The 2025 Virginia Icon Honors Awards - Virginia Business

Celebrating lifetime achievement and leadership

Beth JoJack, Katherine Schulte and Josh Janney November 2, 2025//

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Celebrating lifetime achievement and leadership

Beth JoJack, Katherine Schulte and Josh Janney// November 2, 2025//

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Virginia Business is proud to launch the Virginia Icons Honors, awards recognizing lifetime achievement by leaders over 60 whose vision, integrity and commitment to excellence have strengthened the commonwealth. This inaugural cohort of 30 leaders spans industries from health care, banking and finance, real estate, ports and logistics to higher education, energy, hospitality, law and philanthropy.

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NANCY HOWELL AGEE

CEO EMERITUS
CARILION CLINIC
ROANOKE

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JOHN C. ASBURY

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

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G. ROBERT ASTON

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
TOWNEBANK
SUFFOLK

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VICTOR O. CARDWELL

PRINCIPAL AND CHAIR
WOODS ROGERS
ROANOKE

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VICTOR BRANCH

RICHMOND MARKET PRESIDENT
BANK OF AMERICA
RICHMOND

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JANE BATTEN

PHILANTHROPIST
VIRGINIA BEACH

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RAMON W. BREEDEN JR.

FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN
THE BREEDEN CO.
VIRGINIA BEACH

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WILLIAM G. ‘BILL’ CRUTCHFIELD JR.

FOUNDER AND CEO
CRUTCHFIELD CORP.
CHARLOTTESVILLE

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BENJAMIN J. ‘BEN’ DAVENPORT JR.

CHAIRMAN
DAVENPORT ENERGY
CHATHAM

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GERALD S. DIVARIS

CHAIRMAN AND CEO
DIVARIS GROUP
VIRGINIA BEACH

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THOMAS R. FRANTZ

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS AND PARTNER,
WILLIAMS MULLEN
VIRGINIA BEACH

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DANIEL A. HOFFLER

FOUNDER AND FORMER EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES
VIRGINIA BEACH

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WILLIAM B. ‘BILL’ HOLTZMAN

OWNER AND PRESIDENT
HOLTZMAN CORP.
MOUNT JACKSON

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JOHN R. LAWSON II

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
W.M. JORDAN
NEWPORT NEWS

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AUBREY L. LAYNE JR.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
SENTARA HEALTH
VIRGINIA BEACH

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PAUL MANNING

CHAIRMAN AND CEO
PBM CAPITAL GROUP
CHARLOTTESVILLE

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THOMAS J. McINERNEY

PRESIDENT AND CEO
GENWORTH FINANCIAL
HENRICO COUNTY

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JOSEPH W. ‘JOE’ MONTGOMERY

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

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TROY PAINO

PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
FREDERICKSBURG

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MICHAEL J. ‘MIKE’ QUILLEN

FORMER CEO AND FOUNDER
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES
BRISTOL

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JOHN F. REINHART

FORMER CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY
VIRGINIA BEACH

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LOUIS ROGERS

FOUNDER AND CO-CEO
CAPITAL SQUARE
GLEN ALLEN

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GORDON ROBERTSON

CHANCELLOR
REGENT UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT AND CEO
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK
VIRGINIA BEACH

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ERIK SHANNON

CEO
UVA COMMUNITY HEALTH
MANASSAS

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DOUG SMITH

PRESIDENT AND CEO
HAMPTON ROADS ALLIANCE
NORFOLK

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J. KNOX SINGLETON

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

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BRUCE L. THOMPSON

CEO
GOLD KEY | PHR
VIRGINIA BEACH

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BARBARA M. WOLCOTT

CHAIRMAN AND PRINCIPAL BROKER
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES RW TOWNE REALTY
CHESAPEAKE

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TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY

FORMER CEO
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
RESTON

ALAN S. WITT

CO-FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO
PBMARES
NEWPORT NEWS

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