Out & About July 2024

1. James W. Dyke Jr. with McGuireWoods Consulting received a lifetime achievement award from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce May 16 in Richmond. L to R (front row): Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don L. Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth; former Gov. Douglas Wilder; Dyke. L to R (back row): Virginia Sen. Lamont Bagby, D-Henrico, former U.S. Sen. George Allen. Photo by Kaveh Sardari, courtesy Virginia Chamber of Commerce.  2. Hollins University held its annual reunion weekend May 31 through June 2. L to R: Mary Ann Harvey Johnson, class of 1967; Agnes Reid Jones Jenny, class of 1944; Mary Clare Abbott, class of 2025; and Hollins President Mary Dana Hinton prepare for the parade. Photo by Anna Logan Lawson, courtesy Hollins University.  3. L to R: Henry Ware, executive sales director at Total Quality Logistics, Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander and Hampton Roads Alliance President and CEO Douglas Smith celebrated at a June 4 ribbon-cutting for the freight brokerage’s new Norfolk office. Photo courtesy City of Norfolk.  4. The 25th annual meeting of TowneBank shareholders at the Virginia Beach Convention Center May 22 included a celebration of Judge Richard S. Bray, who died May 4 and was lead director of TowneBank’s corporate board. Bray family members attended, L to R: Bryan Bejarano, Bobby Bray, Oscar Bejarano, Dawn Bray, Shannon Bejarano and Kaylee Bejarano.  5. L to R: Jason Ferguson, Central Virginia Community College’s associate vice president for professional and career studies; Christine Kennedy, Lynchburg Regional Alliance chief operating officer and executive vice president; and Jason Clark, CVCC’s coordinator of CTE initiatives, attended a May 9 business appreciation event hosted by the Bedford County Economic Development Authority at The Venue at 109.