The WHRO Board of Directors
invites you to join them
on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Norfolk Marriott Waterside
as they honor Angelica and Henry Light, pioneers in public broadcasting.

6:00pm – Cocktails & Silent Auction
7:00pm – Dinner
8:00pm – Awards Presentation
9:00pm – Reception with Dancing and Entertainment

Cocktail Attire

Angelica is currently the President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and Henry is an attorney with Crenshaw, Ware & Martin. These individuals embody the true spirit of the Pioneer Awards - they lead by excellent example and have been long-time supporters throughout the Hampton Roads community, notably in public broadcasting, the arts, and education. Their outstanding leadership spreads across a diverse group of organizations, including WHRO.

Angelica joined the staff of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation in 1999 and has successfully increased the foundation's focus on early childhood education. The past year, the foundation awarded more than $12 million in grants and scholarships. Prior to joining the foundation, Angelica worked as an attorney for Norfolk Southern Corporation and Shenandoah Life Insurance Company in Roanoke, at the Virginia Bar Association and the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association. She is a graduate of Smith College and the Washington and Lee School of Law. Angelica is also a graduate of the CIVIC Leadership Institute.

Henry is "of counsel" to the law firm of Crenshaw, Ware and Martin, P.L.C. His present legal position follows a 32-year career with Norfolk Southern Corporation and its predecessor, Norfolk and Western Railway. At Norfolk Southern Corporation, he retired as Senior Vice President Law and Chief Legal Officer. He attended college at the Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute on a Naval ROTC scholarship, graduated in engineering and was commissioned as officer in the Navy. He served in the Navy from 1962 to 1966 and then attended law school at the University of Virginia. Henry is involved in many non-profit organizations and serves on the Board of Directors for WHRO, the Chrysler Museum, Randolph-Macon Academy, and the Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement. Finally, Henry is Vice Rector of Norfolk State University Board of Visitors.

 

2011 Pioneer Awards Committee
Dr. Edward Lilly - Chair
Nancy Branch
Kathryn Copeland
Evan Curbeam
Cassandra Greene
Phil Hatchett
Kirkland Kelley
Tom Mountjoy
Barry Pollara
Anita Poston
Dr. Bob Rubin
Conway Sheild
Jody Wagner

 

Sponsors

Grand Benefactor
Norfolk Southern

Platinum
City of Norfolk
Dollar Tree, Inc.
Susan S. & David R. Goode
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
reQuire Release Tracking
TowneBank

Gold
BB&T
Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Hunton & Williams, LLP
Newport News Shipbuilding (A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries)
James Squires & Karen Jones Squires
Virginia Port Authority
Virginia Zoological Society
Wells Fargo
Willcox & Savage, P.C.

Silver
Anonymous
The Honorable Gerald L. &Mrs. Robin D. Baliles
Bay Diesel Corporation
Birdsong Peanuts
The Breeden Company/ Ramon W. Breeden, Jr.
Calliott-Demeter Investment & Wealth Advisors
Mr. & Mrs. Colin G. Campbell
Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate
Heritage Bank
Connie & Marc Jacobson
Edwin & Connie Kellam - Ware Insurance
The Kellogg Organization
KITCO Fiber Optics
KPMG
Dr. Edward & Mrs. Linda Lilly
MacArthur Center
Marina Shores
Richard Warren & Lynn Cobb
Riverside Health System Foundation
Signature Financial
Steingold Family/Club Forest Partners, LLC
Thomas Nelson Community College
UBS Financial
Virginia Ship Repair Association
Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management, LLC
Witt Mares, PLC
Mr. & Mrs. John O. Wynne
Zel Technologies, LLC

Bronze
Abbitt Management, LLC
Anonymous
Austin-Decher Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Bridge Trust Title Group
Brown & Brown Insurance Agency of Virginia, Inc.
Robert & Roslyn Brown
CI Travel
City of Williamsburg
Fannie, Milton & Leslie Friedman Foundation
Susan & Paul Hirschbiel
Dr. Willette & Mrs. Mary Lou LeHew
John & Jennifer McKendree
Newport News Economic Development Authority
Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, LLC
Anne & Donald Perry
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Rubin
Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. Ryan
Conway & Kay Sheild
Suffolk Economic Development Authority
Dr. Alan & Jody Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Webster
Maria Zammit and Dr. R. Michael Graham

Friends of WHRO
Raymond B. Bottom, Jr.
ChooseJeremy.com
Eleanor S. Gilpin
Marsha & Lewis D. Hirschler
Dorris Withers McNeal
William & Joyce Wooldridge