WFPA TO PRESENT AWARDS AT ANNUAL LUNCHEON

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 17 -- Two University of Virginia
employees, Susie McCormick and Laurie Fajardo, M.D., have been
selected by the University of Virginia's Women Faculty and
Professional Association to receive the 1997 Aspiring Woman Award and
the Woman of Achievement Award respectively.  They will be honored at
an awards luncheon May 1 in Alumni Hall.
	The Aspiring Woman Award honors a U.Va. employee who has been
working for at least one year and is enrolled in a degree-granting
program.  To be eligible for the award, the employee must have had a
significant interruption in her education.
	McCormick, director of budget and administration at
Information Technology and Communication (ITC) at U.Va., "is an
invaluable member of ITC's senior management team," said Virginia E.
Bergland, chief operating officer at ITC.  McCormick has worked at
U.Va. for 27 years.
	While working full-time at ITC, she has pursued a bachelor of
arts degree through Mary Baldwin College.  While taking up to three
courses a semester, McCormick has maintained a 3.9 grade point
average.  She will graduate in May and, after a break, plans to return
to school to pursue a master's degree in business.
	"I am very appreciative of receiving the Aspiring Woman Award
because the people of the University have been extremely supportive of
my educational endeavors, and this honor solidifies everyone's
support," McCormick said.
	WFPA's Woman of Achievement Award honors a woman who has led
the way in improving the status of women or who is outstanding in her
role as teacher, manager or organizer.
	Dr. Fajardo, vice-chair of research in radiology and professor
of radiology at U.Va., is also an associate scholar at the Virginia
Center for Health Policy Research.  The recipient of the GE Radiology
Research Academic Award, she was named a fellow by the Society of
Breast Imaging in 1995.  She is the author of numerous articles
published in top publications.
	Dr. Fajardo is a member of U.Va.'s School of Medicine's
Committee on Women and is the secretary-treasurer of the Association
of University Radiologists.  She has developed a training program to
engage faculty members in clinical and research activities.
	"Dr. Fajardo is among the most accomplished faculty members of
the School of Medicine and is an internationally renowned researcher
and clinician in the field of breast imaging.  She has made
significant contributions in improving women's health as well as
recognizing the importance of research and funding," said Bruce
Hillman, M.D., in nominating Dr. Fajardo for the award.
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April 16, 1997
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