June 12, 2003 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would protect the rights of states and territories to license and regulate online gambling, Delegate Donna M. Christensen said Thursday.
The primary aim of the proposed Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act is to curtail illegal offshore online gambling, Christensen said in a release. Toward that end, it would prohibit the use of charge cards, checks and other financial instruments "to place bets on the Internet using companies that are not licensed under state, territorial or federal law," she said
The bill was amended to specify that nothing in it infringes on states' rights. Enactment of the measure "would mean that the territory could go ahead and license Internet gambling, because it protects the rights of states and territorial governments to regulate gambling within their borders," Christensen said.
The bill passed the House by a vote of 319-104 and now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
In July of 2001, the 24th Legislature by a vote of 11-3 approved licensed Internet gambling in the Virgin Islands. A month later, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull signed the measure into law, making the territory the second U.S. jurisdiction — after Nevada — to authorize online gambling and placing its regulation in the hands of the Casino Control Commission.
The legislation awarded half of the master franchise to VI Technologies, formed by St. Thomas businessmen Nick Pourzal, Michael Bornn and Tom Colameco; and the other half to St. Croix Internet Gaming Group LLP, of which Paul Arnold is a principal. Last November, the Casino Control Commission adopted Internet gaming rules and regulations to make it possible for companies to host gambling Web sites from St. Croix.
The Bush administration has publicly upheld a Clinton administration opinion that Internet casino gambling is illegal under existing federal law. However, Attorney General Iver Stridiron issued an opinion that it is legal as long as bets are placed in areas where gaming is lawful, and provided that participants are of legal age.
V.I. Solicitor General Frederick Handleman has said the ambiguity of federal laws on Internet gambling could place the territory in a position to be "grandfathered in" if the territory legalizes online gaming and the U.S. government later declares such gambling illegal.
Advocates have said that Internet gambling will bring billions of dollars into the Virgin Islands treasury as a percentage of the money wagered. Online sports wagering, casino, bingo and lottery sites were projected to attract $6 billion in bets this year, up from $4.1 billion last year and $3 billion in 2001, according to the industry research firm Christiansen Capital Advisers. More than half of the wagers are from the United States.
The governor of Nevada signed a bill in June of 2001 allowing the industry in that state, and observers said the outcome there would likely determine whether the V.I. government can clear the legal hurdles of bringing the industry to the territory.
Earlier national debate about the legality of Internet gambling hinged on the Wire Act of 1960, which prohibits the use of "a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest."
Eileen Petersen, Casino Control Commission chair, noted last fall that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had recently ruled that online gambling does not violate the Wire Act where no sports bets are involved. "This further strengthens the position by the Legislature that we should proceed," she said.
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V.I. COULD LICENSE ONLINE GAMING UNDER U.S. BILL
June 12, 2003 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would protect the rights of states and territories to license and regulate online gambling, Delegate Donna M. Christensen said Thursday.
The primary aim of the proposed Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act is to curtail illegal offshore online gambling, Christensen said in a release. Toward that end, it would prohibit the use of charge cards, checks and other financial instruments "to place bets on the Internet using companies that are not licensed under state, territorial or federal law," she said
The bill was amended to specify that nothing in it infringes on states' rights. Enactment of the measure "would mean that the territory could go ahead and license Internet gambling, because it protects the rights of states and territorial governments to regulate gambling within their borders," Christensen said.
The bill passed the House by a vote of 319-104 and now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
In July of 2001, the 24th Legislature by a vote of 11-3 approved licensed Internet gambling in the Virgin Islands. A month later, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull signed the measure into law, making the territory the second U.S. jurisdiction — after Nevada — to authorize online gambling and placing its regulation in the hands of the Casino Control Commission.
The legislation awarded half of the master franchise to VI Technologies, formed by St. Thomas businessmen Nick Pourzal, Michael Bornn and Tom Colameco; and the other half to St. Croix Internet Gaming Group LLP, of which Paul Arnold is a principal. Last November, the Casino Control Commission adopted Internet gaming rules and regulations to make it possible for companies to host gambling Web sites from St. Croix.
The Bush administration has publicly upheld a Clinton administration opinion that Internet casino gambling is illegal under existing federal law. However, Attorney General Iver Stridiron issued an opinion that it is legal as long as bets are placed in areas where gaming is lawful, and provided that participants are of legal age.
