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USS Carl Vinson Welcomes Aboard Institute Delegation

Posted February 8, 2008
Contact: Courtney Yarbrough, yarbrough@cviog.uga.edu; 706.542.6221

A delegation of Vinson Institute faculty and staff recently traveled to the Newport News, Virginia, area to visit with officers and crew of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. Dr. Michael Adams, president of the University of Georgia, and Dr. Art Dunning, vice president of public service and outreach, were also on board for the trip and tour of the ship, which is in the final stages of a complex overhaul.

A collaborative relationship between the Vinson Institute and the USS Carl Vinson began in November 2007, when a delegation from the carrier spent time in Athens and Milledgeville learning more about its namesake, the late U.S. Rep. Carl Vinson, and the work of the Institute.

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