BearingPoint Inc., a McLean
business-consulting firm, was named by Fortune magazine
to its list of “America’s Most Admired Companies” for
the third consecutive year. The company, ranked in
the computer and data services category, rose from
ninth to fifth place. (PRNewswire)
France Belanger, associate
professor of accounting and information services in
Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, was awarded
a Fulbright Distinguished Chair from the prestigious
Fulbright Scholar Program. She will spend the summer
of 2006 teaching a master’s level class in strategic
information systems and conducting doctoral seminars
at the Technical University of Lisbon’s School of Business
and Economics. (Press release)
Dennis L. Belcher, a partner
in McGuireWoods’ Richmond office, was elected secretary
of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Belcher, who practices in taxation and employee benefits,
is in line to become national president of the organization
in 2009-10. (Press release)
Hunton & Williams was
named top bond counsel in the Southeast for 2004 by The
Bond Buyer, the second time in four years the Richmond
law firm has been so honored. Hunton & Williams,
which advised on over $2 billion in issuances in Virginia,
and more than $2.7 billion in the Southeast, also received
first- place rankings in Virginia and Washington, D.C. (Press
release)
Darren Iden, a CPA and shareholder
in Winchester-based Young, Hyde & Barbour PC, was
elected vice president of the National CPA Health Care
Advisors Association. Iden will become president upon
expiration of his one-year term as vice president. (Press
release)
Infodata Systems Inc., a Herndon-based
provider of management software solutions, was named
to KMWorld’s list of “100 Companies that Matter
in Knowledge Management” for 2005. The list acknowledges
leading companies that provide content management solutions. (Business
Wire)
McGuireWoods LLP, a Richmond-based
law firm, was named one of the “Top 100 Law Firms for
Diversity” by Multicultural Law magazine, which
ranked firms on their staff diversity, mentoring programs
and leadership initiatives in support of diversity. (Press
release)
Joseph J. Plumeri II, CEO
of The Willis Group, and a member of The College of
William & Mary’s Class of 1966, gave $2.5 million
to W&M’s School of Business. Plumeri is a trustee
of the William and Mary Business School Foundation
and the college’s board of visitors. (Press release)
Richmond was named a top commercial
real estate market to watch by Speery Van Ness, a national
commercial real estate brokerage firm. Richmond was
ranked fourth in the industrial seller market and ninth
in retail seller market. (Press release)
Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture & Design was
ranked 10th nationwide among architecture
schools by DesginIntelligence, a national college survey,
which asked design professionals to evaluate which
programs best prepared students to practice architecture. (Press
release)
