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

DATE: TUESDAY, March 13, 1990                   TAG: 9003133567
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

EX-EDUCATION OFFICIAL AMONG FINALIST FOR POST

The four finalists under consideration to succeed Johnas Hockaday as chancellor of Virginia's 23-school community college system include former state Secretary of Education Donald Finley.

In addition to Finley, the finalists named Monday by the state Board for Community Colleges are Dan Angel, president of Austin Community College in Texas; David Pierce, executive director of the Illinois Community College board; and Ronald Temple, president of Wayne County Community College in Detroit.

Finley was education secretary under Govs. Charles Robb and Gerald Baliles. Angel has headed Austin Community College since 1985. Piece has held his position since 1980, and Temple has been at the Michigan school since 1985.

The board said a decision will be made before the end of the month.

Hockaday is leaving in July to become president of Pima County Community College District in Tucson, Ariz.

by CNB