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 -10th 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 +++(Chair); Finance; Transportation

Advisory Council of Revenue Estimates

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

Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee

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

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