The Most Reverend Thomas A. Donnellan, Archbishop of Atlanta has been named to serve on the Presidential Search Committee of the Catholic University of America.

The Committee will make recommendations to the CUA board of Trustees for a successor to Dr. Clarence Walton, who has announced his resignation.

The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, D.C. is the oldest Catholic graduate institution in the United States. It presently comprises nine schools, five of which also offer undergraduate degrees.

CUA has reversed the national trend in declining private school enrollment by a 30 percent increase in enrollment over the last five years. Additionally, it ranks among the top four academic institutions in the nation whose graduates themselves become presidents of colleges and universities.

Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans will chair the 15-member Presidential Search Committee, whose members represent a broad cross-section of academic, religious and public life from across the nation.