diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/js/orgHasPositionUtils.js b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/js/orgHasPositionUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42e3f48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/js/orgHasPositionUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+var orgHasPositionUtils = {
+        
+    onLoad: function(blankSentinel) {
+        this.sentinel = '';
+        if ( blankSentinel ) { this.sentinel = blankSentinel; }
+
+        this.initObjectReferences();                 
+        this.bindEventListeners();
+        
+        $.extend(this, vitro.customFormUtils);
+
+        if ( this.findValidationErrors() ) {
+            this.resetLastNameLabel();
+        }
+    },
+
+    initObjectReferences: function() {
+    
+    this.form = $('#organizationHasPositionHistory');
+    this.person = $('#person');
+    this.firstName = $('#firstName');
+    this.lastName = $('#lastName');
+    this.personUri = $('#personUri');    
+
+    // may not need this
+    this.firstName.attr('disabled', '');
+    
+    },
+    
+    bindEventListeners: function() {
+        this.idCache = {};
+        
+        this.form.submit(function() {
+            orgHasPositionUtils.resolvePersonNames();
+        });            
+    },
+    
+    resolvePersonNames: function() {
+        var firstName,
+            lastName,
+            name;
+
+        // If selecting an existing person, don't submit name fields
+        if (this.personUri.val() == '' || this.personUri.val() == this.sentinel ) {
+            firstName = this.firstName.val();
+            lastName = this.person.val();
+            
+            name = lastName;
+            if (firstName) {
+                name += ', ' + firstName;
+            }
+            this.person.val(name);
+            this.lastName.val(lastName);
+        } 
+        else {
+            this.firstName.attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+            this.lastName.attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+        }
+
+    },    
+
+    resetLastNameLabel: function() {
+        var indx = this.person.val().indexOf(", ");
+        if ( indx != -1 ) {
+            var temp = this.person.val().substr(0,indx);
+            this.person.val(temp);
+        }
+    }
+    
+} 
diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/organizationHasPositionHistory.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/organizationHasPositionHistory.ftl
index 41d69e48..b526f42e 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/organizationHasPositionHistory.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/organizationHasPositionHistory.ftl
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Set this flag on the input acUriReceiver where you would like this behavior to o
                 <input class="display" type="hidden" acGroupName="person" id="personDisplay" name="personLabelDisplay" value="${personLabelDisplayValue}" >
 	    </p>
 	
-	    <div class="acSelection" acGroupName="person">
+	    <div class="acSelection" id="personAcSelection" acGroupName="person">
 	        <p class="inline">
 	            <label>Selected Person:</label>
 	            <span class="acSelectionInfo"></span>