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Nine Members of ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ Leadership Named to Inside Business Power List

The publication announced its 2023 list of the people who help shape Coastal Virginia

University News | May 18, 2023

Eight members of the ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees, along with ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ President Scott D. Miller, have been named to the . The list highlights leaders who have the most influence in shaping Coastal Virginia. 

New to the Top 20 list this year is ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ trustee W. Taylor Franklin ’04, chief operating officer, The Franklin Johnston Group.

Named to the list’s 60 Power Players are ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ trustee Sharon S. Goodwyn, counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP,  and President Miller.

Included in the list’s emeritus section are ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ trustees G. Robert Aston Jr., executive chairman, TowneBank; Susan S. Goode H’22, community leader; John F. Malbon H’22, retired chairman and CEO of Papco; and Vincent J. Mastracco Jr., partner, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. Also included in the emeritus section are ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ trustees emeriti Jane P. Batten H’06, philanthropist; and George Y. Birdsong H’16, chief executive officer and general counsel, Birdsong Corporation.

“We are honored and grateful that such distinguished leaders are dedicated to serving our University,” President Miller said. “Their wisdom and guidance are vital to ensuring that ¾Å¾ÅÊÓÆµ and our students continue to thrive.”