Out and About: April 2026

1. L to R: Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder congratulated Cleo E. Powell before her March 2 investiture ceremony as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The ceremony was held in the court’s chambers in Richmond. (Photo by Mike Kropf, pool photographer)

2. L to R: Arlington Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kate Bates and D.C. United President of Business Operations Danita Johnson spoke at the 2026 AWE Women in Business Summit, held March 6 at Northeastern University. (Photo courtesy Arlington Chamber of Commerce)

3. L to R: Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander of Naval Education and Training Command, presented Marine Corps Capt. Phillip S. Haly, an instructor assigned to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit at Virginia Military Institute, with the 2025 NROTC Military Instructor of the Year award Feb. 19 at the Naval Air Station in Florida. (Photo by Austen McClain. Courtesy U.S. Navy)

4. L to R: Children’s Miracle Network Program Director for Carilion Clinic Macy Ware; Chief Physician Executive and President of Carilion Clinic Physicians Dr. Rawle “Tony” Seupaul; Amalie Herman; Children’s Miracle Network Chair of Pediatrics for Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Chair Dr. Andrew Herman; VTCSOM Dean Dr. Lee Learman; and Carilion President and CEO Steve Arner attended a Feb. 23 event establishing Carilion’s first endowed chair, honoring Herman. (Photo courtesy Carilion Clinic)

5. L to R: Tony Gunn, host of YouTube channel The WorldWide Machinist, visited QualiChem’s newly opened global headquarters in Salem Feb 25 with QualiChem Facilities Manager Rebecca Smith and QualiChem Director of Laboratory Operations Nick Blandford. (Photo by Susie Corey. Courtesy QualiChem)