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An influential historian of the American South and the Civil War, Drew Gilpin Faust is the first woman to serve as president of Harvard University.

Clarke County

A clinical psychologist and professor at James Madison University, Joann Hess Grayson is an advocate for abused and neglected children.

Harrisonburg

In 1985 Mary Sue Terry became the first woman elected to statewide office in Virginia.

Patrick County

Christopher Bernard Howard sets an example for Hampden-Sydney students and for everyone through his impressive sum of service to the country and youth-enrichment efforts in Africa and the United States.

Hampden-Sydney

Florence Saunders Farley has fought against racism and bias to open doors in science and politics for African American women in Virginia.

Roanoke and Petersburg

Throughout his law career and the public offices he has held, Henry L. Marsh has committed his life to bringing equal rights and opportunities to African Americans.

Richmond

Edythe C. Harrison's love of music led her to help found the Virginia Opera Association.

Norfolk

Marian A. Van Landingham founded a one-of-a-kind art center in Alexandria.

Alexandria

Annie Belle Daniels, the founder of the Madam Daniels School of Beauty Culture, is an influential civil rights and political activist in Newport News.

Newport News

Overcoming racial and gender prejudices, Lillian Lincoln Lambert became the first African American woman to earn an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Mechanicsville