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Robert Marchant O'Neill is the 6th president of the [[University of Virginia]] and a former president of the [[Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression]]. He served from 1985 to 1990. Prior to joining UVa, he served as president of Wisconsin's university system. <ref name="retirement">{{cite-progress|title=O'Neil left mark on area through UVa, center work|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jul/23/oneil-left-mark-area-through-uva-center-work-ar-1192596/|author=Bryan McKenzie|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=July 23, 2011|accessdate=July 25, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> | Robert Marchant O'Neill is the 6th president of the [[University of Virginia]] and a former president of the [[Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression]]. He served from 1985 to 1990. Prior to joining UVa, he served as president of Wisconsin's university system. <ref name="retirement">{{cite-progress|title=O'Neil left mark on area through UVa, center work|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jul/23/oneil-left-mark-area-through-uva-center-work-ar-1192596/|author=Bryan McKenzie|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=July 23, 2011|accessdate=July 25, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> At the beginning of his tenure, he had predicted enrollment at UVA would remain steady at around 16,000. <ref>{{cite-progress-worrell|title=Elements, Election Top News|url=|author=Daniel W. Lehman|pageno=A10|printdate=January 1, 1986|publishdate=January 1, 1986|accessdate=June 15, 2019}}</ref> | ||
O'Neill retired from the Center on May 1, 2011.<ref name="retirement" /> | O'Neill retired from the Center on May 1, 2011.<ref name="retirement" /> | ||
He died on [[September 30]], [[2018]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=University Community Remembers UVa's Sixth President, Robert M. O'Neil|url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/university-community-remembers-uvas-sixth-president-robert-m-oneil|author=Caroline Newman|work=Obituary|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
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6th President of the University of Virginia
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| Preceded by | Frank L. Hereford Jr. | |
| Succeeded by | John Casteen III | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University | |
| Profession | President of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression | |
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Robert Marchant O'Neill is the 6th president of the University of Virginia and a former president of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. He served from 1985 to 1990. Prior to joining UVa, he served as president of Wisconsin's university system. [1] At the beginning of his tenure, he had predicted enrollment at UVA would remain steady at around 16,000. [2]
O'Neill retired from the Center on May 1, 2011.[1]
He died on September 30, 2018. [3]
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This topic is well-covered by the wikipedia article Robert M. O'Neill |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. O'Neil left mark on area through UVa, center work, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, July 23, 2011, retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ↑ Print: Elements, Election Top News, Daniel W. Lehman, Daily Progress, Worrell Newspaper group January 1, 1986, Page A10.
- ↑ Web. University Community Remembers UVa's Sixth President, Robert M. O'Neil, Caroline Newman, Obituary