The Virginia Business Travel Association established
a scholarship to be named in honor of Rob Haislip,
manager of corporate services for Covington International
Travel in Glen Allen. The $2,500 award will be
available for persons wishing to further their career
in travel through continuing education. (Press release)
Northrop Grumman Newport News received the
Star rating from the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration for the third year in a row. The award
represents the highest rating for excellence in workplace
health and safety. (Press release)
Carl W. Smith, former head of Amvest Corp.,
a Charlottesville energy company, and a noted benefactor
of the University of Virginia, died Dec. 9, 2005 at
the age of 78. A 1951 graduate of U.Va,, Smith and
his wife Hunter gave more than $50 million to the university.
He served on U.Va.'s Board of Visitors and also as
a trustee of the Darden Graduate School of Business
Administration Foundation. (The Daily Progress)
Becky Stewart, vice president of the submarine
program at Northrop Grumman Newport News, received
the Women in Business achievement award from Inside
Business, a weekly journal covering Hampton Roads.
The award honors women who have made an impact on the
business community and Hampton Roads economy. Stewart
joined Northrop in 1982 as a technical planner. (Press
release)
The University of Virginia Health System received
a $45 million gift from The Ivy Foundation,
a Charlottesville-based nonprofit focused on research
and patient care at U.Va. The gift, one of the largest
in university history, will fund biomedical research
aimed at treatment and cures, as well as new facilities
for clinical research and patient care. (The Daily
Progress)
