Burning goals
I was born and grew up in Charlottesville while my father, Edgar Shannon, was president of the University from 1959 until 1974. Those were important years when the University went on record as being a leader in education and also a leader regarding the issues of the day: civil rights, women's rights, the war in Vietnam and Watergate. In May 1970, my father came within one vote of being fired by the Board of Visitors for the positions he was taking. Leadership requires courage.