V.I. Solicitor General Frederick Handleman has said the ambiguity of federal laws on Internet gambling could place the territory in a position to be "grandfathered in" if the territory legalizes online gaming and the U.S. government later declares such gambling illegal.
Advocates have said that Internet gambling will bring billions of dollars into the Virgin Islands treasury as a percentage of the money wagered. Online sports wagering, casino, bingo and lottery sites were projected to attract $6 billion in bets this year, up from $4.1 billion last year and $3 billion in 2001, according to the industry research firm Christiansen Capital Advisers. More than half of the wagers are from the United States.
The governor of Nevada signed a bill in June of 2001 allowing the industry in that state, and observers said the outcome there would likely determine whether the V.I. government can clear the legal hurdles of bringing the industry to the territory.
Earlier national debate about the legality of Internet gambling hinged on the Wire Act of 1960, which prohibits the use of "a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest."
Eileen Petersen, Casino Control Commission chair, noted last fall that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had recently ruled that online gambling does not violate the Wire Act where no sports bets are involved. "This further strengthens the position by the Legislature that we should proceed," she said.
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The primary aim of the proposed Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act is to curtail illegal offshore online gambling, Christensen said in a release. Toward that end, it would prohibit the use of charge cards, checks and other financial instruments "to place bets on the Internet using companies that are not licensed under state, territorial or federal law," she said
The bill was amended to specify that nothing in it infringes on states' rights. Enactment of the measure "would mean that the territory could go ahead and license Internet gambling, because it protects the rights of states and territorial governments to regulate gambling within their borders," Christensen said.
The bill passed the House by a vote of 319-104 and now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
In July of 2001, the 24th Legislature by a vote of 11-3 approved licensed Internet gambling in the Virgin Islands. A month later, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull signed the measure into law, making the territory the second U.S. jurisdiction — after Nevada — to authorize online gambling and placing its regulation in the hands of the Casino Control Commission.
The legislation awarded half of the master franchise to VI Technologies, formed by St. Thomas businessmen Nick Pourzal, Michael Bornn and Tom Colameco; and the other half to St. Croix Internet Gaming Group LLP, of which Paul Arnold is a principal. Last November, the Casino Control Commission adopted Internet gaming rules and regulations to make it possible for companies to host gambling Web sites from St. Croix.
The Bush administration has publicly upheld a Clinton administration opinion that Internet casino gambling is illegal under existing federal law. However, Attorney General Iver Stridiron issued an opinion that it is legal as long as bets are placed in areas where gaming is lawful, and provided that participants are of legal age.
V.I. Solicitor General Frederick Handleman has said the ambiguity of federal laws on Internet gambling could place the territory in a position to be "grandfathered in" if the territory legalizes online gaming and the U.S. government later declares such gambling illegal.
Advocates have said that Internet gambling will bring billions of dollars into the Virgin Islands treasury as a percentage of the money wagered. Online sports wagering, casino, bingo and lottery sites were projected to attract $6 billion in bets this year, up from $4.1 billion last year and $3 billion in 2001, according to the industry research firm Christiansen Capital Advisers. More than half of the wagers are from the United States.
The governor of Nevada signed a bill in June of 2001 allowing the industry in that state, and observers said the outcome there would likely determine whether the V.I. government can clear the legal hurdles of bringing the industry to the territory.
Earlier national debate about the legality of Internet gambling hinged on the Wire Act of 1960, which prohibits the use of "a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest."
Eileen Petersen, Casino Control Commission chair, noted last fall that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had recently ruled that online gambling does not violate the Wire Act where no sports bets are involved. "This further strengthens the position by the Legislature that we should proceed," she said.
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V.I. COULD LICENSE ONLINE GAMING UNDER U.S. BILL
June 12, 2003 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would protect the rights of states and territories to license and regulate online gambling, Delegate Donna M. Christensen said Thursday.
The primary aim of the proposed Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act is to curtail illegal offshore online gambling, Christensen said in a release. Toward that end, it would prohibit the use of charge cards, checks and other financial instruments "to place bets on the Internet using companies that are not licensed under state, territorial or federal law," she said
The bill was amended to specify that nothing in it infringes on states' rights. Enactment of the measure "would mean that the territory could go ahead and license Internet gambling, because it protects the rights of states and territorial governments to regulate gambling within their borders," Christensen said.
