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	Mills E. Godwin Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Godwin was born in Nansemond County (now-Suffolk, Virginia) and educated at the College of William and Mary.
		In the state senate, Godwin was one of the leaders of the segregationist policy of "massive resistance," which aimed to prevent the implementation of federal court decisions requiring that black students be admitted to white schools.
		Godwin had also served in the Virginia state senate between 1952 and 1962 and was the lieutenant governor between 1962 and 1966.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mills_E._Godwin_Jr. (715 words)

	UVA Center for Politics
		The conference focused on the two terms of Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., bringing in important figures in Virginia politics, past and present, to examine important aspects of the Godwin administrations.
		Through it all, Mills Godwin was able to define governorship both in the eye of Virginia's public and for those who followed in his footsteps as the state's highest elected office.
		As the first Governor in the United States to serve as both a Democrat and a Republican, Godwin adhered to an underlying political philosophy which defied contemporary classification.
	www.centerforpolitics.org /programs/govcon/godwin_about.htm (284 words)

	History of Godwin Middle School
		Godwin Middle School was named for Governor Mills Godwin, “Father of Virginia’s Community College System.” Godwin opened in 1970 as the first Middle School built in Dale City.
		During his second term, Governor Godwin guided the revision of the State Constitution, reinstated the death penalty and reorganized the penal system.
		Godwin is the home of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program.
	www.godwinms.org /history (592 words)

	3.txt
		The focus of the two-day event July 17 and 18 was Mills E. Godwin Jr., the only person in Virginia history to be twice elected governor of the state and the first person in the nation to be elected governor as both a Democrat (1965) and a Republican (1973).
		Godwin, who lives in Suffolk near his birthplace, was unable to attend the conference because of poor health.
		98-07-24: VIRGINIA POLITICIANS LAUD GODWIN'S CAREER By Carol S. Wood Virginia political luminaries past and present gathered in Charlottesville last weekend for the inaugural conference of a newly minted University endeavor, the Governors Project, sponsored by the Center for Governmental Studies and the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
	www.virginia.edu /insideuva/textonlyarchive/98-07-24/3.txt (289 words)

	Index Gl-Go
		Godwin later said that Virginia needed time to "adjust to what inevitably had to happen." But he admitted that "we waited too long to do some of the things we should have done in earlier years to assure full equality of opportunity in education" for black children.
		In the Senate, Godwin was a principal architect of Virginia's so-called "massive resistance" policy to school integration.
		As a result of constitutional changes made by Prime Minister J.R. Jayewardene, the presidency became elective in 1978, and on February 4 of that year Gopallawa retired and was succeeded by Jayewardene.
	www.rulers.org /indexg3.html (11578 words)

	The Washington Times: Virginia ex-Gov. Godwin dies.(Metropolitan Times)(Top Of The News)@ HighBeam Research
		SUFFOLK, Va. - Mills E. Godwin Jr., a two-term governor of Virginia and passionate defender of state's rights during Virginia's school-desegregation battles 40 years ago, died Saturday at 84.
		Godwin, who served first as a Democrat and then as a Republican, was praised yesterday by leaders of both parties for his many accomplishments that transformed the once largely rural state.
		Virginia ex-Gov. Godwin dies.(Metropolitan Times)(Top Of The News)
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:59673400&refid=ink_tptd_np (193 words)

	Godwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Godwin is an Anglo-Saxon name carried by:
		As a surname it is borne by numerous people with individual entries, including:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godwin (95 words)

	John Tyler Community College
		Godwin Hall was named in honor of Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr., who was governor of Virginia from 1966-1970.
		Godwin was the initiator of legislation purposing the development of a system of community colleges across the state.
		He was also acquainted with a number of the members on the initial College Board, and his influence and interest in JTCC allowed the College to begin operation sooner than expected.
	www.jt.cc.va.us /ChesterBuildings (318 words)

	Sinclair Gymnasium & Savage Natatorium Athletic Facilities JMU Sports
		Godwin Hall was authorized by the Virginia General Assembly when Mills E. Godwin Jr.
		Godwin Hall contains the Sinclair Gymnasium, the Savage Natatorium, the kinesiology department office, dance offices, intercollegiate athletics offices and classrooms.
		It was completed in 1972 and named for the governor and his wife, Katherine, a JMU graduate.
	www.jmusports.com /Facilities/Sinclair_Savage.asp (291 words)

	Mills E. Godwin Baseball
		Godwin Baseball Alum Matt Moses was starting for the Minnesota Twins at third base on Thursday for his first Major League game during spring training.
		Godwin Baseball Alum, Jack Reed, Class of 2004 recently ran in the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon and completed the course in 3 hours and 51 minutes.
		This site is not affliated with Godwin High School and is maintained by Coach John Marano
	eteamz.active.com /godwinbaseball/index.cfm (2714 words)

