12 The Hampton Roads Messenger
Volume 10 Number 6 Around Hampton Roads
Dave Hansen Named Virginia
Hansen as the new Virginia Beach city manager.
Virginia Beach City Manager The
Beach City Council today named Dave
Hansen, a 10-year veteran of Virginia Beach city government, will start the new job immediately. Before his selection, he was one of three deputy city managers in Virginia Beach, overseeing five departments: Budget & Management Services, Communications & Information
Technology, Finance, Public Utilities and Public Works.
“Dave has earned the respect of this City Council, business and civic leaders and employees,” Mayor Will Sessoms said. “He knows this community and he understands what we need to do to keep moving forward.”
Hansen joined the City of Virginia Beach in April 2006 after a 30-year career in the military. His assignments included deputy chief of staff for resource management with the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, commanding officer and district engineer of the Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, and director of public works for Fort Eustis and Fort Story.
Hansen has a master’s degree in strategic studies and logistics from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, a Master of Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from the
University of Central
NSU Rector Thomas Chewning Steps Aside To Allow for New Board
Rector Thomas N. Chewning is
board position as an at-large member. Current Vice Rector Dr. Byron L. Cherry Sr. will serve as acting rector until officer elections are held during the March board meeting. The change is effective immediately.
stepping aside and returning to his
“Norfolk State University is an important and historic center of higher education,” Chewning said. “It has been an honor to serve as rector and lead this outstanding board. I look forward to continuing to be a member of the board, and support the University’s new strategies and initiatives.”
a member of the board since 2011. He extended his service as rector beyond an initial, and customary, two-year term to provide continuity of leadership while the University worked to remove the SACSCOC probation. Chewning oversaw the board’s support for the administration’s successful effort to have probation removed, which was accomplished in December. He also led the board’s work in 2013 to recruit and hire Eddie N. Moore Jr. as interim president. Moore was named president earlier this month.
Chewning served as rector for three-and-half years and has been
“Now that the sanction has been removed,” Chewning said, “and Eddie Moore has been elected president, it is time for someone younger with new energy to lead the board. I have complete confidence that
the leadership in place will move the University
surpassed by his generosity and interest in helping others,” Moore said. His judgement, managerial experience, and commitment to our mission are invaluable assets for the Norfolk State community.”
“Tom is an extraordinary person whose leadership skills are only
Chewning retired in 2009 as chief financial officer of Dominion Resources, a Fortune 200 company, after a 22-year career. He continues to serve in a number of leadership roles for community service organizations.
consulting firm based in Dumfries, Virginia, and a retired U.S. Army colonel. He also is a 1982 NSU graduate who majored in accounting.
HU’s Senior Awarded Prestigious
The announcement was formally made public on Jan. 11, 2016. “Congratulations to Ms. Ivana Thomas on winning the prestigious
was awarded the Schwarzman Scholarship, the newest and most
ambitious international scholarship of the 21st century.
Schwarzman Scholarship,” said HU President Dr. William R. Harvey. “Ivana is a true example of the ‘Standard of Excellence’ and as she takes on this inaugural international scholarship we are certain she will represent the Hampton University community well with her grace and genius.”
Schwarzman, the new international scholarship recognizes academic excellence, leadership accomplishment as well as promise. Schwarzman endowed the scholarship with $100 million of his own, and then raised an additional $200 million to help fund the scholarship in perpetuity. As a Schwarzman Scholar, Thomas will pursue, all expenses paid, a one-year Master’s at Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University, in Beijing, China.
Founded and largely funded by American billionaire Stephen A.
Scholarship award, more than 300 semi-finalists were interviewed, and Thomas will be one of approximately 100 Schwarzman Scholars in the first class to undertake the unparalleled program.
Exactly 3,054 candidates applied for the Schwarzman
Without a doubt, Ivanas accomplishment is a beautiful acknowledgement of her talent and promise. It also lends a great deal of validation toward our efforts of reaching Dr. Harveys goal of grooming prestigious scholarship winners. In Ivana, we have a splendid representative of our university,” said Dr. Sabin P. Duncan, Director, Freddye T. Davy Honors College.
In the 2016-17 academic year, the inaugural year of the scholarship, Thomas will be among the 45 U.S. recipients of the Schwarzman Scholarship; an additional 35 winners will hail from China, and 20
Schwarzman Scholarship recipients come from around the globe. Cherry is CEO of Succeed to Lead, a financial management Florida.
