Award Honors Duo Who Do Good
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Whenever community service is discussed in Charlottesville, the names of Daniel and Lou Jordan often are spoken.
It’s no surprise then that the two were named recipients of the 2008 Paul Goodloe McIntire Citizenship Award conferred by the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. Named in honor of one of Charlottesville’s greatest benefactors, the prestigious award recognizes outstanding citizens who contribute to the greater Charlottesville area.
“We were truly honored because the award came from the community, and we have known and admired so many of the previous recipients,” says Daniel Jordan, president emeritus of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. “We accepted the award on behalf of the foundation and our colleagues. Our names will be on the plaque, but we know it’s because of the hard work of so many of our associates.”
In 1985, the Virginia Commonwealth University history professor was named president and CEO of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Prior to his 2008 retirement, Jordan oversaw completion of four large capital campaigns and grew the Monticello endowment from zero in 1993 to more than $122 million. He has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including State Review Board of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the Jeffersonian Restoration Advisory Board at the University of Virginia and the Edgar Allan Poe Foundation.
Equally passionate about the preservation of Charlottesville is Lou Jordan. The accomplished artist founded and organized a chamber concert series in the Jefferson Library at Monticello and has served as president of the Contemporary Club of Albemarle. She has held numerous offices with the Rivanna Garden Club and is a member of the National Society of Arts and Letters, and Women United in Philanthropy.
“Charlottesville is such a welcoming community, and people have come from really all over,” Lou Jordan says. “The climate is very open to the arts, which just enriches your community. The people here understand that.”
Story by Melanie Hill
Photo by Todd Bennett
