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RICHMOND - With tremendous sadness and heavy hearts, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Robert M. Blue and Lead Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr., of Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D), announced today the passing of Thomas F. Farrell, II.
Mr. Farrell, who served as the company s chairman, president and chief executive officer from 2007 to 2020, was 66. He had been battling cancer, which took a sudden turn in recent weeks. Tom was a peerless mentor and outstanding leader who sought to find innovative solutions to challenges at Dominion Energy, in the utility industry and in the community he called home, said Blue, who came to the company in 2005. In his tenure at the company, Tom oversaw an era of prosperity and growth, and a long-term transformation that will have a lasting impact on clean energy development and on the health of the environment. Above all else, he loved spending time with his wife, his sons and their spouses, and his grandchildre
Dominion’s Long-Time Chief Tom Farrell Dies
Dominion Energy Inc. Executive Chairman Thomas F. Farrell II, 66, died on Friday after battling cancer.
Tom, as he was known to family, friends and employees, was chairman, president and CEO of Dominion from 2007-2020. He had joined the Richmond, VA-based company in 1995 as general counsel after serving in private practice for 15 years.
Farrell was tapped as president and COO of Dominion in 2004. In 2006, he became CEO, and one year later, the board elected him chairman.
Farrell had served as executive chairman until last Thursday, when he retired.
“Tom was a peerless mentor and outstanding leader who sought to find innovative solutions to challenges at Dominion Energy, in the utility industry and in the community he called home,” said CEO Robert M. Blue, who joined Dominion in 2005. “In his tenure at the company, Tom oversaw an era of prosperity and growth, and a long-term transformation that will have a lasting impact o
Fewer students are filling out the FAFSA for college aid
April 3, 2021
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Fewer students are filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid that is known as the FAFSA.
The Daily Press reported Friday that applications were down 8.2% nationwide. In Virginia, the drop in applications was slightly steeper at 8.7%.
The decrease in applications is even more pronounced at schools in which most of students are non-white or from low-income families. Students at the state s low-income high schools have filed roughly 31% fewer applications this year.
“It’s exacerbating gaps that existed before the pandemic,” said Erin McGrath, assistant director for college access and PK-12 outreach for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
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