March 14, 2003

News for Faculty, Staff, Students & Friends

Volume 32, No. 11

Headlines

ODU alumnus, now head of Teleflex, to speak April 3 Disney World exec coming for Womengineers Day Former Clinton adviser to address Economics Club John Tabb Memorial Golf Tournament is March 24 University hosting annual Va. Humanities Assn. event Pat King to share tips on gardening at AUA luncheon Field hockey team boasts 12 Academic All-Americans Monarchs visit the Tides April 1 at Harbor Park MSA honors Rice, King More news		Frank Batten makes $32 million gift to university
		Largest donation in school history will endow chairs, support research in engineering and sciences Frank Batten, founder of Landmark Communications and an Old Dominion University supporter for nearly five decades, has given $32 million to the university, President Roseann Runte announced March 11. It is the largest gift in university history and one of the largest gifts ever to a Virginia public college or university. Full story	Batten Photo by Chuck Thomas
		New dean of business appointed Nancy A. Bagranoff, professor of accountancy at Miami University of Ohio, has been named dean of the College of Business and Public Administration at Old Dominion University, Provost Thomas Isenhour announced Feb. 13. Her appointment is effective July 1. Full story Lecture Series speakers to cover variety of topics in coming weeks Talks by a well-known Civil War historian, the science adviser for the hit TV show “The X-Files” and a high-profile human-rights activist will round out the spring edition of the 2002-03 President’s Lecture Series. Full story

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