John Paul Fills Bump's Post For UF

JohM D. Paul, president of National Bank and Trust Co. of Ann Arbor, has been named head of this fall's area United Fund and Community Services campaign. He will be taking over for C h a 1 m e r s "Bump" Elliott, University Associate Athletic director, who was named the 1970-71 general chairman before he accepted a position as athletic director at the University of Iowa. Paul, whose appointment was unanimously approved at yesterday's board meeting, had been scheduled to serve as chairman of the 1971-72 campaign. "I look forward enthusiastically to the opportunity which I have been given to serve as this year's United Fund campaign . chairman," Paul said. 'Having been directly involved in past years with some of the UF agencies, I am well aware of the importance of each year's campaign to their proper functioning. I am also aware that each of the agencies feels strongly there is much more they can do for the community provided adequate funds are available to them." An Ann Arbor resident since 1930, Paul is a 1941 gradúate of University High School and a 1947 gradúate of the U-M. He was employed by the State Banking Department as bank examiner from 1947 until joining National Bank and Trust in 1955, and was elected president and member of the board of directors in January, 1969. He lives with his wife Dory and three children at 2000 Carhart. Paul has formerly served as treasurer of the Boy Scouts Portage Trails Council, as a member of the Planning Commission, member of the board of directors of the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbcr, member of the board of Catholic Social Services, treasurer and chairman of the board of the Chamber of Commerce and as Financial Institutions División chairman for United Fund. Elliott praised the "exceptionally fine volunteers" who are already enlisted in this year's campaign and said he was very happy with the cooperation he had been given. "We are beset with many problems as other communities are," Paul said, "but I think Ann Arbor is exceptionally attentive to its problems. I am sure that accomplishing this year's challenge will be made easier by the hundreds of fine people who will be giving of their time to assure the campaign's success."