Bowman Consulting, a Chantilly-based engineering
firm, and Draper Aden Associates of Blacksburg
were named among the Top 500 Design Firms in the Nation
by Engineering News Record. This marks the fifth
consecutive year for Bowman's selection, and the third
time in four years for Draper. (PR)
Jonathan D. Moreno, director of the Center
for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia
Health System, was appointed by the National Academies
to a committee to monitor and revise guidelines for
human embryonic stem cell research. Moreno co-chaired a panel that wrote the current voluntary guidelines
last year. (PR)
Edward Murphy, president
and CEO of Carilion Health System, was named to Modern
Physician magazine's list
of the 50 most powerful physician executives in the
country. Murphy ranked 34th, the same spot he held
in last year's survey. (The Roanoke Times)
Stephen A. Northrup,
a partner in the Richmond law office
of Troutman Sanders LLP, was inducted as a fellow in
the American College of Trial Lawyers. Northrup's
practice focuses on litigation and mediation of business
conflicts,
and oversees the firm's pro bono work. He earned his
law degree from Harvard University. (PR)
Sally Robertson, executive
director of Business Finance Group, a Fairfaix-based
company that assists small businesses, was named to
a two-year term on the U.S. Small Business Administration's
National Advisory Council. (PR)
Rose & Womble Realty
Company of Virginia Beach was named to Real Estate Magazine's annual Power
Broker Report & Survey. The firm ranks in the top
one percent of real estate companies nationally with
$1.7 billion in sales during 2005. (PR)
John T. Stone, vice
president of advocacy at Bon Secours Hampton Roads
Health System, was named
as the American Hospital Association's "Grassroots
Champion" for Virginia for his work in broadening support among elected officials
and the community. (PR)
Virginia Tech ranked
55th in spending among national research universities
according to a study by the National Science Foundation.
Tech
spent $269 million in fiscal year 2004, up from $248
million in 2003. (The Roanoke
Times)
