NOTED POLITICAL STRATEGIST TO SPEAK AT U.VA. VALEDICTION

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 23 -- James Carville, the
well-known political consultant who directed Bill Clinton's
presidential campaign in 1992, will speak at Class Valedictory
Exercises on Saturday, May 18, at the University of Virginia.
	Organized by officers of the graduating class at U.Va., the
ceremony will include announcements of some of the University's most
prestigious awards, presentation of the 1996 class gift and a speech
by Carville, who currently serves as a senior political advisor to
President Clinton.  The speaker was chosen by the graduation
committee of the '96 class trustees, chaired by Jason Pontius.
	"We are tremendously excited to have Mr. Carville come to
U.Va. to speak," said Pontius. 
	 In 1993 the American Association of Political Consultants
named Carville Campaign Manager of the Year for his leadership in
directing Clinton's campaign from the Little Rock, Arkansas,
headquarters known as the "War Room." His role and that of
presidential advisor George Stephanopoulos were later described in
the documentary film "The War Room." 
	A partner in the Carville & Begala political consulting firm
that specializes in strategy, message development and media
relations for political candidates, Carville has managed numerous
successful campaigns.  His first campaign was for Dick Davis, a
former Virginia lieutenant governor, in his unsuccessful 1982 race
for the U.S. Senate.
	Carville and his wife, Mary Matalin, who was deputy campaign
manager of George Bush's re-election bid in 1992, wrote the popular
political memoir, "All's Fair: Love, War and Running For President."
	Carville graduated from Louisiana State University, where he
earned undergraduate and law degrees.  Before becoming a political
consultant, he was a litigator at a Baton Rouge law firm from 1973
until 1979.  
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January 22, 1996
	FOR MORE INFORMATION on the ceremony, contact Jason Pontius
at (804) 243-2332, Julie Robey, president, class trustees, at (804)
977-9884, or Jeff O'Brien, member, graduation committee, (804)
977-6901.