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The Board of Visitors, the group that sets policy for Eastern Virginia Medical School, recently welcomed four new members.
The new members are Robin D. Ray, P. Ward Robinett, Jr., Anne B. Shumadine, and William L. Rueger.
Ms. Ray is a long-time friend of the medical school. She was president and chairman of the EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees for 14 years, stepping down from the post last year. In that capacity, she played a key role in securing the school’s financial health. She is a past president or chairman of a host of community groups, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia, the Business Consortium for the Arts, the Virginia Beach Foundation, the Virginia Beach Development Authority, and the Old Dominion University Intercollegiate Foundation, among others. She holds a BA from the University of Georgia and is president of Atlantic Dominion Distributors.
Mr. Robinett is a banking executive with 40 years experience in Hampton Roads. A former member of Portsmouth City Council and First Citizen of Portsmouth, he is now on the Beazley Foundation board, director and board chairman of AAA of Tidewater, a member of the President’s Advisory Council at Virginia Wesleyan College and a member of the board of Christopher Academy. He holds a BA from North Carolina Wesleyan College and is regional president/Portsmouth for TowneBank.
Ms. Shumadine is an attorney and financial advisor. A fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation, she has extensive experience as an advisor to educational institutions. She is chairman and past president of the ACCESS College Foundation, former rector of Old Dominion University, a member of the Business Leadership Council of Wellesley College, a trustee of Virginia Wesleyan College, chair of the ODU Educational Foundation Investment Committee, and a former trustee of the William & Mary Law School Foundation. She holds a law degree from the College of William & Mary and is chairman of Signature Financial Management.
Mr. Rueger is a retired senior banking executive, management consultant and marketing executive. He also has a history of extensive involvement with the EVMS as a former secretary and long-time member of the EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a former member of the Board of Visitors of Old Dominion University and has been active in a variety of community organizations. He holds a BA degree from Randolph-Macon College.
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