Among Governor Bob McDonnell’s four new appointees to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, there are some familiar faces.
Charlottesville developer Hunter Craig—also former developer of Biscuit Run along with Forest Lodge, LLC—is one of the new quartet chosen to lead the University in matters of finance, development, student affairs and athletics. Last year, Craig ranked third in C-VILLE’s list of top property owners in Charlottesville and Albemarle with an estimated assessed land value of $126 million (though things may have changed after Biscuit Run was bought by the state for $9.8 million at the end of 2009).
Another notable name among the appointees is Sheila Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hospitality and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television. Craig and Johnson will be joined by Marvin Gilliam, Jr., vice president of Cumberland Resources Corporation, and Mark Kington, managing director of X-10 Capital Management.
According to the UVA Board of Visitors’ website, these appointees replace Don Pippin, Warren Thompson and E. Darracott Vaughan, Jr., whose term expired yesterday. Vice Rector Daniel Abramson, eligible for another year at his post, was not reelected.