The Virginia Governor’s Office has announced that the Honorable Pamela J. White of Baltimore, Md., has been appointed to the Board of Visitors at the University of Mary Washington. The governor’s office also has reappointed Elizabeth F. Foster and Daniel K. Steen to second terms on the university board.
White succeeds Benjamin Hernandez. Each of the appointees will serve a four-year term that expires June 30, 2013.
White has served as Circuit Court judge for Baltimore City, Md., since February 2007.
A 1974 alumna of Mary Washington, she was a partner and chair of the Employment Law Group at the Baltimore law firm of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver until her appointment to the Circuit Court. Having distinguished herself as a leader in legal ethics and professionalism, White also served as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. She received a law degree from Washington & Lee University, where she served on the university Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2004.
In addition, White has been recognized as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women and is the recipient of the Bar Association of Baltimore City’s Charles H. Dorsey Jr. Mentor award as well as UMW’s Distinguished Alumna award. A past president of the Maryland Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, she has served on a number of boards including the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, the Baltimore City Historical Society and the University of Mary Washington Alumni Association.
“I’m very excited about Pamela’s appointment to the board,” said Nanalou Sauder, rector of Mary Washington’s Board of Visitors. “She has a sound judicial temperament, and she has previous university board experience. I’m looking forward to working with her.”
Elizabeth Foster of Albemarle County is a 1969 graduate of Mary Washington. She formerly worked for IBM in Richmond and has been active in civic affairs, including the Maymont Foundation Board and the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Auxiliary.
Daniel Steen of Arlington is a 1984 graduate of Mary Washington. He received a law degree from the University of Virginia and is vice president of government affairs for Owens-Illinois, Inc., the world’s largest glass packaging manufacturer and a leading supplier of healthcare and pharmaceutical packaging.