Robert F. Bruner, dean of the University
of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, won a European
Case Award for his case study on estimation of a discount
rate at which to value the Boeing 777 air frame, first
published in 1994. The European Case Awards honor contributions
by case study writers to management education. (News
release)
McKim & Creed,
a Virginia Beach engineering firm,
was included in the Hot Firm 2006 list of the 100 fastest
growing engineering firms in America. The list is compiled by ZweigWhite of
Chicago, a provider of information on the construction
industry and publisher of The Zweig Letter. (News
release)
Jim Olin, a former General Electric executive
and congressman from Roanoke, died July 30 at age 86. Olin worked at GE for 35 years,
rising to become vice president of the Salem
plant. After his retirement he won election as congressman
from Virginia’s 6th District and served five terms
before retiring in 1992. Olin, a Democrat successful
in the Republican-leaning district, served on the House
Agriculture Committee and often steered a path independent
of his party’s leadership. (The Roanoke
Times)
The University of Virginia
Health System was listed in five specialties
detailed in the annual survey of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World
Report. U.Va.’s specialties ranked sixth in endocrinology;
25th in
gynecology; 26th in ear, nose and throat;
31th in
cancer; and 49th in heart. Inova Fairfax
Hospital was listed 25th in heart; 34th in
endocrinology; 38th in digestive disorders;
and 41st in gynecology. Sentara
Norfolk General Hospital was
27th in heart and 47th in urology. (News
release)
