The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, August 2, 1994                TAG: 9408020307
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: HAMPTON                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

THOMAS NELSON NAMES DEAN AS INTERIM PRESIDENT

Richard Calver, dean of administrative services at Thomas Nelson Community College, has been named interim president of the school.

He will take over from Robert G. Templin Jr., who will leave Thomas Nelson on Sept. 1 to become president of the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon.

Calver joined Thomas Nelson in 1988 after serving as dean of administrative services at Southwest Virginia Community College in Richlands for 18 years.

He was appointed interim president of Thomas Nelson by Arnold R. Oliver, the chancellor of the state community college system.

Calver will oversee the college until a permanent replacement is named. by CNB