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Discovery Society

The Discovery Society works to raise awareness of VCU Medical Center and fund innovative research.

Established in 2016, the Discovery Society unites people from the greater Williamsburg area who strive to raise the visibility of VCU Medical Center and financially support important healthcare initiatives. With an annual gift of $1,000 or more, members of the Discovery Society will receive the following exclusive privileges:

  • A standing invitation to the next Discovery Series
  • An invitation to the annual Discovery Society reception
  • Periodic updates from the VCU Medical Center on the latest research
  • Navigation and parking assistance on the MCV Campus
  • An invitation to the annual Women's Health Luncheon 
  • A lapel pin

Your gifts sustain our efforts to advance patient care in your community and forge ahead with groundbreaking research.

For more information, please contact Brian Thomas, Vice President and Chief Development Officer, brian.thomas@vcuhealth.org, or call 804-828-0067. 

Discovery Society Members

(as of 4/4/2023)

  • Mrs. Shirley C. Aceto
  • Mrs. Sarah J. Alcorn
  • Ms. Betsy C. Anderson
  • Mrs. Mari Ann Banks
  • Mr. Donald C. Beck
  • Dr. and Mrs. William J. Bennett
  • Dr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Biernacki
  • Mr. and Mrs. John R. Blankinship
  • Ms. Anna K. Bostwick-Foley
  • Dr. and Mrs. D. Christopher Bosworth
  • Ms. Sharon A. Williams and Mr. Charles Bowen
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bowers
  • Mr. and Mrs. Rob Braig
  • Mr. and Mrs. David and Janet Brashear
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Braxton
  • Mrs. Barbara C. Brink
  • Dr. Elizabeth K. Broderick
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Brownlie
  • Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bryant, Jr.
  • Dr. Camilla M. Buchanan
  • Ms. Terry E. Buntrock
  • Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Burke
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Canfield
  • Dr. and Mrs. Craig Canning
  • Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cardwell III
  • Lt. Col. Diane K. and Dr. Daniel R. Cavazos
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Caviness, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Champion
  • Ms. Elaine M. Chismer
  • Dr. Amber L. Coleman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Colley
  • Ms. Loretta K. Conen
  • Mr. and Mrs. Page D. Cranford
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Crone
  • Mrs. Gloria T. Cropp
  • Mrs. Nancy D. Curran
  • Dr. Julia B. and Mr. John R. Curtis, Jr.
  • Mrs. Sally J. Dafashy
  • Mr. Melvin L. Davis, Jr. and Mrs. Susan L. Davis
  • Dr. and Mrs. John P. Doley
  • Dr. James F. Dollar
  • Mr. John E. Donaldson, Sr.
  • Ms. Julie W. Baxter and Mr. Paul A. Dresser, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dubois
  • Dr. Gansevoort H. Dunnington
  • Mr. and Mrs. James L. Easton
  • Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Ecton
  • Drs. Gisela K. and Norman J. Fashing
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Filipponi
  • Mr. and Mrs. R. Allan Finger
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Fiscella
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Garland
  • Dr. David W. Gaston and Mrs. Susan S. Gaston
  • Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. Goldstein
  • Dr. Tatia and Mr. Earl T. Granger III
  • Ms. Dawn F. Griggs and Mr. Rock Mullenax
  • Ms. Christine L. Faia and Mr. Franz L. Gross
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hagen
  • Dr. Geneva A. Hahn and Mr. Frederic K. Hahn
  • Ms. Donna Dittman Hale
  • Mrs. Cynthia J. Hamrick
  • Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth V. Harned
  • Mr. John B. Haskell and Mrs. Mary B. Haskell
  • Ms. Robin M. Hasty
  • Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Hawthorne
  • Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Healy
  • Dr. and Mrs. Warren B. Helwig
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry 
  • Mr. and Mrs. Hubert B. Herren, Jr.
  • Mr. John A. Herrmann, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hershberger
  • Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Heyman 
  • Dr. and Mrs. Vaughan H. Howard
  • Mr. and Mrs. George E. Howell
  • Dr. and Mrs. Terence A. Imbery
  • Mr. and Mrs. Nelson R. Jantzen, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. J. Clifford Johnson
  • Ms. Ann J. Joseph
  • Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Judd
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Kalish
  • Mrs. Jane T. Kaplan
  • Ms. Teresa E. Kitts
  • John and Barbara Kniest
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Knowles
  • Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Knuettel
  • Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Konta
  • Mrs. Betty N. Levin
  • Mr. and Mrs. Grover A. Lewis
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Lime
  • Mr. and Mrs. E. Blaine Liner
  • Gretchen S. Lingenfelser and Uriel Lovelace
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Lodzieski
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Long, Jr.
  • Ms. Althea L. MacWhorter
  • Mr. Frank Faykes and Ms. Byllie Ann Magnant
  • Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Maloney
  • Ms. Anna B. Martin
  • Mr. and Mrs. Boyd J. McKelvain
  • Mr. Thomas W. Meehan
  • Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Mellette
  • Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Morris
  • Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mullenax
  • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Myers
  • Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Nahm
  • Mr. and Mrs. David A. Nice
  • Janet and Robert Park
  • Mrs. Sandra N. Parks
  • Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Patrick
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Penny
  • Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Peters
  • Mr. Cameron B. Place
  • Mr. Christopher A. Plyler
  • Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Powers
  • Mrs. Deborah A. Rathke
  • Mr. Craig Reeves and Ms. Laura E. Reeves
  • Ms. Gina Rena
  • Mr. and Mrs. John N. Reynolds III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Randolph N. Reynolds, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Allan A. Rikkola, Jr.
  • Mr. Lyman B. Robison
  • Ms. Shirley G. Roby
  • Mr. Marc F. Roth
  • Mr. and Mrs. John E. Rouzie, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rutherford
  • Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Sagman
  • Drs. Katherine L. and Jackson B. Salvant
  • Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sexton
  • Mr. and Mrs. Marc B. Sharp
  • Mr. and Mrs. Len D. Shartzer
  • Mrs. Elizabeth K. Simpson
  • Ms. Louise C. Sinclaire
  • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sisto
  • Dr. Patricia W. and Mr. Kevin L. Slattum
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Sleece
  • Ms. Pamela L. Smith
  • Mr. Leslie P. Smith
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Snyder
  • Mrs. Patricia R. St. Clair
  • Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Stallings, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. James H. Starkey III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Agnew Swynford III
  • Mr. and Mrs. James W. Taverna
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Taylor
  • Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Taylor
  • Mr. and Mrs. F. Roger Thaler
  • Mr. John C. Tinsley
  • Drs. David L. Forrest and Margaret L. Van Houten Blanchard
  • Mrs. Barbara H. Vick
  • Mr. and Mrs. Steve Vignolo
  • Ms. Elizabeth A. Cornell and Mr. James J. Vild
  • The Honorable Carolyn C. and Mr. John B. Wake
  • Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Webb
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Weber
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. West
  • Mrs. Gwen M. Whitaker and Mr. Gerry Nobrega
  • Mr. and Mrs. B. Hunt Whitbeck, Jr.
  • Dr. and Mrs. Earl D. White II
  • Mr. and Mrs. James A. White, Jr.
  • Ms. Donna C. Whittaker
  • Ms. Elizabeth T. Marion and Mr. John J. Williams
  • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williamson
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