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                       THE VIRGINIA NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE 
                      APPOINTS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., July 31  -- Ronald W. Wenger has been named 
vice president of finance and administration of the Virginia Neurological 
Institute (VNI). His appointment, announced by Dr. Neal Kassell, president 
of VNI, is effective Oct. 1, 1995.
	"We are all enthusiastic about the exceptional experience Ron brings 
to the Institute and look forward to his contributions in growing the 
organization," Kassell said.
	Wenger, who received his M.B.A. from the University of Virginia's 
Darden School of Business, has served as the chief financial officer for the 
Department of Internal Medicine since 1986. He is "absolutely delighted with 
the opportunity to join VNI in its early stages and to be part of the 
development of such an innovative organization."
	Created in 1993, the Virginia Neurological Institute is a component 
of the University of Virginia which promotes and coordinates the patient 
care, research and teaching activities of U.Va.'s clinical neuroscience 
enterprise.
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                                                      July 31, 1995