Members News February
The Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia Chapters has announced the addition of E. Ray Dinstel, FALU, LTCP, Vice President Life and LTC Underwriting at Genworth Financial to its board of directors. Continuing members of the Board of Directors are: Chairman Bill Stokes of Charlottesville, Vice Chairman Brian Phelps of Harrisonburg, Treasurer Bob Gilges of Crozet, Secretary Margie Shaver of Roanoke, past chair Ron Feinman, Esquire of Lynchburg; Dr. Carol Manning of Charlottesville, Joyce Tipton of Waynesboro, Jeff Ulmer, CPA of Charlottesville, Barry N. Moore, Ph.D. of Lynchburg, Dr. Bill Pelton of Charlottesville, and Bill Howard (emeritus member) of Charlottesville.
The Babcock & Wilcox, Inc., may soon be the first nuclear power plant to build a small reactor in the US according to the Wall Street Journal.
Centra plans to build an outpatient surgery center and medical complex in Danville. Centra officials said that many patients from Danville have been traveling to Lynchburg and North Carolina for some procedures. On Friday, Centra applied for state authorization for a facility to provide those services in Danville.If granted permission, Centra could break ground on the center on Piedmont Drive early in 2011 and open it in 2012.
Courtyard Marriott has hired Christina Wells as Sales Manager.
Great American Grill located at Hilton Garden Inn has a new menu.
Holiday Inn Downtown Lynchburg announced Chef Ronnie Napier, runner-up in the "Making The Chef" competition, has assumed the role of Executive Chef for the hotel and Lunchbag On Main, with his new menus for both Catering and the Lunchbag On Main Dinner
Liberty University announced the purchase of Candlers Station shopping center for $16.3 million an investment that Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said sets the stage for future campus growth.
Lynchburg was named one of the Top Digital Cities in its respective population categories for 2009. Lynchburg placed seventh in the 30,000-74,999 category and has ranked in the top 10 since this population category was added in 2004. These honors are the result of the ninth annual Digital Cities Survey, which examines how municipalities in the United States use technology to better serve citizens engaging with local government.
Pickering Creative Group was awarded a silver ADDY from the AdvertisingFederation for its design and development of the new Clark Enersen website which launched in 2009. A true collaborative effort between Clark Enersen and our firm, the new website successfully met the objectives and goals for the project....which is the true measurement for success.
Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, P.C., has reelected M. Pierce Rucker to a three year term on the Board of Directors, and was subsequently selected by the Board members as President for 2010.
Sweet Briar 1945 graduate Margaret “Peggy” Jones Wyllie endows $3 Million Fund to support the Engineering Program. Margaret and her husband Jesse Wyllie are generous supporters of engineering program at Sweet Briar. They contributed substantially for laboratory renovations and equipment, computers and software from 2005 to 2007. In recognition of the gift, SBC Engineering will henceforth be known as the Margaret Jones Wyllie ’45 Engineering Program. It is the first named academic program in the College’s 109-year history.
Member News January
American National Bank & Trust Company is pleased to announce the election of Charles H. Majors as Chairman-Elect of the Virginia Bankers Association. As Chairman-Elect, he is slated to become the Association’s Chairman in 2010.
The Babcock & Wilcox Company has appointed Mary Pat Salomone as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer.
Banker Steel Company, L.L.C. has been awarded a $50 million contract to provide the structural steel for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Lynchburg steel company will bring 50 new jobs to the area.
Centra Lynchburg General Hospital has been named a 2009 Medal of Honor recipient for organ donations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and LifeNet Health.
Centra is the first health care system in the country to earn national STAR Program Certification for rehabilitation care for cancer survivors from the Massachusetts-based Oncology Rehab Partners (ORP), leading consultants in the field of survivorship care.
Generation Solutions Home Health today announced that it has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance. The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry.
Generation Solutions Home Health announced that Darlene West, RN has successfully passed the HCS-D certification exam and is now a certified HSC-D coder and may use the designation HSC-D. In addition, she has passed the certification exam for OASIS specialist- clinical and may use the designation COS-C.
Goodwill Industries will open new retails stores in spring 2010. The first store, planned for late March or Early April will open in Ruckersville, VA. The store and donation center, will be located on Route 29, north of Charlottesville, between Wendy's and Kentucky Fried Chicken, Also scheduled to open mid to late Spring is a new store in Botetourt Commons in Daleville.
Innovative Computer Solutions, a Sage North America business partner specializing in the sales, installation, and support of Sage SalesLogix, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200, Sage Abra HRMS, Sage FAS, has been named to the Sage America President’s Circle for fiscal year 2009, a second consecutive year.
Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, P.C announced that Broderick C. Dunn has joined the Business and Professional Litigation practice group in the Richmond office.
The Sands Anderson Marks & Miller lawyers located in Montgomery County and serving clients throughout the southwest Virginia area are moving into new office space in the First Bank & Trust Building on Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg.
Virginia Episcopal School announced that Mr. G. Thomas Battle, Jr. has been appointed the 12th Headmaster of Virginia Episcopal School. Battle, a distinguished VES graduate of the Class of 1983 will assume his official duties at the near-century old school on July 1, 2010.
