WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY 250th Observance

The Commission of the 250th Observance

With the 1998-99 academic year set aside as the year of celebration for Washington and Lee's 250th anniversary, the Commission on the 250th Observance has been charged with overseeing the myriad activities and events planned for the celebration. The Commission--- a group of 41 trustees, emeritus trustees, members of the law council and alumni board, friends, parents, and alumni--- was formed by President Elrod and had its first meeting in the spring of 1997.

 Leading the Commission as Chairman is James M. Ballengee '48L, Rector of the Board of Trustees from 1982-90. A successful businessman and lawyer, Ballengee has been active in cultural and civic organizations in his hometown of Philadelphia. He now serves as Counsel at the firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia.

Serving as Honorary Chairs of the Commission are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warner '40. Jack Warner was a University Trustee from 1970-83 and is an honored benefactor of the University. The Warner Center is named for him in recognition for his leadership gifts to the construction of that facility in the 1970s. In recent years, he has made generous gifts to the current renovation of the Lee Chapel museum. Warner is the retired Chairman and CEO of the Gulf States Paper Company in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Acting as a liaison to both the Board of Trustees and the On-Campus planning committee is Trustee Peggy Steuart. A W&L wife and mother, Steuart has been an active civic and cultural leader in Washington, D.C. With her husband, Trustee Emeritus Guy Steuart, Peggy Steuart has been a generous donor and supporter of Washington and Lee for many years. As a University Trustee she serves on the Commission on Student Self Governance and other committees.

Members of the 250th Commission

CHAIRMAN

James M. Ballengee '48L, trustee and rector emeritus, Philadelphia, PA, counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

 VICE-CHAIR

Margaret "Peggy" J. Steuart, Chevy Chase, MD, civic leader.

 HONORARY CHAIRS

Elizabeth and Jack W. Warner '41, trustee emeritus, Tuscaloosa, AL, retired chairman and chief executive officer, Gulf States Paper Corporation.

 CURRENT TRUSTEES

Gray Castle, '53, '55L, Lexington, VA, president, The Rescon Companies.

Vernon W. Holleman, Jr. '58, Washington, D.C., president, Vernon W. Holleman, Jr. Co.

J. Frank Surface '60, Jacksonville, FL, chairman, Community Resource Systems, Inc.

Glenn O. Thornhill, Jr. '63, Roanoke, VA, president, Maid Bess Corp.

Pamela J. White '77L, Baltimore, MD, attorney, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver.

 TRUSTEES EMERITI

Beverly M. DuBose III '62, Atlanta, GA, partner, DuBose-Jones Co.

Patricia W. Leggett, Lynchburg, VA, civic and cultural leader.

John W. Warner '49, Alexandria, VA, member, United States Senate.

Thomas K. Wolfe Jr. '51, New York, NY, author.

 ALUMNI BOARD

William E. Garrison III '76, Richmond, VA, portfolio manager, Godsey & Gibb Associates.

Jackson R. Sharman III '83, Birmingham, AL, attorney, Lightfoot, Franklin & White.

 LAW COUNCIL

William R. Goodell '80L, New York, NY, general counsel, Tiger Management Corp.

 WASHINGTON SOCIETY

Peter A. Agelasto III '62, Virginia Beach, VA, attorney.

Daniel T. Balfour '63, '65L, Richmond, VA, attorney, Beale, Balfour, Davidson & Etherington.

Parke S. Rouse, Jr. '37*, Williamsburg, VA, author.

Isaac N. Smith, Jr. '57, Charleston, WV, president, United Bankshares, Inc.

 ALUMNI

Earle Palmer Brown '44, Bethesda, MD, chairman of the board, Earle Palmer Brown.

William H. Fishback, Jr. '56, Charlottesville, VA, retired vice president, University of Virginia.

Robert W. Goodlatte '77L, Roanoke, VA, member, U.S. House of Representatives.

George E. Goodwin '39, Atlanta, GA, senior counselor, Manning, Selvage & Lee.

Robert J. Grey Jr. '76L, Richmond, VA, attorney, LeClair Ryan.

A. Linwood Holton, Jr. '44, McLean, VA, former governor, Commonwealth of Virginia.

Alex S. Jones '68, New York, NY, journalist.

Robert E. Lee IV '49, Bethesda, MD, chairman, A. Smith Bowman Distillery.

Paul M. Maslansky '54, Malibu, CA, film producer.

Andrew H. McCutcheon '48, Richmond, VA, retired vice president, Reynolds Metals.

Charles R. McDowell '48, Alexandria, VA, journalist.

Roger H. Mudd '50, McLean, VA, television journalist and commentator.

John M. Nolan '70, Princeton, NJ, vice president, director of operations, Tritech.

Ernest Williams II '38, Village of Golf, FL, investments.

John Anthony Wolf '69, '72L, Baltimore, MD, attorney, Ober, Kaler, Grimes, & Shriver.

 PARENTS

Samuel Rotondi, Boston, MA, businessman, former state senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Charles B. Scarborough, III, New York, NY, television journalist, current chair of the W&L Parents Fund.

Fran Villere, New Orleans, LA, community volunteer leader and past co-chair of the W&L Parents Fund with her husband George.

 FRIENDS

H.E. "Buddy" Derrick, Jr., Lexington, VA, mayor, City of Lexington.

Mary Tyler Cheek McClenahan, Richmond, VA, civic leader and historian.

Susan Tifft, New York, NY, journalist.

James W. Whitehead, Lexington, VA, retired treasurer and director emeritus of the Reeves Center.

 *deceased 

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