Two New Members Elected to the Menokin Foundation Board
Long-Time Trustees Honored for Their Work

At its January 25, 2007 meeting, the Menokin Foundation Board of Trustees elected two new members: C. Dudley Brown, FASID, and Hulon P. Fillingane, Captain, U.S. Navy (retired). Mr. Brown and Captain Fillingane bring years of preservation and leadership experience to their new roles as Trustees.

Mr. Brown is president of C. Dudley Brown & Associates, an interior design firm based in Washington, D.C. that specializes in period furnishings and historic preservation. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Interior Designers, and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Applied Arts. Mr. Brown has long been known for his distinguished work in historic preservation and restoration, and has received numerous awards for projects throughout the United States. These include Designer of the Year by the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers in 1989, and a 2006 Mayor's Award for Excellence for Historic Preservation in the District of Columbia. Mr. Brown is currently working on the restoration of Landsdowne, once home to Francis Lightfoot Lee's brother, Arthur Lee, in Urbanna, Virginia.

Captain Fillingane moved to Westmoreland County with his wife Shelby from Vienna, Virginia, in 2004. He graduated from Tulane University with a degree in Business Administration and from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School with a degree in Naval Intelligence. A career officer, Captain Fillingane trained as an aviator and flew with patrol squadrons on the East Coast, served as assistant naval attache in Rome, and retired in 1978 after five years in the Pentagon. He retired from his civilian career in January 2007, having worked with Riverside Research Institute and then Xontech, Inc., a small R&D firm that was acquired by Northrup Grumman Corporation in 2003. Both Captain Fillingane and his wife have a keen interest in exploring and preserving the unique heritage of the Northern Neck.

Dr. Charles F. Bryan, President of the Virginia Historical Society, and Mr. D. Anderson Williams were recognized by President Helen Turner Murphy for their commitment and work to the Menokin Foundation during their tenures as Trustees, which concluded at the January 25 meeting. Their leadership and guidance has led the Menokin Foundation into its second decade. As a founding member of the Menokin Foundation, Mr. Williams was elected by the Board to serve as an Honorary Trustee, and will remain active in the organization's conservation activities.