Secretary Bryant visits Longwood

5 June 2001

Virginia Secretary of Education Wilbert Bryant visited Longwood on
June 5 to see firsthand the loss to fire and the status of recovery
operations. Of his visit, Bryant said, "The three of us (see captions) can give the Governor, the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of Finance a firsthand account of what we should do, what the state should do, to get this college restored to what it was and made even better."

Secretary Bryant (right) hears from Longwood Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance David Harnage how the fire advanced and how it was contained.


Accompanying Secretary Bryant are Brenda Atkins, Longwood director of legislative
affairs (left); David Adams, assistant SOE for higher education (right of Bryant); Michael Maul, Commonwealth's Department of Planing and Budget (back); Dr. Norman Bregman, Longwood provost and vice president for academic affairs; and Harnage.