Averett University Becomes One of Only 13 Schools in the Nation to Offer Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification
Nursing School Adds New Graduate Level Program to 2020 Schedule Danville, Va. (July 9, 2019) – Averett University today announced the addition of a new graduate level nursing program launching in 2020. This addition is part of the university’s largest expansion into health sciences education in its history. The Master of Science in Nursing degree […]
Vandeventer Black donates more than $150k to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
For the past 17 years, Vandeventer Black LLP has been a proud sponsor of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, raising more than $150,000 to benefit local communities. The firm has participated in the statewide food bank fundraising event, ‘Legal Food Frenzy,’ since its inception. This year marks the 8th occasion in […]
R.E. Lee Companies
In 1939, R.E. Lee Companies took on its first project – Thomas Jefferson’s presidential library Eighty years ago, a construction company opened in the small town of Charlottesville, Virginia. The legacy of R.E. Lee Companies comes from a long line of entrepreneurial thinking. The company grew and evolved from building distinctive estates to commercial construction and […]
Student-Athlete Award Winner Scores Government Fellowship
John Cronin ’19 came to the University of Mary Washington to play basketball. But the Springfield, Virginia, native’s biggest goal was to be known for more than just his jump shot, though he admittedly didn’t have a plan for college beyond that. John Cronin ’19, political science major and captain of the UMW men’s basketball […]
Governor Appoints UMW’s Rucker to Transportation Board
Governor Appoints UMW’s Rucker to Transportation Board University of Mary Washington Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life Cedric Rucker will soon weigh in on some of Virginia’s most important transportation issues. Gov. Ralph Northam announced the appointment last week of Rucker, a 1981 Mary Washington graduate and longtime University employee, to the Commonwealth Transportation […]
Southside Opportunity Fund awards scholarships to local students
Twenty-one high school seniors from across Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) 18-county service area have earned scholarships awarded by the Southside Opportunity Fund (SOF). The scholarships for students headed to college or a trade/technical school were awarded by the Southside Opportunity Fund Board of Directors. Receiving $2,000 scholarships were Madison Amos of Randolph-Henry High School, Logan […]
Dixon Hughes Goodman Announces Brian Burns as Partner
Richmond, Va., June 26, 2019 – Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG), a U.S. top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, announced that Brian Burns has been admitted as Partner effective June 1, 2019. Brian leads a team of three consultants and one manager in the DHG Forensics and Valuation practice in Virginia and serves clients across […]
Vandeventer Black’s Pierce Receives the President’s Award by the Old Dominion Bar Association
Norfolk, VA (June 27, 2019) – Vandeventer Black attorney Michael D. Pierce received the President’s Award at the 79th Annual Conference of the Old Dominion Bar Association. Pierce has been a recipient of multiple recognitions such as the South Hampton Road Bar Association’s Member of the Year for 2017 and Young Lawyer of the Year for […]
Virginia State University Student selected to Intern with Actor Terrence J
(June 26, 2019 – Virginia State University, VA) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) National Ambassador Terrence J presented Virginia State University student Jaelon Hodges with a $15,000 summer internship scholarship on behalf of TMCF at the BET Weekend Brotherhood Dinner in Los Angeles, CA. Hodges, who is a junior, mass communications major from Virginia […]
Vandeventer Black Expands Legal Services in North Carolina
NORFOLK, VA (June 19, 2019)– Vandeventer Black LLP, a business and litigation law firm with an office located in Kitty Hawk, introduces a new residential real estate practice area to its services. The firm has over 28 years of experience providing a variety of legal services in the Outer Banks since 1991. Geoffrey G. Hemphill, […]
