The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of energy producer
Dominion, has made a gift of $400,000 to the McIntire School of
Commerce. Three hundred fifty thousand dollars will support
construction of a seminar room in McIntire’s new academic complex on
the Lawn; $50,000 will support the Integrated Core Experience, the
School’s cutting-edge third-year core curriculum.
“Dominion supports the McIntire School on many crucial dimensions,”
says McIntire Dean Carl Zeithaml. “We are grateful for this very
generous gift and for Dominion’s enduring commitment to the School
and its mission to educate students who will go on to become leaders
in business and society.”
Dominion made the gifts to McIntire as part of a larger grant to the
University, which will support an ongoing study of mountain streams
by the Department of Environmental Sciences, as well as to support
the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI). VNRLI
is a partnership of the University of Virginia’s Institute of
Environmental Negotiation, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and
the Virginia Tech Center for Economic Education.
“We’re always interested in making investments that improve the
quality of Virginia’s business climate and support our environmental
resources,” said Dominion Foundation President William C. Hall Jr.
“The Dominion Foundation grants will strengthen and develop programs
to further advance the University’s excellence in those fields.” |
