Governor Kaine Appoints Edward L. Hamm, Jr. to NSU Board of Visitors

Norfolk, Va.—Governor Timothy Kaine recently appointed Edward L. Hamm, Jr., to an unexpired term ending June 30, 2010. He succeeds Judith Rosenblatt.

Hamm is currently president and CEO of E.L. Hamm & Associates, a management and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Virginia Beach. He also has a formal office in Petersburg, Va. and field offices around the United States including Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Washington and Maryland.

From 2002 until 2006, Hamm was special advisor to the governor of Virginia for Minority Business and also served as director of the Virginia Department of Minority Business. As such, Hamm participated in the Governor’s cabinet meetings while successfully managing a state agency. He became knowledgeable of the Commonwealth’s fiscal, human resources, budgeting, procurement, automated reporting policies and systems, etc. He also became uniquely knowledgeable of the legislative process and associated fiscal/budgeting requirements. As special advisor, he was able to double his agency’s budget and get all of his new annual legislation unanimously through the Virginia General Assembly.

Hamm has served on the governing boards and/or foundation boards at five universities; and has been elected/designated chairman at three. He has chaired all standing board committees spread over his board tenure at those universities. He also actively supports and participates in numerous community services, social and religious organizations, and has recently served on more than 20 public, private and community boards.

Hamm holds honorary doctorate degrees from Old Dominion University in management and engineering. He is a 1968 graduate of Hampton University where he received a bachelor’s degree in electronics.