	GODWIN YEARS THE EXHIBIT AT RIDDICK'S FOLLY COVERS THE FORMER GOVERNOR'S LIFE FROM CHILDHOOD TO THE PRESENT.
		Godwin is the third of four children, the only son, of Mills Godwin Sr.
		GODWIN WAS THRILLED last Sunday at the large opening-day turnout, a turnout that included another former governor, Albertis S. Harrison.
		One of the things that most pleases Godwin is a case containing mementos of his daughter, Becky, killed by lightning when she was 14.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940925/09240106.htm (863 words)

	75 Moments in ODU History
		Lewis W. Webb Jr., fresh from earning a master of science degree at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, joins the faculty in fall 1932 as an instructor of engineering.
		The first to enroll are Albert E. Wilson, Ruth Wilson and Rufus Tonelson.
		His appointment would prove to be the most important in the history of the institution.
	www.odu.edu /ao/univevents/75moments.htm (1082 words)

	GODWIN HIGH STUDENTS VISIT THEIR NAMESAKE THE FORMER VIRGINIA GOVERNOR PERSONALLY HOSTED THE GROUP'S TOUR OF HIS EXHIBIT AT RIDDICK'S FOLLY.
		One of those students, each year, goes to college with the help of a $2,000 scholarship award, the recipient of the faculty-chosen Gov. Mills E. Godwin Award, a fund set up by some of the governor's friends.
		Then, a return to Governor Mills E. Godwin High School.
		Another honor, given to another graduating student, is the Becky Godwin Memorial Award, named in honor of the governor's daughter, killed in a lightning accident when she was 14 years old.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950212/02100184.htm (703 words)

	Virginia Business Online: Divided we fall: Doing ‘stealth damage’ to Virginia
		Mills E. Godwin Jr., for example, elected governor in 1965 and again in 1973, sought and got a sales tax to provide revenue for state and local governments, including a special tax on automobile sales to help pay for road construction.
		Godwin, a Democrat who later switched to the GOP, also doubled the amount of money given to public schools and colleges.
		Linwood Holton, elected in 1969 as Virginia& first Republican governor since Reconstruction, worked with a Democratic-controlled General Assembly to pass a small tax increase to improve state ports and upgrade sewage-treatment plants.
	www.virginiabusiness.com /magazine/yr2003/oct03/ideas.shtml (815 words)

	TimesDispatch.com Retired justice dies at 76
		Godwin named him to the Law and Equity Court of Richmond in 1966, and he was elected to an eight-year term by the General Assembly in 1971.
		He went to the Supreme Court to fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge J. Hicks Rives.
	www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835257085 (405 words)

	7.txt
		MILLS E. The inaugural conference of the Governors Project, sponsored by U.Va.'s new Center for Governmental Studies and the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, will focus on Mills E. Godwin Jr.
		Conference participants will examine Godwin's two campaigns and administrations from 1965 to 1969 and from 1973 to 1977.
		The aim of the Governors Project is to bring together legislators, administrators, historians and journalists to review and evaluate the state's governorships.
	www.virginia.edu /insideuva/textonlyarchive/98-07-10/7.txt (232 words)

	TCC History
		The Virginia Beach Campus is formally dedicated by Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr., the "father" of Virginia community colleges.
		1997: John Massey is named the founding provost of the Norfolk Campus, which officially becomes the Thomas W. Moss Jr.
		Chesapeake College, a junior college founded in 1966 by Thomas E. Russ, is transferred to the city for the campus site, and the campus officially opens on February 1.
	www.tcc.edu /welcome/about/tcchist (1383 words)

	I-195 Beltline Expressway
		Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., was the principal speaker, and his address (the text of which accompanies this article) drew attention to the uncertain future facing Virginia& highway program.
		Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., and Pamela Brooks, Miss Highway, do the ribbon cutting at the dedication of Richmond's I-195 Beltline Expressway.
		In this instance, we have an Interstate highway segment carrying traffic to and from the southside of Richmond and connecting eventually both with arterial highways east and west and with the Downtown Expressway.
	www.roadstothefuture.com /I195_VA.html (1745 words)

	Oakland Christian Church, UCC - History
		Educational Building” in honor of life-long church member and two-term Virginia Governor, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., and his wife, Katherine Godwin, who both made significant contributions to this church over the years.
		On November 22, 1987 with Rev. David Wilson as our minister, we dedicated a two-story brick building addition, “The Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
		We have 2 memorial trees, the first is a Sugar Maple tree in front of the Godwin Education building dedicated to the memory of Becky Godwin, the daughter of Gov. Mills Godwin and his wife, Katherine Godwin.
	www.oaklandchristianchurch.com /History.html (986 words)

