The 2025 Virginia Icon Honors Awards

NANCY HOWELL AGEE

FORMER CEO
CARILION CLINIC
ROANOKE

JOHN C. ASBURY

PRESIDENT AND CEO
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES
CEO, ATLANTIC UNION BANK
HENRICO COUNTY

2025 Living Legends: ASTON JR., G. ROBERT

G. ROBERT ASTON

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
TOWNEBANK
SUFFOLK

VICTOR O. CARDWELL

PRINCIPAL AND CHAIR
WOODS ROGERS
ROANOKE

VICTOR BRANCH

RICHMOND MARKET PRESIDENT
BANK OF AMERICA
RICHMOND

Philanthropy: Virginians give to higher education, health care

JANE BATTEN

PHILANTHROPIST
VIRGINIA BEACH

RAMON W. BREEDEN JR.

FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN
THE BREEDEN CO.
VIRGINIA BEACH

WILLIAM G. ‘BILL’ CRUTCHFIELD JR.

FOUNDER AND CEO
CRUTCHFIELD CORP.
CHARLOTTESVILLE

BENJAMIN J. ‘BEN’ DAVENPORT JR.

CHAIRMAN
DAVENPORT ENERGY
CHATHAM

GERALD S. DIVARIS

CHAIRMAN AND CEO
DIVARIS GROUP
VIRGINIA BEACH

THOMAS R. FRANTZ

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS AND PARTNER,
WILLIAMS MULLEN
VIRGINIA BEACH

DANIEL A. HOFFLER

FOUNDER AND FORMER EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES
VIRGINIA BEACH

WILLIAM B. ‘BILL’ HOLTZMAN

OWNER AND PRESIDENT
HOLTZMAN CORP.
MOUNT JACKSON

JOHN R. LAWSON II

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
W.M. JORDAN
NEWPORT NEWS

AUBREY L. LAYNE JR.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
SENTARA HEALTH
VIRGINIA BEACH

PAUL MANNING

CHAIRMAN AND CEO
PBM CAPITAL GROUP
CHARLOTTESVILLE

THOMAS J. McINERNEY

PRESIDENT AND CEO
GENWORTH FINANCIAL
HENRICO COUNTY

JOSEPH W. ‘JOE’ MONTGOMERY

MANAGING DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS
THE OPTIMAL SERVICE GROUP OF WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
WILLIAMSBURG

TROY PAINO

PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
FREDERICKSBURG

MICHAEL J. ‘MIKE’ QUILLEN

FORMER CEO AND FOUNDER
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES
BRISTOL

JOHN F. REINHART

FORMER CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY
VIRGINIA BEACH

LOUIS ROGERS

FOUNDER AND CO-CEO
CAPITAL SQUARE
GLEN ALLEN

GORDON ROBERTSON

CHANCELLOR
REGENT UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT AND CEO
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK
VIRGINIA BEACH

ERIK SHANNON

CEO
UVA COMMUNITY HEALTH
MANASSAS

DOUG SMITH

PRESIDENT AND CEO
HAMPTON ROADS ALLIANCE
NORFOLK

J. KNOX SINGLETON

RETIRED CEO, INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM
CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD VICE CHAIR, OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARS
WINCHESTER

BRUCE L. THOMPSON

CEO
GOLD KEY | PHR
VIRGINIA BEACH

BARBARA M. WOLCOTT

CHAIRMAN AND PRINCIPAL BROKER
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES RW TOWNE REALTY
CHESAPEAKE

The 2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: The Achievers

TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY

CEO
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
RESTON

ALAN S. WITT

CO-FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO
PB MARES
NEWPORT NEWS

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