Joseph T. Buxton III was elected president
of the Virginia chapter of the National Academy of
Elder Law Attorneys. Buxton is the founding director
of Joseph T. Buxton III PC in Yorktown and Urbanna. (News
release)
John William “Bill” Diederich,
a former executive with Landmark Communications Inc.,
died March 27 in
Charlottesville. Diederich, who retired as Landmark’s
CFO in 1990, is credited with leading the company into
satellite and cable news. The company owns The Weather
Channel, a premier cable weather news and information
provider. Diederich was 76. (The Virginian-Pilot)
IncisonTech, a Staunton developer of precision
cutting tools for surgical procedures, was recognized
with a Medical Design Excellence Award for a laparoscopic
access device with two shields covering a unique cutting
blade that allows for smoother penetration of the abdominal
wall. (News release)
William and Elizabeth Latham of
Haymarket donated $5 million to Virginia Tech to
establish an endowed
fund to support research at the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences. The agricultural and natural resources
research building was named in their honor. William
Latham is a 1955 graduate of Tech, operated Waterloo
Farm, a 700-acre farm in Haymaket, and served two terms
on Tech’s board of visitors. (News release)
Steve L. Massie, CEO of Jack L. Massie Contractor
in Williamsburg, was elected senior vice president
for the Associated General Contractors of America,
marking the first time someone from a Virginia-based
firm has been elected a national officer. (News
release)
Merrit Press, a commercial printing business
in Norfolk, was named to the 2006 Inner City 100, a
list of fastest growing inner-city companies in America,
compiled by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner
City. Merrit ranked 97th out of 100 firms. (The
Virginian-Pilot)
The Mason School of Business
at The College of William & Mary named its business school
building for Alan B. Miller of Philadelphia,
chairman and president of Universal Heath Services
Inc. Miller, a 1958 graduate of the college, founded
Universal Health in 1978. It now operates 100 hospital
facilities in 22 states, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico. Funding for the planned 160,000-square-foot
building will be done though private and university
sources. The amount of Miller’s gift to the school
was not announced. (News release)
Christopher
Mosley, president and CEO of Chesapeake Health,
was selected as one of the Top 25 Minority Executives
in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine.
Mosley was cited for his leadership during the transition
of leadership after his arrival in January 2005,
crafting of strategies for the future and work to
secure the organization’s financial stability. (News
release)
The University of Virginia ranked
second behind the University of Pennsylvania in a
list of the country’s
50 best undergraduate programs in business compiled
by Business Week magazine. The University
of Richmond ranked 25th and James
Madison University, 35th. (Business
Week)
