DEDICATION OF DARDEN SCHOOL'S
NEW COMPLEX TO BE HELD APRIL 13

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 6 -- Darden will be rolling out
the red carpet 
		next weekend for donors, trustees, friends, faculty
and alumni gathering for a whirlwind of activities surrounding the
dedication of the business school's new Grounds.
	The dedication on Saturday, April 13, of the University of
Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration's new
complex was set to coincide with U.Va.'s Founders' Day celebration
and a reunion weekend for more than 1,000 Darden alumni.
	"This weekend allows us to invite alumni who have
contributed to the construction of the new Grounds, but who haven't
had a chance to see them," said Leo I. Higdon Jr., dean of Darden.
"As you know, the $37 million complex was built entirely with
private funds."	
	At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, a processional will march up the
boulevard leading from Massie Road to the stately new complex of
business school buildings, designed in the Jeffersonian tradition by
the well-known New York architect, Robert A.M. Stern.  A dedication
of the new Darden Grounds will follow at the entrance of Saunders
Hall, the focal point of the new complex.
	Other activities planned for the weekend (April 11-14)
include a meeting of the board of trustees, a demonstration of
Darden's World Wide Web site, continuing education seminars for
alumni and a special business forum for Darden alumnae.
	The Darden alumnae forum brings together a panel of women
with outstanding businesses careers who have garnered national
honors and attention. Guest speakers include Grace Frisone, a
financial advisor with J.P. Morgan; Judith S. Fox, president and
chief executive officer of Judith Fox Staffing Cos.; Judy George,
chairman and chief executive officer of Domain Home Fashions; and
Michaela Walsh, president of Women's World Banking.
	In two Saturday sessions, the panelists will discuss
strategies for start-up businesses and how women can build their
financial assets.
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April 5, 1996
	Media representatives interested in covering these events
who need further information should contact either Elaine Ruggieri
at the Darden School at (804) 924-3220 or Charlotte Crystal at
University News Services at (804) 924-6858.  Television reporters
should contact our TV News Office at (804) 924-7550.