Principal Donors Society
These generous donors support Darden’s mission to develop and inspire responsible leaders and to advance knowledge at the highest level. We honor these individuals and families who, through their lifetime generosity, have made a transformational impact on the School’s ability to achieve its full potential. We appreciate the support and dedication of these visionary benefactors, whose philanthropy invigorates Darden’s world-class education experience preparing future global business leaders.
Through philanthropic support of $1 million or more, Principal Donors have truly established themselves as the Schools’ most loyal stewards.
$25M or more
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States and first rector of the Board of Visitors at UVA left rich and unmatched legacy reinventing higher education in America by cultivating an environment in which students and faculty could live and learn from one another.
Recognition:
- Principal Donor wall in the Rosenblum Entrance Foyer in Saunders Hall and at the Sands Family Grounds at UVA Darden D.C. Metro,
- Frieze in Saunders Hall,
- Etched portrait and profile in South Lounge in Saunders Hall.
CURRENT PRINCIPAL DONORS AT THIS LEVEL:
Frank Batten Sr. + *
William H. Goodwin Jr. ’66 & Alice T. Goodwin *
David M. LaCross ’78 & Kathleen O. LaCross
Frank M. Sands Sr. ’63 + & Marjorie R. Sands +
David C. Walentas ’64 & Jane Walentas +
* = Founding Member
+ = Deceased
$10M or more
James Madison, the fourth president of the United States and the second rector of the University of Virginia, laid the cornerstone of UVA with Jefferson and James Monroe on 6 October 1817 at Pavilion VII. He was a great political theorist, the father of the Constitution and the author of the Bill of Rights.
Recognition:
- Principal Donor wall in the Rosenblum Entrance Foyer in Saunders Hall and at the Sands Family Grounds at UVA Darden D.C. Metro,
- Frieze in Saunders Hal,
- Etched portrait and profile in South Lounge in Saunders Hall.
CURRENT PRINCIPAL DONORS AT THIS LEVEL:
Altec/Styslinger Foundation
The Batten Foundation *
James A. Cooper ’84 & Stacy Cooper
George A. L. David ’67 *
Robert J. Hugin ’85 & Kathleen Hugin
Richard A. Mayo ’68 & Sara Page Mayo *
George S. Tahija ’86 & Laurel Claire Tahija
$5M or more
James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, was actively engaged as a diplomat and focused on strengthening American foreign policy, helping to shape the country and, ultimately, the ability of UVA students today to pursue careers in global settings.
Recognition:
- Principal Donor wall in the Rosenblum Entrance Foyer in Saunders Hall and at the Sands Family Grounds at UVA Darden D.C. Metro,
- Frieze in Saunders Hall.
CURRENT PRINCIPAL DONORS AT THIS LEVEL:
H. William Coogan Jr. ’82 & Theresa Kost Riddle
Frank E. Genovese ’74 & Susan L. Genovese *
Kirsti W. Goodwin ’02 & Matthew T. Goodwin
W. Hunter Goodwin III ’95 + & Crystal H. Goodwin
Robert D. Hardie MBA ’95, PhD ’99 & Molly G. Hardie
Martina Hund-Mejean ’88 & Bruno J. Mejean
Red Gates Foundation
Thomas A. Saunders III ’67 + & Mary Jordan Saunders *
John R. Strangfeld Jr. ’77
* = Founding Member
+ = Deceased
$2.5M or more
The UVA Rotunda is based on Thomas Jefferson’s own rendering, patterned after the Pantheon in Rome, designed to represent the “authority of nature and power of reason.”
Recognition:
- Principal Donor wall in the Rosenblum Entrance Foyer in Saunders Hall and at the Sands Family Grounds at UVA Darden D.C. Metro,
- Frieze in Saunders Hall.
CURRENT PRINCIPAL DONORS AT THIS LEVEL:
W.L. Lyons Brown III ’87 & Susanna S. Brown
Terrence D. Daniels ’70 & Courtnay S. Daniels *
Colgate W. Darden Jr. + & Constance Darden + *
U. Bertram Ellis Jr. ’79
John W. Glynn Jr. JD ’65 + & Barbara A. Glynn
In Honor of the Class of 1957
Gary T. Jones ’74 & Elizabeth Rhett Jones *
Doug Lebda ’14 & Megan Lebda
Lemuel E. Lewis ’72 & Sandra Lewis
H. Eugene Lockhart Jr. ’74 & Terry J. Lockhart *
John G. Macfarlane III ’79 & Dudley W. Macfarlane *
The Melville Foundation
Dan T. Montgomery ’77
Donald E. Morel Jr. TEP ’97 & Lauren Morel
Michael E. O’Neill ’74 & Patricia J. O’Neill
Frank M. Sands ’94 & Julie Logan Sands
Robert W. Smith ’87 & Teresa Smith
Allan W. Staats ’62 + & Barbara G. Staats +
James W. Todd ’64 + & Sharon K. Todd *
Steven C. Voorhees ’80 & Celia Voorhees
Thomas R. Watjen ’81 & Nanette A. Watjen
Donald M. Wilkinson ’66 + & Lucinda P. Wilkinson + *
* = Founding Member
+ = Deceased
$1M or more
In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing or part of a bigger structure, symbolizing social, cultural, and intellectual interchange among students and faculty.
