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Headquarters. PO Box 400314. Charlottesville, Virginia 22904. United States. Website. aig.alumni.virginia.edu /raven /. The Raven Society is an honor society at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded in 1904 by William McCully James who named it in honor of the poem by Edgar Allan Poe, who attended the ...
President of Bishop Museum, author and institutional leader. John T. Casteen III. 1965, 1970. Col, Graduate. President of the University of Virginia. Edmund M. Clarke. 1967. Col. FORE Systems Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University and recipient of the 2007 A.M. Turing Award.
Secret societies have been a part of University of Virginia student life since the first class of students in 1825. While the number of societies peaked during the 75 years between 1875 and 1950, there are several newer societies and seven societies that have been active for more than 100 years, including Seven Society, Z Society, IMP Society, Eli Banana, T.I.L.K.A. Society, and The 13 Society.
Gilbert J. "Gilly" Sullivan (July 5, 1928, in Fredericksburg, Virginia [1] – January 5, 2009, in Charlottesville, Virginia [2]) was the longtime director of the University of Virginia Alumni Association for 35 years. Appointed to the position in 1958 after the retirement of J. Malcolm "Mack" Luck, Sullivan remained in the position until his ...
The Lawn is a historical and central location on the grounds of the University of Virginia (UVA). [1] Each school year, there are a number of events held on the Lawn to build a sense of community among the students, faculty, and the community in Charlottesville as a whole. Listed are events that have become traditions carried out by the ...
Z Society. The Z Society is a secret society that was founded at the University of Virginia in 1892. [1] The organization's membership chooses to remain anonymous because of the belief that service when provided anonymously, provides a unique philanthropic opportunity. After graduation, members may opt to wear Z Society rings. [2]
A.E. Dick Howard (1961) – White Burkett Miller Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Virginia Law School. John Jeffries (1973) – 12th dean and David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School. Andrew Leipold (1985) – Edwin M. Adams Professor of Law, University of Illinois ...
In 1989, the Virginia Glee Club became a Contracted Independent Organization, with substantial assistance from Gilbert J. Sullivan and the UVA Alumni Association, when the Music Department moved unilaterally to combine it with the Virginia Women's Chorus into a mixed choir, which would have eliminated the Glee Club's independent identity.