Icons Honors

The Icon Honors Awards recognize the lifetime achievements of Virginia leaders from business, government and higher education over the age of 60 whose track records of success, visionary leadership and commitment to excellence have left a lasting impact on their organizations and their communities, inspiring generations to come. Recipients may be retired or current leaders, but are only eligible to win the award a single time.

Awards Celebration

November 6, 2025

The Jefferson Hotel
101 W. Franklin St.
Richmond

11:30 a.m. – Registration and Networking
12:00 p.m. – Luncheon and Awards Celebration

Reserve your sponsorship today and secure a table to celebrate with your team!

Sponsorship benefits include a table for your guests, the right to use the event logo, multimedia marketing opportunities and much more depending on the sponsorship level you choose. This event is limited attendance. Tables are only available with sponsorship. A limited number of individual tickets will go on sale after the sponsorship deadline.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities and benefits, please contact your account manager or email [email protected]

If you have questions about this awards event, please email [email protected]

Icon Honors 2025 Honorees VBM

Nancy Agee
Carilion Clinic

John C. Asbury
Atlantic Union Bank

G. Robert Aston
TowneBank

Jane Batten

Victor Branch
Bank of America

Ramon W. Breeden, Jr.
The Breeden Company

Victor O. Cardwell
Woods Rogers

William G. Crutchfield
Crutchfield Corporation

Benjamin Davenport
Davenport Energy

Gerald S. Divaris
Divaris Real Estate, Inc

Thomas R. Frantz
Williams Mullen

Daniel Hoffler
Armada Hoffler

William “Bill” B. Holtzman
Holtzman Oil

John R. Lawson II
W.M. Jordan

Aubrey L. Layne Jr.
Sentara Health

Paul Manning
PBM Capital Group

Thomas McInerney
Genworth Financial

Joseph W. Montgomery
The Optimal Service Group

Troy Paino
University of Mary Washington

Michael J. Quillen
Alpha Natural Resources

John F. Reinhart
Port of Virginia

Gordon Robertson
Regent University, CBN & Operation Blessing

Louis Rogers
Capital Square

Erik Shannon
UVA Community Health

J. Knox Singleton
Inova Health

Douglas Lindsay Smith
Hampton Roads Alliance

Bruce L. Thompson
Gold Key | PHR

Toni Townes-Whitley
SAIC

Alan S. Witt
PBMares

Barbara M. Wolcott
Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices RW Towne Realty

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