Lake Ridge in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

K. Jack Kooyoomian, Ph.D.

1942

— Walk of Fame at Tackett's Mill • Prince William County —

K. Jack Kooyoomian, Ph.D. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 25, 2024

1. K. Jack Kooyoomian, Ph.D. Marker

Inscription. Since 1978, Dr. Kooyoomijian has shaped the quality-of-life in our community by securing attractive quality developments like Tackett's Mill. Through four decades of civic involvement along with his EPA career, he facilitated effective citizen communication to developers & county decision makers as Charter Chairman of the Lake Ridge-Occoquan-Coles Civic Association's (LOCCA's) Planning, Environment, Land-Use & Transportation (PELT) Committee & President of LOCCA. LOCCA became the first Civic Association granted the distinction as the Charter VA Green Community by the VA Department of Forestry in 1991. He was nominated for the Governor's Award for Volunteerism, recipient of the VA State Planning Association Award for civic involvement, served on the Tackett's Mill Foundation, the PWC Service Authority Board, the PW Conservation Alliance, Friends of the PW Watersheds, patient advocate on Sentara Hospital's Institutional Review Board, Chairman of the local Washington Metropolitan Section of the Armenian Engineers & Scientists Association of America, Inc., the Federal Water Quality Association, & the PW Committee of 100 in

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a variety of capacities, including as President.

Erected by Woodbridge Rotary Club, The Clearbrook Foundation, Tackett's Mill Foundation, and New Dominion Choraliers. (Marker Number 20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.

Location. 38° 40.486′ N, 77° 16.84′ W. Marker is in Lake Ridge, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Tacketts Mill Drive west of Harbor Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12830 Harbor Dr, Woodbridge VA 22192, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 25, 2024

2. K. Jack Kooyoomian, Ph.D. Marker

Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Donna Randall "Randi" Reid (here, next to this marker); Washington’s First Journey to the Frontier (within shouting distance of this marker); Lillie Gallman Jessie (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trevor Blake (about 400 feet away); Deloris Hampton (about 400 feet away); G. Richard (Rick) Pfizner (about 500 feet away); Rebecca Grier Randolph (about 500 feet away); Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Ridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on September 30, 2025, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.