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

DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 1995            TAG: 9510110671
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
DATELINE: ELIZABETH CITY                     LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

ECSU APPOINTMENT

John N. Smith, an IBM computer employee for three decades, has joined the administrative staff of Elizabeth City State University, Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim announced this week.

Smith will assume primary responsibility for managing ECSU's computing and telecommunications resources, Burnim said.

Smith, a mathematics graduate of N.C. Central University, was a software developer for IBM, and 20 of his 30 years with the giant computer company were spent in management, Burnim said. by CNB