U.VA. DEAN TO LEAD PROGRAM IMMORTALIZING RON BROWN
	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 27 -- Michael A. Mallory, who has
excelled in recruiting top minority students at the University of
Virginia, has been tapped to lead the new Ron Brown Scholars Program
that Vice President Al Gore announced last night at a reception
during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
	Named in memory of former Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown,
the program will provide scholarships to 10 outstanding
African-American high school seniors in the country each year to
attend the college or university of their choice.  Effective Dec. 1,
Mallory will be executive director of the program, which will award
the recipients four-year renewable scholarships of $10,000 annually.
	The program is funded through the CAP Foundation, which
provides educational assistance to individuals and groups through a
variety of scholarship programs.  Those programs include the Dillard
and Holland Scholar Programs at U.Va. and the Choate Scholar Program
at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut.
	"After the CAP Foundation decided to begin a national
program, we came up with the idea of a Ron Brown scholarship. We
happened to contact the Brown family on the very day that was the
late secretary's birthday," said Mallory, who has been an assistant
dean of admission and director of minority recruitment at U.Va.
since 1989.
	Applications for the scholarship program will be available
to high school seniors nationwide on Jan. 2.  Recipients will be
chosen on the basis of academic achievement, demonstrated financial
need, strong evidence of leadership ability and service toward
others. The first application deadline will be Feb. 22.
	"The scholarship program will seek individuals who have the
potential to bridge the gap between cultures and who, without
financial assistance, might not have an opportunity to continue a
pattern of being of service to others," said Mallory.  "We want to
help those who will make a difference as leaders in the 21st
century."
	Mallory's future goals for the program include creating
internships and establishing mentoring relationships to assist in
the students' career development.
	Mallory, who earned a B.S. in 1980 and an M.Ed. in 1986 from
U.Va.'s Curry School of Education, will leave his University
position in November.  Last year he received one of U.Va.'s highest
honors, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given to recognize a
person's excellence of character and service to humankind.
	"Mike has made many contributions to U.Va., but his most
important one has been his ability to bring significant numbers of
talented black students to the University," said Dean of Admission
John A. Blackburn.  "The applicant pool of such students has grown
from approximately 1,000 to 1,600 in recent years, allowing the
University to select from increasingly able students.  During the
years Mike has served as director of minority recruiting, our
enrollment of black students has been approximately 12 percent of
the student body," Blackburn said.
	Because of his family ties here, Mallory will live in
Charlottesville while traveling extensively to develop the
scholarship program.
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August 26, 1996
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