RELEASE ON RECEIPT





                                        Contact: Marguerite Beck

                    CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY MANAGER TO JOIN
             U.VA. HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SENIOR ADMINISTRATION

          CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 27-- Cole Hendrix, city
manager of Charlottesville, has been named associate vice
president for community relations at the University of Virginia
Health Sciences Center.
     His appointment, announced by Dr. Robert W. Cantrell, acting
vice president and provost for health sciences, is effective upon
release from his current position, which is expected to be before
July 1.
     "Mr. Hendrix will be a tremendous asset as we work to meet
the challenges of this rapidly changing health care environment,"
Cantrell said. "His strong leadership and management qualities
will help the Health Sciences Center forge new partnerships and
strengthen our existing relationships with patients and
physicians."
     The newly created position will consolidate outreach efforts
now located in various units of the Health Sciences Center.
Hendrix will report to both Cantrell and the University's
executive vice president and chief financial officer, Leonard W.
Sandridge.
     Cantrell said a search committee, headed by Dr. Robert M.
Carey, dean of the School of Medicine, was impressed with 
Hendrix's outstanding record as city manager over the past 24
years, as well as his long-term involvement in health care issues
in association with the Health Sciences Center. He was one of the
founding members of the U.Va. Medical Center 
Advisory Board, which was established in 1982.
     In his new role, Hendrix will coordinate and support
community relations and communications activities for the Health
Sciences Center, as well as support network development for the
clinical enterprise. "Community," as used here, refers to the
community of patients and physicians served by U.Va., whether
local, regional, national or international, Cantrell said in
describing the position to the University's Board of Visitors
earlier this month. Hendrix will work closely with Elva Holland,
who will continue to direct community and governmental relations
for the University as a whole, Sandridge said.
     Hendrix's tenure as city manager of Charlottesville began in
1971. Before moving to Virginia, he served as executive director
of the Northwest Missouri Law Enforcement Assistance Council and
assistant city manager of Kansas City.
     He has been active in various professional associations
including the International City Management Association, the
Virginia City Manager's Association, the American Society for
Public Administration and the Virginia Innovation Group. In 1994,
he was awarded the E.O. Stene Award for Managerial Excellence
from the University of Kansas, and in 1987 he was named the
Virginia Public Administrator of the Year.
     He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a
master's degree in city management from the University of Kansas.
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                                               April 27, 1995