Peter G. Decker Jr. was
named chairman of the Norfolk Airport Authority Board
of Commissioners. Decker
is a partner with Decker, Cardon, Thomas, Weintraub & Neskis
PC of Norfolk. (Press release)
Julien Patterson, president and CEO of Omniplex
World Services Corp., a Chantilly-based provider
of intelligence services, was named to Lead Virginia,
a statewide program consisting of 40 of the state’s
top business leaders. Lead Virginia brings business
leaders together to promote a statewide perspective
about issues in the state that affect quality of
life. (Press release)
The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in
Newport News was awarded an R&D 100 Award from R&D
Magazine for the most technologically significant
new products of 2005. The Free-Electron Laser is opening
new applications for the use of high laser output power
for national security, materials science and several
fields of science. This is the Jefferson Lab’s second
R&D 100 Award. (Press release)
The University of Virginia for the first time
surpassed $300 million in grants and contracts during
the 2004-05 fiscal year, as part of its quest to upgrade
research development opportunities. About 70 percent
comes from federal so0urces. U.Va. passed the $200
million mark only five years ago. (Press release)
Virginia Tech fell from 52 to 55 in national
rankings of monies spent on research in fiscal year
2003. Tech spent $247.8 million, up 6.5 percent from
the previous year, compared to a 10.2 percent increase
in nationwide research spending. State budget cuts
were cited for the decline. (The Roanoke Times)
SunTrust Banks Inc. of
Atlanta contributed $250,000 to Virginia Tech’s Pamplin
College of Business to establish the Richard E. Sorensen Professorship
in Finance. The endowment was made to honor Sorensen
who has been
Pamplin’s dean since 1982. (Press release)
