GOVERNOR APPOINTS BARRY KORNBLAU TO ODU BOARD OF VISITORS

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine Thursday appointed alumnus Barry Kornblau to the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors.

Kornblau, who served on the Old Dominion board from 1997-99, will serve a four-year term. He replaces Patricia Woolsey, whose second term expired June 30.

Additionally, Gov. Kaine reappointed current board members David W. Faeder, managing member of Fountain Square Properties, Sunrise Foundation; Conrad M. Hall, president and chief executive officer of Dominion Enterprises; and Dr. Katherine A. Treherne, dermatologist at the Dermatology Offices of Katherine A. Treherne.

The chairman and CEO of Summit Realty Group, Inc., Kornblau is a former Alumni Association president and is the namesake of the alumni center. Earlier this year, he donated $500,000 to help the university reach its $8 million goal in support of adding football and expanding women's sports. A 1971 graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science, he has served on the university's Intercollegiate Foundation Board and the Educational Foundation Board.