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'Distinguished Work'

The President also commended Mr. Shannon
on his "distinguished and devoted work as Dean
of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences."

Mr. Shannon spoke with The Cavalier Daily
about his appointment. He stated that he wants
to see "a continued improvement of academic
programs and the University in general."

One of the most important facets of his new
job will be planning for the accommodation of
growth of the University, Mr. Shannon also
said. He feels that growth is inevitable if the
University continues to admit a substantial
amount of out-of-state students. He foresees a
growing demand for entrance from in-state
students. The estimated student population at
the University in 1980 will be 17,600.

Mr. Shannon also stated that the University
has a built-in system to fund any increase in
growth. He cited the ability of faculties to
comply with the trend. "In the last three years

the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has increased
by 89 members." he said.

The administration is also flexible to the
needs of increased growth, according to Mr.
Shannon. The position of Provost and Vice
President did not exist until Mr. Hereford's
appointment in 1966. There was not a Dean of
the Faculty until 1962.

Mr. Shannon came to the University in 1969
from Rutgers University. He was appointed as
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at
that time. He is a professor of history and has
conducted a history majors' seminar about the
United States during the Depression.

Mr. Shannon has taught at many institutions
in the United States including Maryland, the
Carnegie Institute of Technology and the
University of Wisconsin.

Mr. Hereford will continue on the faculty in
the Physics Department after his retirement as
Dean, June 30. He told The Cavalier Daily that
physics had always been his final goal and not
administration.

Frank Berkeley. Executive Assistant to the
President, said that "if the President had not
appointed a committee to choose a new Dean
for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, that he
would be doing so in the near future.