	Principal's Message - Godwin HS
		Godwin Jr., our school's namesake, was Governor of Virginia.
		Godwin High School is rich in tradition and culture directed towards academic achievement, student success, and continuous learning.
		Welcome to Godwin High School, home of the red and white Eagles.
	www.henrico.k12.va.us /HS/Godwin/INFO/pmessage.html (182 words)

	NRCC History - The Sixties
		Newly elected governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., launched his education initiatives, which included the establishment of a state-wide community college system.
		A dozen managers from Jefferson Mills of Pulaski studied practical math, and seventeen employees of Inland Motor enrolled in an electrical testing course.
		The first meeting of the local board for the Radford-Dublin area community college was held on August 26, 1969.
	www.nr.cc.va.us /journey/pages/sixties.htm (620 words)

	The Flat Hat: News
		He served as an aide-de-camp to former Virginia governors Thomas Stanley, Lindsay Almond Jr., Albertis Harrison, Mills E. Godwin Jr., John N. Dalton and Charles S. Robb.
	flathat.wm.edu /April262002/newsstory1.shtml (740 words)

	Lectures - History of Busing in Richmond, Virginia
		Governor Godwin viewed desegregation as a "cancer" on public schools.
		He also stated that the federal government was moving too fast to integrate schools that had historically been segregated.
		Served as Virginia's governor from 1966-1970 and again in 1974-1978.
	www.richmondhistorycenter.com /busing/busingWho.html (400 words)

	Mason Archival Repository Service: Item 1920/327
		to Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Virginia Lieutenant Governor, regarding the redrafting of legislation to create the Virginia College Building Authority and then discusses how it will be financed.
		to Mills E. Godwin, Jr., December 12, 1965
		Mann, C. Harrison, Jr.; Godwin, Mills E., Jr.; Virginia College Building Authority; legislation; finance; letter
	hdl.handle.net /1920/327 (101 words)

	Volvo's US Car Assembly Plant - by Edwin Krampitz, Jr.
		Whitehurst, but also the governor of Virginia, Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
		In 1967, during his previous term, Godwin had visited Europe, on what he later called "a fact-finding trip," to see "how European companies felt about making investments in America." Among those contacted then was AB Volvo.
		Referring to foreign investment in American and Virginia in particular, the late Governor Godwin had told reporters 25 years ago, "this is a trend that will continue." Little could he have known just how true those words would be or what they would mean for the American vehicle industry.
	www.autohistory.org /feature_4.html (1876 words)

	Welcome to Riddick’s Folly The Home of Mills Riddick Suffolk, Virginia
		Special exhibit galleries include those honoring former Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., an exhibit celebrating the peanut industry in Suffolk, and a gallery for quarterly changing exhibits.
		While Mills Riddick's contemporaries may have mocked his Greek Revival home when it was built in 1837, the house now stands as a beautiful reminder of the past.
		Also open are the laundry and dining rooms.
	www.riddicksfolly.org (202 words)

	Nellie White Bundy (1921-1996) - Southwest Virginia
		In 1975, she was appointed by Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
		Army Corps of Engineers uncovered an Indian burial ground and before all the artifacts could be shipped to the Smithsonian in Washington, she spearheaded the effort to have most of them remain in Tazewell County at the museum.
		She was a member of its State Review Board from 1977 until retiring from its successor group in 1994.
	www.cc.utah.edu /~pdp7277/bundy.html (934 words)

	20981a.htm
		In 1973 - 76 she was, first, appointments secretary to Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., and then staff liaison to the Commission on the Status of Women.
		She was State organization director, Godwin for Governor campaign in 1973.
		Peachee served as State organization director, President Ford Committee.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1981/20981a.htm (188 words)

	Find in a Library: The Constitution of Virginia; report to His Excellency, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Governor of Virginia, the General Assembly of Virginia, and the people of Virginia.
		The Constitution of Virginia; report to His Excellency, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Governor of Virginia, the General Assembly of Virginia, and the people of Virginia.
		Find in a Library: The Constitution of Virginia; report to His Excellency, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Governor of Virginia, the General Assembly of Virginia, and the people of Virginia.
		WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/bf68ba58f3827568.html (114 words)

	DailyProgress.com 'Down ticket' races offer contrast
		The Byrne-Bolling match-up for lieutenant governor gives Virginians their clearest choice between philosophical opposites since populist Henry E. Howell Jr.
		The Virginia Beach Republican co-chaired a state legislative study of tax reform for three years with state Sen. Emmett W. Hanger Jr., R-Mt. Solon.
		Deeds not only embraced Warner early and often in the debate, standing up for full funding of the state’s obligations to education, he criticized McDonnell for what he called a lack of leadership on the tax reform issue.
	www.dailyprogress.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031785262235&path=!news (800 words)

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