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Inside Business Power List 2023: Emeritus

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Ready for retirement, CNU President Paul Trible reflects on the growth of the university during his nearly 30 years leading the Newport News school May 25, 2022.

All the people on this emeritus list are still engaged, but their tenure in our community is not only implicit, it’s a valuable ongoing contribution.

Vinod Agarwal, director of ODU’s Economic Forecasting Project

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G. Robert Aston Jr., executive chairman of TowneBank

Stephen Ballard, president and CEO of S.B. Ballard Construction Co.

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Charles Barker, president and CEO of Charles Barker Automotive

Richard Barry III, retired vice chairman of Landmark Media Enterprises

Tom Barton Jr., founder of Beach Ford and Barton Ford Lincoln-Mercury

Frank Batten Jr., president of The Landmark Foundation, chairman of Landmark Media Enterprises

Jane Batten, philanthropist

David Bernd, CEO Emeritus of Sentara Healthcare

George Birdsong, CEO of Birdsong Corp.

Bruce Bradley, former Virginian-Pilot publisher

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Linwood Branch III, businessman

Alonzo Brandon, ODU vice president for university advancement

J. Robert Bray, retired executive director of the Virginia Port Authority

Ramon Breeden Jr., founder and board chairman of The Breeden Co.

C. Torrey Breeden, executive vice president of The Breeden Co.

Dr. L.D. Britt, Brickhouse Chair in Surgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School

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John Broderick, former president of Old Dominion University

Anne Conner, TowneBank president of public finance and community investment

Ann Kiley Crenshaw, partner at Kaufman & Canoles law firm

Robert Cross, founder and executive director of the Virginia Arts Festival

J. Morgan Davis, retired CEO of TowneBank

Deborah DiCroce, president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

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Gerald Divaris, chairman and CEO of Divaris Group

Joe Dorto, retired CEO of Virginia International Terminals

Robert Doumar, senior federal judge of the Eastern District of Virginia

Helen Dragas, president and CEO of The Dragas Cos.

Elizabeth “Betsy” Duke, retired from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Jack Ezzell Jr., founder and executive chairman of ZelTech

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Dwight Farmer, retired executive director of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization and the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Andrew Fine, co-chairman of The Runnymede Corp.

Randy Forbes, former congressman, businessman

Paul Fraim, former Norfolk mayor, chairman/president of the Slover Library Foundation

Thomas Frantz, partner and chairman emeritus of Williams Mullen

Bobby Freeman, developer

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Frank “Buddy” Gadams, founder-owner of Marathon Development Group

Gordon Gentry Jr., retired chairman of TowneBank Peninsula

David Goode, retired chairman of Norfolk Southern, and his wife, Susan Goode, who have worked on behalf of the arts across Virginia

Lou Haddad, president and CEO of Armada Hoffler Properties

Conrad Hall, retired president and CEO of Dominion Enterprises

Ed Hamm Jr., founder of E.L. Hamm & Associates Inc.

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William Harvey, retired president of Hampton University

William Harrell, president and CEO of Hampton Roads Transit

Charles R. Henderson Jr., retired Bank of America senior vice president and Hampton Roads market president

Daun Sessoms Hester, Norfolk city treasurer and former state delegate

Paul O. Hirschbiel Jr., vice chairman of The Memory Center

Andrew Hodge, regional president of Atlantic Union Bank

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Dan Hoffler, founder and chairman of Armada Hoffler

Dr. Richard Homan, retired president and provost of Eastern Virginia Medical School

Thomas G. Johnson Jr., partner and chairman of Willcox Savage

Winnie Johnson-Marquart, SC Johnson & Sons heiress and president of Johnson Family Foundation

Maurice Jones, former Virginian-Pilot publisher, former Virginia secretary of commerce, CEO of OneTen

Katherine Katsias, founder of The Katsias Co.

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Linda Kaufman, philanthropist and art collector

Michael Kuhns, retired CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Miles Leon, president, CEO and chairman of the board for S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.

Harry Lester, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Board of Trustees, retired president of Eastern Virginia Medical School

Angelica Light, retired president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

John Malbon, retired chairman and CEO of Papco

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Vincent Mastracco Jr., partner of Kaufman & Canoles

Bob McKenna, president and CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Jeff McWaters, former senator, founder and retired CEO of Amerigroup, founder of ROX

Delceno Miles, president and CEO of The Miles Agency

Jerrold Miller, owner and CEO of The Miller Group

W. Sheppard Miller III, retired fiber optics businessman and Virginia secretary of transportation

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Zack Miller, author and founder of Hatch

Wick Moorman, former chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern, senior adviser to Amtrak, Virginia Passenger Rail Authority board member

Arthur Moye Jr., retired executive vice president of Virginia Maritime Association

Fred Napolitano Sr., founder of Napolitano Homes

Valerie Neff, fundraiser and arts advocate

Beth Patterson, founder of Waypoint Advisors, acquired by Cary Street Partners

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J. Michael Petters, executive vice chairman of HII

C. Larry Pope, former president and CEO of Smithfield Foods

Craig Quigley, former executive director of the Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance, now with The Roosevelt Group

John Reinhart, retired Virginia Port Authority CEO and executive director

Scott Rigell, former congressman, businessman

Dick Roberts, former president of Telecable Corp.

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Pat Robertson, founder of Christian Broadcasting Network, Regent University and Operation Blessing

B. Rod Rodriguez, chairman of Bay Mechanical

J. Van Rose Jr., executive chairman of the board for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty

C. Arthur “Brother” Rutter, managing partner at Rutter Mills, arts advocate

Bob Sasser, retired executive chairman of Dollar Tree

Burrell Saunders, partner of Saunders+Crouse

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Dwight Schaubach, president and CEO of Schaubach Companies of Virginia Inc.

Brad Schwartz, retired TowneBank executive

Bobby Scott, U.S. representative of Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District

William Shepherd Jr., chairman of Southern Hospitality Auto Group

Rob Shuford Jr., board chairman, president and CEO for Old Point Financial Corp. and Old Point National Bank

James Spore, retired head of Reinvent Hampton Roads, former Virginia Beach city manager

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Deborah K. Stearns, senior vice president of JLL

Bryan Stephens, president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Chamber

Christopher Stone, senior principal at Clark Nexsen

E.J. Strelitz, principal CEO of Haynes Furniture

Dick Thurmond, Virginia and North Carolina chairman, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services

Paul Trible Jr., retired president of Christopher Newport University, former U.S. senator

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Elizabeth “Boo” Twohy, president of Capital Concrete

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Drew Ungvarsky, founder and CEO of Grow, co-founder of Assembly

William Van Buren III, president and chairman of Kaufman & Canoles

Wayne Wilbanks, co-founder, managing principal and chief investment officer of Wilbanks, Smith and Thomas Asset Management

Frank Williams, owner of Frank T. Williams Farms

Robert “Bob” Williams, former city manager, owner of Tri-City Developers

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Alan Witt, retired CEO of PBMares and dean of Christopher Newport University’s Luter School of Business

John “Dubby” Wynne, former chairman of Landmark Communications, spearheaded GO Virginia


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