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

DATE: THURSDAY, July 29, 1993                   TAG: 9307290333
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-8   EDITION: METRO 
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IN SCHOOL

RICHARD GAYNOR, professor of mental health technology at Virginia Western Community College, has been selected as a Chancellor's Commonwealth Professor for 1993-95. The award was established to recognize and support teaching excellence in the state's community colleges.

The award provides an annual stipend of $2,500 so that the recipient may pursue a self-directed project.

Gaynor's project involves his work with Radford University to establish a bachelor's degree program in social work at Virginia Western that begins with the fall semester.

by CNB