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Once a year, the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council (SVTC) takes the time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of technology firms, organizations and programs in the region and the entrepreneurs and innovators behind those successes. This year’s twelfth annual technology awards gala, Tech Nite 12, took place on May 2nd at James Madison University in…
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A little less than a year ago, Robert and Cassie Frysinger wed in an amphitheater on the JMU campus. Tonight, Cassie Frysinger will graduate with a master’s degree in integrated science and technology. Her husband, Robert Frysinger, will be awarded his bachelor’s degree in ISAT on Saturday morning. Among the proud guests will be Robert’s…
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Three Bridgewater College seniors received Daniel W. Bly–Lamar B. Neal History and Political Science awards from the department of history and political science at the annual awards convocation on May 1. Caroleigh Aaron Newman of Martinsville, Va., Luke Roadcap of Waynesboro, Va., and Dudley Strosnider of Lynchburg, Va., received the Bly–Neal awards. Named for former…
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It has been four years since they entered a program unlike any other in Virginia, and the results indicate they made a good choice. Of the 45 students who make up the inaugural class of the JMU School of Engineering, 24 already have secured full-time engineering jobs. Another 12 will be heading off to graduate…
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The Sorensen Institute today unveiled a new program designed to instruct and prepare Virginians who wish to continue their service to the Commonwealth. The new Emerging Leaders Program was developed in partnership between the governor’s office and the Sorensen Institute during the spring of 2012. The pilot program will train public policy and political leaders…
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Today, the Obama campaign announced part of the pre-program at President Obama’s rally this Saturday at the Siegel Center in Richmond, including VCU basketball coach Shaka Smart, who will be hosting the event. The pre-program participants, which will be released in full tomorrow, represent a mix of grassroots supporters and political leaders, and come from…
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There has been talk about the possible interest of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner in running for a second term as governor of Virginia in 2013. A new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia voters puts Warner as a heavy favorite in ’13 if he were to make that call. Warner outpolls Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli…
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The Richard Adams Variety Show will give cat lovers a turn on the Friday, May 11th performance. Besides a full list of musicians, Richard will hold his first “You Can Sound Like a Cat” competition. Like his “You Can Sound Like a Dog” competition, contestants will mount the WTA’s Gateway stage and mew, purr, or…
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Farm families and their relatives across Virginia are welcoming the recent decision to withdraw proposed federal restrictions on underage farm employees. “Agriculture is something that is learned” at the side of an older farmer, said Jonathan Cavin, a Lee County beef, produce and tobacco grower who recalled helping his father plow fields when he was…
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The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem has launched a campaign using social media to reach Veterans and their families. To date, the Salem VAMC Facebook page has 491 likes and the Twitter account has 94 followers. The VAMC expects the program to enhance the relationship Veterans have with the medical center, and provide them…
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