George Gilliam

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George Gilliam is currently the Miller Center of Public Affairs's senior fellow for national engagement and focus on research, writing and special programming for the center. He also teaches in the University of Virginia's history department. He was the former Assistant Director for Public Programs at the Miller Center since 2004. According to an article published in the Daily Progress on February 13, 2011[1], he stepped down from the Assistant Director. He also served on the Charlottesville City Council from 1972 to 1976.

In 1974, Gilliam had to recuse himself from the vote that created the Downtown Mall[2].

Biography

Gilliam moved to Charlottesville in 1965 to attend the University of Virginia's School of Law. After graduating in 1968, he became involved in local civic affairs. He was elected to Council in 1972, alongside Jill Rinehart and Mitch Van Yahres.

Council legacy

Many things were accomplished during his tenure on Council. The McGuffey Arts Center was created from the abandoned McGuffy School. A city bus system was created, and city school buses began running for the first time.


External links

Notes

  1. <http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20110213-DPC4-ATTA-2-.pdf>.
  2. Tubbs, Sean J., and Brian A. Wheeler. "Former Councilors Share Memories of Early Days of Downtown Mall." Audio blog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 13 Apr. 2010. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/04/former-councilors-share-memories-of-early-days-of-downtown-mall-.html>.