
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 3, 1990                   TAG: 9003032915
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE                                LENGTH: Short

ATLANTA MAN NAMED ACTING UVA RECTOR

On his last day as rector of the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors, Joshua Darden on Wednesday appointed Edward Elson chairman of the board's finance committee, officials said.

The move makes Elson acting rector until the board meets later this month and elects a new chief, according to the board's bylaws.

As acting rector, Elson will temporarily chair the committee searching for a successor to President Robert O'Neil, who last October announced he was stepping down to become the founding director of UVa's Thomas Jefferson Center for First Amendment Studies.

Elson, a resident of Atlanta, has been a member of the board since 1984. He succeeds John Battle of Richmond, whose term also expired Feb. 28. Battle and Darden were not eligible for additional four-year terms.

The announcement comes two days after Gov. Douglas Wilder named seven new people to the board, including the wife of billionaire John Kluge, a major campaign contributor.

by CNB