Dixie J. Tooke-Rawlins

The Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1948 to receive, manage, and disburse private gifts in support of Virginia Tech programs. The Foundation supports university faculty, staff, and students by managing funds used for the operation, research, and teaching efforts of Virginia Tech.

Carilion Clinic provides health care services. Its services include primary care, specialty care, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Roanoke, VA.

Third Security LLC (Third Security) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Randal J. Kirk. The firm is headquartered in Radford, Virginia.

Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital operates general hospitals. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Rocky Mount, VA.

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corp. provides applied research and development solutions. It offers solutions to problems commonly associated with research and development, focusing on intelligence, cyber and information technology, defence and security, health, and energy areas. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

CHRISTUS Spohn Health System provides health care services. It is sponsored by the sisters of charity of the incarnate word of Houston and the sisters of charity of the incarnate word of San Antonio. The company is headquartered in Corpus Christi, TX.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Health Sciences South Carolina operates as a biomedical research firm. It offers Biostatistics Services & Analysis, Clinical Data Request , Custom Geospatial Visualization Project and Expertise services. The firm also provides ArcGIS, Clinical Data Warehouse, eIRB, i2b2 , Palmetto Profiles, Patient Centered Research and REDCap tools. The company was founded in April 2004 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Spartanburg Regional Health Services District, Inc. provides healthcare services. The firm offers home health, imaging, pediatric, occupational health, sports medicine and rehabilitation services. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC.

Gibbs International, Inc. engages in textiles, energy, real estate, mining, and demolition businesses. It operates as a dealer for pre-owned textile equipment and spare parts that belongs to yarn forming, fabric forming, fabric processing, fabrication, non-woven, power, and others; redevelops abandoned mills, abandoned textile mills, unimproved commercial properties, redeveloped properties, remote locations and abandoned textile mills. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC.

WakeMed Health & Hospitals provides health care services. It also provides heart and vascular, neurosciences, orthopedics, women’s pavilion and birthplace, surgical, imaging, laboratory, endoscopy, nursing facilitates, guest, food and nutrition and volunteer services. The firm has offices in Clayton, Apex, Cary, and Zebulon. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Eastern National is a non-profit organization that engages in supporting the interpretive, educational, and scientific programs and services of the national park service and other public trust partners. It provides museum stores, interpretive services, and product development. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Fort Washington, PA.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc. assists in economic development programs. Its focus on helping the state attract and retain industry. The firm fills a role in the industrial recruitment process by marketing and promoting Alabama as a business location, and by providing research, information and proposals to companies and consultants that are actively searching for a site. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Union Bank & Trust operates as a community bank. It offers personal and business banking, lending services, and mortgages. The firm’s services include checking, lending, online and mobile banking, treasury management, real estate construction loans, and VHDA loans. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Ruther Glen, VA.

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. handles, protects and licenses technologies developed by the faculty, staff and students. It facilitates the licensing of technology to companies, encourages new faculty startup ventures, works with publishers and distributors of software, and supports the transfer of research and knowledge to other universities, research institutes and companies. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.

New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. Its product candidates in clinical development are an amphetamine derivative (NDA filed) and an opioid derivative that they believe will provide alternatives to marketed drugs. The company was founded by Randal J. Kirk in 1996 and is headquartered in Radford, VA.

SouthernSun Asset Management LLC (SouthernSun) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Michael Cook in 1989 as Michael W. Cook Asset Management, Inc. SouthernSun primarily provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, public pension plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, pooled investment funds, registered mutual funds, trusts, banks, and other US and international institutions.

Howe & Rusling, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1930, the firm provides investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and self-insurance trusts.

Scios Inc. developed, manufactured, and commercialized pharmaceuticals for conditions such as cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

ECDS LLC provides automated, proactive notification software and services. Its solutions are deployed in diverse IT environments, including health care, government, telecommunications, retail and education. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Scotts Valley, CA.

Part of Henry Schein, Inc., General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc. is a supplier of vaccines. The company is based in Bastian, VA. General Injectables & Vaccines was acquired by Henry Schein, Inc. on December 29, 1998 for $145 million. The company was founded by Randal J. Kirk.