Sept. 15, 2006—The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of energy producer Dominion, has made a gift of $400,000 to the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Three hundred fifty thousand will support construction of a seminar room in McIntire’s new academic complex on the Lawn; $50,000 will support the Integrated Core Experience, the School’s cutting-edge third-year core curriculum.

“Dominion is supportive of McIntire on many crucial dimensions,” says McIntire Dean Carl Zeithaml. “We are grateful for this very generous gift and for Dominion’s enduring commitment to the School and its mission to educate students who will go on to become leaders in business and society.”

Dominion made the gifts to McIntire as part of a larger grant to the University, which will support an ongoing study of mountain streams by the Department of Environmental Sciences, as well as to support the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI). VNRLI is a partnership of the University of Virginia’s Institute of Environmental Negotiation, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and the Virginia Tech Center for Economic Education.

“We’re always interested in making investments that improve the quality of Virginia’s business climate and support our environmental resources,” said Dominion Foundation President William C. Hall Jr. “The Dominion Foundation grants will strengthen and develop programs to further advance the University’s excellence in those fields.”

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