Biography

PERSONAL:
Born: March 1, 1947
Family: Kathryn Clawson Watkins; Three sons and four grandchildren

BUSINESS:
Watkins Nurseries, Inc., 1971-present
CJW Medical Center, Board of Trustees, 1993-present
Community Bankers Trust/Essex Bank – Chairman, Board of Directors, 2011

LEGlSLATlVE:

Virginia General Assembly
Senate -10^th Senatorial District (All of Powhatan County; Part of Chesterfield County; Part of the City of Richmond) 1998
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; Commerce and Labor; Finance; Transportation
Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring
Virginia Commission on Coal and Energy
Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board – Chairman
Commission on Unemployment Compensation – Chairman
Open Education Curriculum Board – Chairman
Virginia-North Carolina High-Speed Rail Compact Commission
Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation Board
Joint Commission on Technology and Science
Secure Commonwealth Panel
Virginia Housing Commission
Southern States Energy Board
National Conference of State Legislatures – Task Force on Immigration – Co-Chair

House of Delegates
34th Legislative District (Chesterfield, Powhatan, and Colonial Heights), 1982
65th Legislative District (Chesterfield and Powhatan Counties), 1983-1998

EDUCATION:
Virginia Tech, BS, Agriculture/Horticulture, 1969

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:
(current) Midlothian Rotary Club
Chesterfield Business Council
American Legion Post 186
Chesterfield Historical Society
Powhatan Performing Arts, Board of Trustees
Powhatan County Tourism Committee, Honorary Member
Midlothian Friends of the Library
Habitat for Humanity-Powhatan, Honorary Board Member

POLITICAL:
Powhatan County Republican Committee
Chesterfield County Republican Committee
City of Richmond Republican Committee
Republican Party of Virginia

CHURCH:
Christ the King Lutheran Church

MILITARY:
United States Army, 1969-71

HONORS:
Alumni Distinguished Service Award – Virginia Tech – 2011
Epsilon Circle, Omicron Delta Kappa – University of Richmond – 2011
Virginia Wine Association – Senator of the Year – 2009
Distinguished Service Award 2009 – American Society of Landscape Architects
Southern Nursery Association Slater Wight Memorial Award for 2008
Distinguished Service Award 2007 – VA Association of Health Plans
Legislator of the Year for 2007, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
2005 James River Award, VA Assn. of Municipal Wastewater Agencies
Chesterfield Business Council, Bernard L. Savage Community Service Award
2004 Achievement Award, Virginia J.C.I. Senate and Friends of the Jaycees
W. Thomas Rice Rail Renaissance Award
Virginia Society of American Institute of Architects, Honorary Membership
Northern Virginia Technology Council, Tech Ten Award 2001
Virginia Tech German Club Alumni Foundation, Distinguished Achievement Award
Virginia Chapter, ASLA Allied Professional Award, 1999
Community Service Award, American Legion Post 186, 1998
Distinguished Friend of Agriculture, Virginia Agribusiness Council, 1998
Distinguished Service to Agriculture, Virginia Farm Bureau, 1998
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
Midlothian Rotary President’s Award, 1996
Gamma Sigma Delta – Honor Society of Agriculture
Virginia Nurseryman’s Association – Nurseryman of the Year, 1987
Outstanding Young Nurseryman of the South, 1978
Virginia Tech Agricultural Alumni Association Distinguished Service Citation, 1988 National Honorary Extension Fraternity Epsilon Sigma Phi
Friend of Extension Award, 1988
Chesterfield Jaycees Outstanding Young Man of the Year, 1982
Virginia Jaycees Life Member

PUBLICATIONS:
Editor and Development Coordinator of Virginia Nurseryman’s Association
Certification Manual and Program, 1977