The bill passed the House by a vote of 319-104 and now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
In July of 2001, the 24th Legislature by a vote of 11-3 approved licensed Internet gambling in the Virgin Islands. A month later, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull signed the measure into law, making the territory the second U.S. jurisdiction — after Nevada — to authorize online gambling and placing its regulation in the hands of the Casino Control Commission.
The legislation awarded half of the master franchise to VI Technologies, formed by St. Thomas businessmen Nick Pourzal, Michael Bornn and Tom Colameco; and the other half to St. Croix Internet Gaming Group LLP, of which Paul Arnold is a principal. Last November, the Casino Control Commission adopted Internet gaming rules and regulations to make it possible for companies to host gambling Web sites from St. Croix.
The Bush administration has publicly upheld a Clinton administration opinion that Internet casino gambling is illegal under existing federal law. However, Attorney General Iver Stridiron issued an opinion that it is legal as long as bets are placed in areas where gaming is lawful, and provided that participants are of legal age.
V.I. Solicitor General Frederick Handleman has said the ambiguity of federal laws on Internet gambling could place the territory in a position to be "grandfathered in" if the territory legalizes online gaming and the U.S. government later declares such gambling illegal.
Advocates have said that Internet gambling will bring billions of dollars into the Virgin Islands treasury as a percentage of the money wagered. Online sports wagering, casino, bingo and lottery sites were projected to attract $6 billion in bets this year, up from $4.1 billion last year and $3 billion in 2001, according to the industry research firm Christiansen Capital Advisers. More than half of the wagers are from the United States.
The governor of Nevada signed a bill in June of 2001 allowing the industry in that state, and observers said the outcome there would likely determine whether the V.I. government can clear the legal hurdles of bringing the industry to the territory.
Earlier national debate about the legality of Internet gambling hinged on the Wire Act of 1960, which prohibits the use of "a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest."
Eileen Petersen, Casino Control Commission chair, noted last fall that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had recently ruled that online gambling does not violate the Wire Act where no sports bets are involved. "This further strengthens the position by the Legislature that we should proceed," she said.
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The primary aim of the proposed Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act is to curtail illegal offshore online gambling, Christensen said in a release. Toward that end, it would prohibit the use of charge cards, checks and other financial instruments "to place bets on the Internet using companies that are not licensed under state, territorial or federal law," she said
The bill was amended to specify that nothing in it infringes on states' rights. Enactment of the measure "would mean that the territory could go ahead and license Internet gambling, because it protects the rights of states and territorial governments to regulate gambling within their borders," Christensen said.
The bill passed the House by a vote of 319-104 and now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
In July of 2001, the 24th Legislature by a vote of 11-3 approved licensed Internet gambling in the Virgin Islands. A month later, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull signed the measure into law, making the territory the second U.S. jurisdiction — after Nevada — to authorize online gambling and placing its regulation in the hands of the Casino Control Commission.
The legislation awarded half of the master franchise to VI Technologies, formed by St. Thomas businessmen Nick Pourzal, Michael Bornn and Tom Colameco; and the other half to St. Croix Internet Gaming Group LLP, of which Paul Arnold is a principal. Last November, the Casino Control Commission adopted Internet gaming rules and regulations to make it possible for companies to host gambling Web sites from St. Croix.
The Bush administration has publicly upheld a Clinton administration opinion that Internet casino gambling is illegal under existing federal law. However, Attorney General Iver Stridiron issued an opinion that it is legal as long as bets are placed in areas where gaming is lawful, and provided that participants are of legal age.
V.I. Solicitor General Frederick Handleman has said the ambiguity of federal laws on Internet gambling could place the territory in a position to be "grandfathered in" if the territory legalizes online gaming and the U.S. government later declares such gambling illegal.
Advocates have said that Internet gambling will bring billions of dollars into the Virgin Islands treasury as a percentage of the money wagered. Online sports wagering, casino, bingo and lottery sites were projected to attract $6 billion in bets this year, up from $4.1 billion last year and $3 billion in 2001, according to the industry research firm Christiansen Capital Advisers. More than half of the wagers are from the United States.
The governor of Nevada signed a bill in June of 2001 allowing the industry in that state, and observers said the outcome there would likely determine whether the V.I. government can clear the legal hurdles of bringing the industry to the territory.
