diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl
index 7a93e46a..f991a30f 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
     	        Please enter a First Name for this person.
     	    <#elseif  errorFieldName == "lastName">
     	        Please enter a Last Name for this person.
-        	<#elseif  errorFieldName == "lastName">
-        	    ${submissionErrors[errorFieldName]}
+        	<#elseif  errorFieldName == "label">
+        	    Please enter a value in the name field.
     	    </#if>
-    	    <br />${errorFieldName}
+    	    <br />
     	</#list>
         </p>
     </section>
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/PersonHasPositionHistoryGenerator.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/PersonHasPositionHistoryGenerator.java
index 28fb3df9..ea057501 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/PersonHasPositionHistoryGenerator.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/PersonHasPositionHistoryGenerator.java
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ public class PersonHasPositionHistoryGenerator extends VivoBaseGenerator impleme
         
         conf.addField( new FieldVTwo().                        
                 setName("positionTitle")
-                .setRangeDatatypeUri( XSD.xstring.toString() )
-                // .setValidators("[nonempty]")
+                .setRangeDatatypeUri( XSD.xstring.toString() ).
+                setValidators( list("nonempty") )
                 );
         
         conf.addField( new FieldVTwo().
                 setName("positionType").
                 setOptionsType(FieldVTwo.OptionsType.CHILD_VCLASSES_WITH_PARENT).
-                setObjectClassUri(positionClass)
-                //setValidators( ["nonempty"])
+                setObjectClassUri(positionClass).
+                setValidators( list("nonempty") )
                 );
  
         conf.addField( new FieldVTwo().
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ public class PersonHasPositionHistoryGenerator extends VivoBaseGenerator impleme
         
         conf.addField( new FieldVTwo().
                 setName("orgLabel").
-                setRangeDatatypeUri(XSD.xstring.toString())
-                // .setValidators("[nonempty]")
+                setRangeDatatypeUri(XSD.xstring.toString() ).
+                setValidators( list("nonempty") )
                 );
         
         conf.addField( new FieldVTwo().