THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, August 4, 1995                 TAG: 9508040095
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: By Mary Scully
                                             LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

PERSONALIZED PLATES ARE POPULAR FROM COLLEGE ALMA MATERS TO BUTTERFLIES, TAGS TELL PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN.

For complete text of article see microfilm. ILLUSTRATION: Color photos by L. Todd Spencer

John Hamilton of Virginia Beach, a 1955 graduate of the University

of Notre Dame, has "ND55" plates on both of his cars.

Mark Schneider of Norfolk, who is president of the Butterfly Society

of Virginia and horticulturist at the Virginia Zoological Park in

Norfolk, displays his new butterfly license plate.

by CNB