Earlier national debate about the legality of Internet gambling hinged on the Wire Act of 1960, which prohibits the use of "a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest."
Eileen Petersen, Casino Control Commission chair, noted last fall that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had recently ruled that online gambling does not violate the Wire Act where no sports bets are involved. "This further strengthens the position by the Legislature that we should proceed," she said.
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DEADLINE JUNE 30 FOR CORPORATE FILINGS
June 12, 2003 – June 30 is the deadline for payment of franchise taxes and for filing corporate annual reports. At least one of the filing forms has been revised.
A release from the Lieutenant Governor's office Thursday said the form for filing franchise taxes for Foreign Sales Corporations (FSCs) has been revised and is available online at www.ltg.gov.vi..
Forms are also available from Lorna Webster on St. Thomas at the Division of Corporations and Trademarks behind the Roy L. Schneider Hospital on the second floor of the Builder's Emporium Building or from Kathleen Henry on St. Croix at 1131 King Street, Suite 101 in Christiansted.
June 30 is also the deadline for filing annual filing fees and financial statements for all domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, LLLPs and LLLPs, the release said.
For more information call 776-8151 for the St. Thomas/St. John District or 773-6449 on St. Croix.
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A release from the Lieutenant Governor's office Thursday said the form for filing franchise taxes for Foreign Sales Corporations (FSCs) has been revised and is available online at www.ltg.gov.vi..
Forms are also available from Lorna Webster on St. Thomas at the Division of Corporations and Trademarks behind the Roy L. Schneider Hospital on the second floor of the Builder's Emporium Building or from Kathleen Henry on St. Croix at 1131 King Street, Suite 101 in Christiansted.
June 30 is also the deadline for filing annual filing fees and financial statements for all domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, LLLPs and LLLPs, the release said.
For more information call 776-8151 for the St. Thomas/St. John District or 773-6449 on St. Croix.
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DEADLINE JUNE 30 FOR CORPORATE FILINGS
June 12, 2003 – June 30 is the deadline for payment of franchise taxes and for filing corporate annual reports. At least one of the filing forms has been revised.
A release from the Lieutenant Governor's office Thursday said the form for filing franchise taxes for Foreign Sales Corporations (FSCs) has been revised and is available online at www.ltg.gov.vi..
Forms are also available from Lorna Webster on St. Thomas at the Division of Corporations and Trademarks behind the Roy L. Schneider Hospital on the second floor of the Builder's Emporium Building or from Kathleen Henry on St. Croix at 1131 King Street, Suite 101 in Christiansted.
June 30 is also the deadline for filing annual filing fees and financial statements for all domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, LLLPs and LLLPs, the release said.
For more information call 776-8151 for the St. Thomas/St. John District or 773-6449 on St. Croix.
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A release from the Lieutenant Governor's office Thursday said the form for filing franchise taxes for Foreign Sales Corporations (FSCs) has been revised and is available online at www.ltg.gov.vi..
Forms are also available from Lorna Webster on St. Thomas at the Division of Corporations and Trademarks behind the Roy L. Schneider Hospital on the second floor of the Builder's Emporium Building or from Kathleen Henry on St. Croix at 1131 King Street, Suite 101 in Christiansted.
June 30 is also the deadline for filing annual filing fees and financial statements for all domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, LLLPs and LLLPs, the release said.
For more information call 776-8151 for the St. Thomas/St. John District or 773-6449 on St. Croix.
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DEADLINE JUNE 30 FOR CORPORATE FILINGS
June 12, 2003 – June 30 is the deadline for payment of franchise taxes and for filing corporate annual reports. At least one of the filing forms has been revised.
A release from the Lieutenant Governor's office Thursday said the form for filing franchise taxes for Foreign Sales Corporations (FSCs) has been revised and is available online at www.ltg.gov.vi..
Forms are also available from Lorna Webster on St. Thomas at the Division of Corporations and Trademarks behind the Roy L. Schneider Hospital on the second floor of the Builder's Emporium Building or from Kathleen Henry on St. Croix at 1131 King Street, Suite 101 in Christiansted.
June 30 is also the deadline for filing annual filing fees and financial statements for all domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, LLLPs and LLLPs, the release said.
