University of Richmond Board of Trustees Elects New Officers, Members

July 12, 2002

Otis D. "Skip" Coston Jr. of McLean, Va., has been elected rector of the University of Richmond Board of Trustees. The rector is equivalent to board chairman and serves a two-year term.

Coston is president of Stonemark Corporation, a mergers and acquisitions intermediary firm. He is also the father of two Richmond alumni - Paul "Chip" and Joanna, who graduated in 1981 and 1989, respectively. His wife, Jackie, is a member of the university's Board of Associates. Coston has been a trustee since 1991. Other officers, elected for one-year terms, include:

Robert E. Rigsby, vice rector. Rigsby, a 1971 Richmond graduate, recently retired as president and chief operating officer of Dominion in Richmond, Va.
Susan G. Quisenberry, chairwoman of the executive committee. A 1965 graduate of the university, she is a management consultant with Quisenberry & Warren Ltd. in Richmond. She is a former member of the Board of Associates and former president of the Westhampton College Alumnae Association.
George W. Wellde Jr., vice chairman of the executive committee. A resident of New York City, he is managing director of Goldman Sachs and Company, a 1974 Richmond graduate and the parent of an incoming Richmond freshman.

Eight others were elected to serve as new board members. They are:

Jewel M. Glenn, an examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and founder of Glenn Enterprises, an organization devoted to promoting financial literacy. She received a B.S.B.A. from Richmond in 1987 and her MBA in 2002.
Russell C. Williams, vice president of Hanover Shoe Farms in Hanover, Pa. A former attorney in Richmond, Williams has been involved with his family's horse racing and breeding business since 1994. He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1984.
Stephen J. Kneeley, chief operating officer of Turner Investment Partners Inc. in Berwyn, Pa. Kneeley previously served on the Board of Associates. He received his B.A. from Richmond in 1985.
Stephen M. Lessing, managing director and co-head of the capital markets division of Lehman Brothers in New York City. A resident of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., he received his B.A. from Fairfield University in 1976 and his MBA from Fordham in 1979. He is the parent of a rising Richmond junior.
Nelson Lewis "Lew" St. Clair, president and chief executive officer of Riverside Health Systems in Newport News, Va. Formerly a member of the Board of Associates, St. Clair received his B.A. from Richmond in 1958 and his master's in health administration from VCU/MCV in 1961. He is a resident of Williamsburg, Va.
Terry Heilman Sylvester, a homemaker and civic leader from Moraga, Calif. She and her husband created the David G. and Terry Heilman Sylvester Chaplaincy Fund at the university. They are the parents of three current students - Whitney, class of 2003, and twin daughters Hilary and Natalie, class of 2005. Sylvester received her B.S. B.A. from Richmond in 1976. She is the daughter of chancellor emeritus E. Bruce Heilman and his wife, Betty.
Fred T. Tattersall, president of Tattersall Advisory Group and formerly a partner and managing director of the investment firm Lowe, Brockenbrough, Tierney and Tattersall. He heads the development of First Tee, a Richmond organization devoted to providing golfing opportunities to young people. He is a graduate of West Virginia University.
Douglas R. Van Scoy, retired senior vice president of Salomon Smith Barney. A resident of Sullivan's Island, S.C., he is the parent of two Richmond graduates. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from West Virginia University in 1966 and 1968, respectively.