Arthur W. "Nick" Arundel (January 12, 1928 – February 8, 2011) was a

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graduate and former

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combat officer in the

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. Arundel covered

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as a

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for

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and later

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for

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. The founder of Arundel Communications (now ArCom) based near Dulles Airport, he originated in American journalism the concept of

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at Washington radio station

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in 1960. Arundel was board chairman for George Mason College and was instrumental in its expansion from a college, to a university. He was Chairman and Publisher of the 17 Times Community Newspapers and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of Virginia Communications. Arundel died at his home near The Plains, VA on February 8, 2011 at the age of 83. He was named the Outstanding Virginian of 2011 by the Virginia General Assembly. In 2017, a book was published about Arundel's efforts in 1955 to bring two baby gorillas to the National Zoo. The book also includes Arundel's involvement in the creation of the Friends of the National Zoo. A collection of Arundel's records and materials is housed at th
George Mason University Special Collections Research Center

Organizations

* Founder of Great Meadow and President,

Great Meadow Great Meadow is a field events center and steeplechase course located in The Plains, Virginia. It is operated under the stewardship of the Great Meadow Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of open spa ...

Foundation,

The Plains, Virginia The Plains is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 245 as of the 2020 census, up from 217 at the 2010 census. It is centered on the intersection of VA 55 (John Marshall Highway) and VA 245 (Old Tavern Road). The ...

* Co-Founder and first Board Chairman,

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

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* Co-Founder of U.S. Marine Corps Heritage Center,

Quantico, Virginia Quantico ( or ; formerly Potomac) is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census. Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, DC, bordered by the Potomac River to the east a ...

* Co-Founder of

National Press Foundation The National Press Foundation is a nonprofit journalism training organization. It educates journalists on complex issues and trains them in reporting tools and techniques. It recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards. ...

and Washington Journalism Center * Co-Founder and Past President,

Piedmont Environmental Council The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is a Virginia-based non-profit organization headquartered in Warrenton, Virginia Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, of which it is the seat of government. The population was 9,611 at the ...

* Co-Founder and Past President, Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), Washington, D.C. * Co-Founder and Past President,

African Wildlife Leadership Foundation The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa's wildlife and wild lands. AWF's programs and conservation strategies are designed to protect the wildlife and wild lands of ...

* Board Member, Virginia Higher Education Business Council * Board Member, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership * Member,

Monticello Monticello ( ) was the primary plantation of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, who began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at age 26. Located just outside Charlottesville, V ...

Founders Board * Board Member,

National Sporting Library The National Sporting Library & Museum or NSLM (formerly the National Sporting Library) is a research library and art museum in Middleburg, Virginia in the United States. History The National Sporting Library was founded in 1954 in the personal ...

* Board Member, Waterford Foundation * Founding Chairman and Trustee, Journey Through Hallowed Ground Foundation * Board Member, Americans at War Foundation, Washington, D.C. * Founder and Chairman, Morningside Training Farm, The Plains, VA

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arundel, Arthur W. 1928 births 2011 deaths American television reporters and correspondents American newspaper reporters and correspondents American newspaper executives American newspaper publishers (people) Journalists from Washington, D.C. United States Marine Corps officers United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War Harvard University alumni