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   NEWS/EVENTS OF NOTE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY -- July 2-8, 1995
            Auburn University - University Relations
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 6/27/94                 Bob Lowry

ARMSTRONG APPOINTED GENERAL COUNSEL AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY
     AUBURN -- Lee Armstrong, a staff attorney for Auburn
University since 1989, has been appointed general counsel for the
university, effective July 1, says AU President William V. Muse.
     Armstrong will replace Thomas Samford III, who retires,
effective Friday.
     "I'm pleased to appoint someone with Lee Armstrong's ability
and Auburn experience," said Muse. "This is obviously a key
position for the university." 
     Armstrong, 40, a native of Bradenton, Fla., was admitted to
the Alabama State Bar in 1983 after graduating from the University
of Alabama School of Law. He also received his B.S. in economics at
Alabama.
     Armstrong was a law clerk and research assistant for former
Alabama Chief Justice C.C. "Bo" Torbert from 1983-1984 and was a
staff attorney from 1984-1989 for Alabama Chief Justice Sonny
Hornsby prior to becoming university counsel at AU in 1989. 
     An Air Force veteran, Armstrong is a member of the Lee County
Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the National
Association of College and University Attorneys. 
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