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

DATE: SUNDAY, June 4, 1995                   TAG: 9506050055
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WILLIAMSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

CELEBRITIES GATHER TO HONOR TOP STUDENTS

Dozens of political, corporate and Hollywood powerhouses are in town this weekend for a conference honoring some of the country's top high school seniors.

Shortly after former President George Bush held a question-and-answer session Friday, actor Tom Selleck, former FBI director William Sessions, novelist Tom Clancy and Viacom Inc. CEO Frank J. Biondi Jr. - to name a few - milled about a hotel lobby during a break in the conference.

All were brought together by the American Academy of Achievement, which honors several hundred high school seniors each year and sponsors the informal meetings with celebrities and role models.

``It's a private event, and a chance for them to meet as intimately as possible with the sponsors,'' said Wayne R. Reynolds, executive director for the Los Angeles-based organization. About 75 national business and political figures are expected to attend all or part of the academy conference, Reynolds said.

- Associated Press

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