Hansen succeeds former City Manager James K. Spore, who retired Dec. 31 after 24 years in office. Hansen’s contract is for two years. He will earn a salary of $250,000.
additional recipients will hail from other countries around the world. I'm very excited to be a part of the inaugural class. To be chosen out of
over 3,054 other people attests to the standard of excellence that Hampton University has instilled in me to compete on a global level, said Thomas.
Hailed by its founder as the “Rhodes East”, the Schwarzman Scholarship intentionally seeks, per the directives of its founder, to become for China and Tsinghua University what the Rhodes Scholarship has been for England, Oxford University, and the world. In a congratulatory video sent to Thomas and the other Schwarzman Scholars-elect, Stephen A. Schwarzman commends the winners and tells them in no uncertain terms that he expects them to become “world leaders.
Thomas, will join her fellow Schwarzman Scholars in Beijing in July 2016 and will, after a brief orientation period, embark upon a year of study, at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Thomas’ Master’s from Tsinghua University will be in the field of International Studies.
from around the world, many from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale. For
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard Volunteer Day at Portsmouth Museums and
Parker Recreation
Leadership (NSU Newsroom—Jan. 25, 2016) — NSU Board of Visitors
at
February 2016
Recreation Centers On Thursday, February 4th, the City of Portsmouth will host a Norfolk Naval
Shipyard Volunteer Day. About 25 Sailors from the Command will participate in the day’s volunteer activities from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the following locations:
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center J.E.
from storage area clean-up and organization to assembling furniture. If you are interested in sending a news team to cover this Navy Volunteer
Port Norfolk Recreation Center Neighborhood Facility Recreation Center At the sites, the Navy volunteers will be participating in projects ranging
Day, please contact Dana Woodson at 393-5143 by 10 a.m. Thursday morning. Economic Development Monthly
Update February 2016 Virginia Governor Visits Suffolk's Kerma Medical Products
Staff at Kerma Medical Products, located at 215 Suburban Drive, in Suffolk, had the opportunity to present their product lines and manufacturing processes to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe during his recent visit. The governor, along with Maurice Jones, Secretary of Commerce and Trade and other administration officials met with Suffolk Mayor Linda T. Johnson and Kerma employees and toured the increasingly-growing commercial medical equipment company that has been in Suffolk since 2011. Kerma, a VOSB (veteran-minority-owned small business), employs approximately 80 people and manufactures and supplies medical products to over 4,000 acute care hospitals and government agencies.
forward.” Deep Creek H.S. Recognized by V.A.
Mathematics & Science Coalition CHESAPEAKE – The Science and Medicine Academy at Deep
Center
Creek High School was recognized by the Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition (VMSC) as a 2016 Programs That Work. The Programs that Work Awards recognize exemplary mathematics, science, and integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs in Virginia for which there is evidence of a positive impact on student or teacher learning. The award was presented to Mrs. Heather Ott, academy coordinator, and Ms. J. Page Bagley, Deep Creek High School principal, by Governor Terry McAuliffe and Dr. William Murray, policy director for Dominion Resources, at a reception in Richmond at the Library of Virginia on January 19, 2016.
About the Science and Medicine
Schwarzman Scholarship Hampton, VA – Ivana Thomas, a senior at Hampton University,
Academy
All 54 graduates are attending colleges and universities such as Cornell University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Tech, James Madison University, University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, George Mason University, Loyola University Pharmacy School,
2015 graduating class earned $3.6 million dollars in scholarship money. The Science and Medicine Academy at Deep Creek High School,
Florida Institute, and Georgetown University. The
established in 2011, is a school within a school. The goal of the program is to greatly enhance students’ knowledge, attitudes and skills while introducing awareness of the vast opportunities available in the fields of science and medicine. Students throughout the city apply for admission into the academy in the spring of their eighth grade year, and up to sixty freshmen are accepted into the program each year. Students must have a 3.0 grade point average or higher, teacher recommendations, successful completion of Algebra I, and evidence of interest in science or medicine as demonstrated through completing an applied science assessment. Students who are admitted into the program are provided a student-centered learning environment which prepares them for competitive post-secondary learning. This is accomplished by providing a specialized, rigorous curriculum which is heavily focused on the science and medical fields.
credit) courses offered, the Science and Medicine Academy offers other specialized courses, including but not limited to, Forensic Science, Astronomy, Human Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Human Systems, Animal Science, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Sports Medicine and Athletic Injury, Medicinal Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, and Health, Wellness and
In addition to Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Enrollment (college
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The Academy had its first graduating class in 2015 with 54 graduates.
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