ruckelshaus Joins Behavioral Targeting Leader Revenue Science as CFO (5/10/06)
•	buySAFE Adds Travis Brown as General Counsel and VP, International. (4/10/06)
•	Katie Couric is Joining CBS News. (4/5/06)
•	Chemtura Appoints Allen Julian as New General Manager for Urethanes. (4/5/06)
•	SteelCloud Names Cliff Sink Vice President of Sales. (4/4/06)
•	Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) Appoints Sandy Miller as a New General Partner.(4/3/06)
•	Krispy Kreme Shares Up on Daryl Brewster Hiring. (3/7/06)
•	Brown to Succeed Company's Founder. (2/6/06)
•	Dorsey Joins Alliance Group. (1/23/06)
•	Dr. Susan S. Wood Named Assistant Vice Chancellor for Education Programs and Technology. (1/21/06)
•	ADT Names Chief Operating Officer for North America. (1/20/06)
•	DFI International Announces New Vice President for DFI Corporate Services. (1/19/06)


2005:

•	LandAmerica Names J. Stevenson Fletcher Senior Vice President-Corporate Planning. (10/26/05)
•	Wily Technology Names Randy Wert to Lead Federal Market Operations. (10/24/05)
•	Woods Rogers PLC adds Mike Montgomery to the Richmond Office and Michael A. Cole to the Danville Office. (8/9/05)
•	Qpass Promotes Steve Shivers to SVP, Corporate Strategy; Shivers to Drive Strategic Development and Global Expansion in New Role at Qpass. (6/21/05)
•	Coca-Cola Consolidated Announces Senior Management Change. (5/11/05)
•	Bone Care International Names Charles W. Bishop, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. (4/25/05)

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