For more information call 776-8151 for the St. Thomas/St. John District or 773-6449 on St. Croix.
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A release from the Lieutenant Governor's office Thursday said the form for filing franchise taxes for Foreign Sales Corporations (FSCs) has been revised and is available online at www.ltg.gov.vi..
Forms are also available from Lorna Webster on St. Thomas at the Division of Corporations and Trademarks behind the Roy L. Schneider Hospital on the second floor of the Builder's Emporium Building or from Kathleen Henry on St. Croix at 1131 King Street, Suite 101 in Christiansted.
June 30 is also the deadline for filing annual filing fees and financial statements for all domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, LLLPs and LLLPs, the release said.
For more information call 776-8151 for the St. Thomas/St. John District or 773-6449 on St. Croix.
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CRUZAN RUM DONATES $25,000 TO UVI FOR 16TH YEAR
June 12, 2003 – The University of the Virgin Islands will receive a donation of $25,000 from V.I. Rum Industries Ltd., the makers of Cruzan Rum, at an 11 a.m. presentation on Friday, at the Cruzan Rum headquarters. Donald C. Nelthropp, president of V.I. Rum Industries Ltd., will present UVI President LaVerne Ragster with the donation to support scholarships at UVI. Since 1987 V.I. Rum Industries has made annual contributions to UVI. With the presentation on Friday, V.I. Rum Industries will have contributed more than $400,000 to the University.
"We believe that by partnering with the University in this manner we can contribute to a well-educated workforce and assist in promoting a better quality of life for our community," Marvin Pickering, senior vice president and chief financial officer for V.I. Rum Industries Ltd. said Pickering is a graduate of UVI's Class of 1985.
"The University continues to be very grateful for its long-term partnership with Cruzan Rum," Joseph Boschulte, UVI's vice president for Institutional Advancement, said. "Over the years Cruzan Rum's generosity has provided opportunities to many students and has helped ensure top quality faculty throughout the University."
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"We believe that by partnering with the University in this manner we can contribute to a well-educated workforce and assist in promoting a better quality of life for our community," Marvin Pickering, senior vice president and chief financial officer for V.I. Rum Industries Ltd. said Pickering is a graduate of UVI's Class of 1985.
"The University continues to be very grateful for its long-term partnership with Cruzan Rum," Joseph Boschulte, UVI's vice president for Institutional Advancement, said. "Over the years Cruzan Rum's generosity has provided opportunities to many students and has helped ensure top quality faculty throughout the University."
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CRUZAN RUM DONATES $25,000 TO UVI FOR 16TH YEAR
The University of the Virgin Islands will receive a donation of $25,000 from V.I. Rum Industries Ltd., the makers of Cruzan Rum, at an 11 a.m. presentation on Friday, June 13, at the Cruzan Rum headquarters on St. Croix. Donald C. Nelthropp, president of V.I. Rum Industries Ltd., will present UVI President LaVerne Ragster with the donation to support scholarships at UVI.
Since 1987 V.I. Rum Industries has made annual contributions to UVI. With the presentation on Friday, V.I. Rum Industries will have contributed more than $400,000 to the University.
"We believe that by partnering with the University in this manner we can contribute to a well-educated workforce and assist in promoting a better quality of life for our community," Marvin Pickering, senior vice president and chief financial officer for V.I. Rum Industries Ltd. said Pickering is a graduate of UVI's Class of 1985.
"The University continues to be very grateful for its long-term partnership with Cruzan Rum," Joseph Boschulte, UVI's vice president for Institutional Advancement, said. "Over the years Cruzan Rum's generosity has provided opportunities to many students and has helped ensure top quality faculty throughout the University."
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Since 1987 V.I. Rum Industries has made annual contributions to UVI. With the presentation on Friday, V.I. Rum Industries will have contributed more than $400,000 to the University.
"We believe that by partnering with the University in this manner we can contribute to a well-educated workforce and assist in promoting a better quality of life for our community," Marvin Pickering, senior vice president and chief financial officer for V.I. Rum Industries Ltd. said Pickering is a graduate of UVI's Class of 1985.
"The University continues to be very grateful for its long-term partnership with Cruzan Rum," Joseph Boschulte, UVI's vice president for Institutional Advancement, said. "Over the years Cruzan Rum's generosity has provided opportunities to many students and has helped ensure top quality faculty throughout the University."
