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VWU Honors Village Residence Hall to be Named Anne B. Shumadine Hall
Hall memorializes local business leader, long-time Trustee, and visionary partner in design of VWU’s prestigious Batten Honors College
University News | August 27, 2024
Virginia Wesleyan University President Scott D. Miller announced Friday that "Building 3" in the six building Honors Village on the VWU campus will be named after the late Hampton Roads business leader Anne B. Shumadine. Shumadine passed away in 2018. 
Anne B. Shumadine Hall memorializes a local business leader and long-time Trustee who was a visionary partner in the design of the academic and business model for VWU’s prestigious Batten Honors College (BHC). Last year, the leader of the BHC was designated as the Anne B. Shumadine Dean of the Batten Honors College. All 160 scholars in the BHC live in the Honors Village.
Dr. Miller noted that Shumadine played an important role in the founding of the Batten Honors College in 2017. She served on the VWU Board of Trustees from 2005 until her passing in July of 2018. Her mother, Helen Ballard Hoffman, served on VWU's Board for more than 35 years. Her son, Jim, has served on the Board since 2018. 
"Anne Shumadine was a very special person who joined (visionary philanthropist) Jane Batten, David Black (VWU Executive-in-Residence) and me in designing the business and educational model for the Batten Honors College," Dr. Miller said. "She shared her wisdom, she shared her business and legal acumen, and she shared her personal resources. The naming of the Anne B. Shumadine Dean last year and dedication of the residence hall in her honor this year are a fitting and proper way to memorialize her here."