ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Advisory Board
Terry Oggel, English Department chair
David Wojahn, MFA director of creative writing
Susann Cokal, MFA faculty representative
Clint McCown, MFA faculty representative
Josh Eckhardt, faculty representative
Gretchen Soderlund, faculty representative
Robin Austin, New Virginia Review representative
Bryan Whitfield, New Virginia Review representative
Gregory Donovan, senior literary editor
Mary Flinn, senior literary editor
M.A. Keller, senior online editor
Patrick Vickers, online editor

Arts Advisory Board
Kendall Buster, Department of Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
Susan Ewing, Board of Trustees, New Virginia Review, Inc.
Tosha Grantham, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
Ray Kass, Department of Art and Art History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
   and State University
Elizabeth King, Department of Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ashley Kistler, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, Virginia
Paul Monroe, Independent Art Collector, Richmond, Virginia
Carlton Newton, Department of Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
John Ravenal, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of
   Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
Beverly Reynolds, The Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Howard Risatti, Department of Crafts, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richard Roth, Department of Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth
   University
Joe Seipel, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University

ArtsFund
New Virginia Review, Inc. particularly expresses its thanks to the ArtsFund. Affiliate support provided by the ArtsFund helps make programs like Blackbird possible.

Platinum Founders:
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.; Philip Morris USA; Wachovia Foundation

Founders:
Bank of America; BB&T/Scott & Stringfellow; Carter Ryley Thomas; Markel Corporation; McGuireWoods LLP; Performance Food Group; SunTrust Bank; Troutman Sanders LLP; Ukrop’s Super Markets and First Market Bank; Wachovia Foundation/Wachovia Securities

Additional support is provided by The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia and by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

Sponsors
Virginia Commonwealth University, Michael Rao, President
The College of Humanities & Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University,
   Fred Hawkridge, Dean
The Virginia Commission for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts

Friends and Partners
Visual Arts Center of Richmond (formerly the Hand Workshop Art Center)
Main Art Supply & Framing
Theatre IV

Design
Special thanks to Ronnie Sampson and Nancy Martin of Viridian for the orginal logo and site design. Thanks to Stella Reinhard for the 2008 reworked logo as it now appears on items for sale at Cafe Press. And finally, to Patrick Vickers, Ryan Cales, Greg Krull, and Bri Spicer, our thanks for design variations in conversation with both logos above. Special thanks to Bri Spicer.

Technology Support, Virginia Commonwealth University
Humanities and Sciences Technology Services
Virginia Commonwealth University Technology Services, especially the help provided by John Sullivan.

Contributors
New Virginia Review, Inc., extends particular thanks to the following corporations, foundations, agencies, groups, and individuals whose kindness makes our participation in Blackbird possible.

Corporations, Foundations, and Governments
The Bank of America Foundation
The Circuit City Foundation
CSX Corporation
Dominion Resources, Inc.
A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc.
The Fountain Bookstore
Hunton and Williams
KPMG Peat, Marwick LLP
McGuire, Woods, Battle and Boothe
The Media General Foundation
Owens and Minor, Inc.
The Richmond Arts and Cultural Consortium,
   supported by the City of Richmond and the Counties of Henrico and Hanover
Robertshaw Controls Company Foundation
Suntrust MidAtlantic Flundation
Trammell Crow
Trigon Insurance Company
The Virginia Commission for the Arts,
   supported by the National Endowment for the Arts