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CRUZAN RUM DONATES $25,000 TO UVI FOR 16TH YEAR
The University of the Virgin Islands will receive a donation of $25,000 from V.I. Rum Industries Ltd., the makers of Cruzan Rum, at an 11 a.m. presentation on Friday, June 13, at the Cruzan Rum headquarters on St. Croix. Donald C. Nelthropp, president of V.I. Rum Industries Ltd., will present UVI President LaVerne Ragster with the donation to support scholarships at UVI.
Since 1987 V.I. Rum Industries has made annual contributions to UVI. With the presentation on Friday, V.I. Rum Industries will have contributed more than $400,000 to the University.
"We believe that by partnering with the University in this manner we can contribute to a well-educated workforce and assist in promoting a better quality of life for our community," Marvin Pickering, senior vice president and chief financial officer for V.I. Rum Industries Ltd. said Pickering is a graduate of UVI's Class of 1985.
"The University continues to be very grateful for its long-term partnership with Cruzan Rum," Joseph Boschulte, UVI's vice president for Institutional Advancement, said. "Over the years Cruzan Rum's generosity has provided opportunities to many students and has helped ensure top quality faculty throughout the University."
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Since 1987 V.I. Rum Industries has made annual contributions to UVI. With the presentation on Friday, V.I. Rum Industries will have contributed more than $400,000 to the University.
"We believe that by partnering with the University in this manner we can contribute to a well-educated workforce and assist in promoting a better quality of life for our community," Marvin Pickering, senior vice president and chief financial officer for V.I. Rum Industries Ltd. said Pickering is a graduate of UVI's Class of 1985.
"The University continues to be very grateful for its long-term partnership with Cruzan Rum," Joseph Boschulte, UVI's vice president for Institutional Advancement, said. "Over the years Cruzan Rum's generosity has provided opportunities to many students and has helped ensure top quality faculty throughout the University."
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LEIPZIG RECEIVES PROFESSOR EMERITUS STATUS
June, 12, 2003 – John S. Leipzig, chancellor of the St. Thomas campus of the University of the Virgin Islands, was recently named dean of the College of Liberal Arts, emeritus, and professor of communication, emeritus, at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, according to a release from UVI.
Leipzig has produced an extensive body of work in the field of communication, which has resulted in more than three dozen publications in books and journals. According to a UAF publication, as dean of the UAF College of Liberal Arts, Leipzig was committed to enhancing the role of the faculty and promoted the value and potential of the College of Liberal Arts.
UVI Provost
Gwen-Marie Moolenaar enunciated the significance of the honor given to Leipzig. "It is not an easy route to emeritus status," she said. "At UVI, emeritus status has been conferred on such intellectual giants as former president Dr. Orville Kean, Dr. Marilyn Krigger and Dr. Charles W. Turnbull, governor, for their outstanding contributions,"she said. "We are therefore very proud that Dr. John Leipzig has received such recognition from his former institution and is bringing his considerable academic talents to UVI."
Leipzig traveled to Alaska to attend the commencement exercises on May 11 at the John A. Carlson Center in Fairbanks. "The trip provided closure for me,"Leipzig said. "It was the completion of my academic career at the University of Alaska Fairbanks."
Leipzig was one of eight faculty members who received professor emeritus status before more than 2,000 people.
In order to be considered to receive UAF professor emeritus status a faculty member must be nominated by three fellow faculty members and must have been working at the university in the capacity of professor for at least 10 years. The professor's record of achievement is then sent to the chancellor, who conducts a full review. The professor emeritus title at UAF brings many lifetime privileges such as a listing in the university's catalog, library privileges, office space and e-mail, among others.
Leipzig assumed the UVI St. Thomas chancellorship on Aug.1, 2002, after spending 20 years at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, the last four as dean of the College of Liberal Arts, the largest college on the campus.
A native of Wisconsin, he holds B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in communications. Leipzig has conducted extensive research and conducted training sessions in organizational and small group communication. His academic research interest is in communication ethics in and organizational transformations in higher education. His latest article, "Managing on the Edge: Stories on the Diagonal from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, " will be presented as one of four featured papers during the Conference on Corporate Communication in Wroxton, England later this month. The paper will also be published in the conference proceedings by the Corporate Communication Institute at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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