CAMPUS NEWS
Theatre Named for David and Mary Peebles THE MUSIC & THEATRE HALL in the Ferguson Center for the Arts has been renamed the David and Mary Peebles Theatre. A former president of Ferguson Enterprises, David Peebles served eight years on Christopher Newport’s Board of Visitors, including four as rector. At Ferguson he created a billion-dollar company with a corporate culture of honor, civility and service. As a community leader Peebles has helped guide and shape the economic, social and cultural landscape locally while contributing to the success of the Peninsula Economic Development Council, the Chamber of Commerce, United Way and the Boy Scouts. Thousands of patrons will take their seats in the Peebles Theatre to enjoy the best in performing arts. Peebles and his wife, Mary, share a passion for the arts and have provided leadership and strong support for the Chrysler Museum, the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, the Virginia Symphony and the Virginia Opera. The Ferguson Center at Christopher Newport
was created in large measure due to the leadership of both Peebles and his successor at Ferguson, Charlie Banks. “Our primary purpose is to form good citizens and leaders who will choose to live lives of meaning, consequence and purpose. We call that a life of sig- Mary and David Peebles (second and third from right) nificance,” said President celebrate the Theatre’s naming with family. Paul Trible at the Theatre’s dedication ceremony. “Our dear friends David and Mary have lived lives of significance, and tonight we gather to say thank you for their immense contributions to our community, our Commonwealth, and to this young and vibrant university.”