Recognition:
- Principal Donor wall in the Rosenblum Entrance Foyer in Saunders Hall and at the Sands Family Grounds at UVA Darden D.C. Metro
Current Principal Donors at this level:
Anonymous (3)
Kirby Clarke Adams ’79
Beverley W. Armstrong ’66 + * & Carol C. Armstrong
Stephen E. Bachand ’63 & Phyllis Bachand
Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. ’91 & Hillary D. Baltimore
Dorothy Neal Batten ’90 *
Frank Batten Jr. ’84 & Aimee C. Batten *
E. Thayer Bigelow Jr. ’67 *
Stacy H. Bolduc ’90 & John P. Bolduc ’90
William D. Cannon Jr. ’68 & Nancy Cannon
Susan J. Chaplinsky +
G. David Cheek ’79 & Katherine P. Cheek
James S. Cheng ’87 & Jeanette Wang Cheng
Gordon Crawford ’71 & Dona Crawford
Hugh Cullman
William K. Daniel II ’91 & Robin W. Daniel
Robert G. Doumar ’88 & Noelle Doumar
John O. Downing ’82 & Frances vS Downing
Charles G. Duffy III ’87 *
Franklin S. Edmonds ’95 & Pamela F. Edmonds
Louis G. Elson ’90
Lawton W. Fitt ’79 & James I. McLaren *
John D. Fowler Jr. ’84 & Corey P. Fowler
Peter M. Grant II ’86 & Colleen Grant
Bret W. Holden ’88 & Jeanne Marie Holden
Thomas V. Inglesby ’84 & Joan W. Inglesby
John B. Jung Jr. ’84 & Connie B. Jung
Peter D. Kiernan ’79 & Eaddo H. Kiernan
Martin L. Killgallon II ’72 & Deborah Killgallon *
William C. Killgallon TEP ’76 & Susan Killgallon *
Mark J. Kington ’88 & Ann Kington
Philip W. Knisely ’78 & Patricia Knisely
Robert E. Lamb II ’70 & Charlotte Lamb
Bruce R. Lauritzen ’67
John G. Lert Jr. ’73 & Devin A. Lert ’21
Lawrence Lewis Jr. + & Janet P. Lewis + *
Elizabeth H. Lynch ’84 & Daniel S. Lynch ’84
Thomas C. MacAvoy + & Margaret M. MacAvoy +
J. Huston McCollough II ’75 & Joan S. McCollough *
Barclay McFadden III ’76 & Jane Perry McFadden
Albert N. Morgan Jr. ’72 & Carla H. Morgan
Morris S. Smith Foundation, Trustees Sterling, Larry and Mei Franklin
Marshall N. Morton ’72 & Caroline Morton
J. Byrne Murphy ’86 and Pamela Murphy
Paul A. Murphy +
G. Ruffner Page Jr. ’86 & Virginia W. Page
Zhiyuan "Jerry" Peng ’03 & Ying Hu
Harry T. Rein ’73 & Susan D. Rein
Douglas A. Scovanner ’79 & Mary M. Scovanner
Mary Buckle Searle ’86 and Stewart Searle
Jack T. Siegel ’67 + & Alice H. Siegel *
Henry F. Skelsey ’84 & Susan W. Skelsey
Shannon G. Smith ’90
E. Roe Stamps IV & Penny Stamps +
Wallace Stettinius ’59 & Mary Gray Stettinius
Henri A. M. Termeer ’73 + & Belinda Herrera-Termeer
Bruce R. Thompson ’90
Warren M. Thompson ’83 & Danielle Stoessel Thompson
Lilo Simmons Ukrop ’89 & R. Scott Ukrop ’89
William P. Utt ’84 & Carolyn S. Utt
Bradley J. Waitzer MBA/JD ’87 & Terry Waitzer
David N. Webb ’77 & Nancy Shepherd Webb ’77
Thomas E. Worrell Jr. ’71 *
Jeffrey J. Yao ’01 & Charlene Mao
* = Founding Member
+ = Deceased