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FULL
BOARD OF VISITORS’ MEETING
JANUARY
19 , 2001
FULL
BOARD MEETING
Friday,
January 19, 2001
4:00
— 4:30 p.m.
Dome
Room, The Rotunda
AGENDA
ACTION
ITEMS (Mr. Casteen)
- Establishment
of the Bigelow Research Professorship in Business Administration
- Establishment
of the Mario di Valmarana Professorship in the School of Architecture
- Establishment
of the Murray Research Professorship in the McIntire School
of Commerce
- Renaming
the Centennial Distinguished Professorship in Nursing as the
Centennial Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Nursing
- Renaming
the NationsBank Professorship in the McIntire
School of Commerce as the Bank of America Professorship in the
McIntire School of Commerce
AGENDA
ITEM: A. Establishment of Professorship
Approval
to establish Professorship in Business Administration
BIGELOW
RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BACKGROUND:
The proposed Bigelow Research Professorship in Business Administration
is a gift of E. Thayer Bigelow, Jr., a 1967 alumnus of the Darden
School, with additional funds from the Batten Family Leadership
Challenge. The Professorship will be focused in the field of business
strategy.
Mr.
Bigelow is the current Chairman of the Darden Campaign. He was re-elected
recently to the Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees and he
is a former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Darden Alumni
Council. He has been a generous friend of the School.
Mr.
Bigelow took his B.A. from Trinity College in 1965. Since he graduated
from the Darden School he has had a successful career in the media
industry, having been President and Chief Executive Officer of Time
Warner Cable Programming, Inc. and President of Home Box Office.
At present, he serves as Senior Advisor of Time Warner, Inc. and
as a director of several major companies.
The
Batten Family Leadership Challenge was established at the Darden
School in 1990 with $3.5 million; it now has $7 million in account.
DISCUSSION:
The President will propose the establishment of the Bigelow Research
Professorship in Business Administration.
ACTION
REQUIRED: Approval by the Board of Visitors
ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE BIGELOW RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS,
E. Thayer Bigelow, Jr. took his M.B.A. from the Darden School in
1967 and has been a loyal and supportive alumnus; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Bigelow serves as the Darden Campaign Chairman, is a member
of the Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees and is a former
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Darden Alumni Council;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Bigelow has made a generous gift toward the establishment of
a professorship in the Darden School;
RESOLVED
that the Board of Visitors establishes the Bigelow Research Professorship
in Business Administration, to be held in the Darden School, and
thanks E. Thayer Bigelow, Jr., and members of the Batten family,
through the Batten Family Leadership Challenge, which have made
this chair possible.
AGENDA
ITEM: B. Establishment of Professorship
Approval
to establish Professorship in
the School of Architecture
MARIO
DI VALMARANA PROFESSORSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES IN
THE
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
BACKGROUND:
Mario di Valmarana joined the faculty of the School of Architecture
on September 1, 1972, and retired on January 24, 2000; he was elected
Professor Emeritus by the Board of Visitors on April 15, 2000. His
years at the University spanned an extraordinary career of teaching.
Professor
Valmarana was raised in the Veneto, the area northwest of Venice.
He grew up in the Villa Rotunda, probably the best known of the
country houses designed by the 16th century architect
Andrea Palladio. He perhaps naturally became a recognized authority
on Palladio and at the University, an authority on the Palladian
origins of Jefferson’s architectural thinking.
A
year after joining the faculty of the School of Architecture, Professor
Valmarana, along with the late Professor Frederick Nichols and the
late Dean of the School, Joseph Bosserman, began planning a study
abroad program in Italy for students in the School. There are now
two of these programs, called the Italian Programs Abroad; the summer
program is centered in Vicenza and the fall program in Venice. They
have been immensely successful and popular, and they have won national
awards.
Professor
Valmarana is an innovative and engaging teacher and he has given
a wonderful introduction to Italian architecture and culture to
a generation of students.
The
Valmarana Professorship is made possible by generous gifts from
friends and former students of Mr. Valmarana, and from the Center
for Palladian Studies in America.
DISCUSSION:
The President will propose the establishment of the Valmarana Professorship.
ACTION
REQUIRED: Approval by the Board of Visitors
ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE MARIO DI VALMARANA PROFESSORSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
IN THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
WHEREAS, Mario di Valmarana joined the faculty of the School of
Architecture in 1972, retired in January, 2000 and was elected Professor
Emeritus by the Board of Visitors on April 15, 2000; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Valmarana, a recognized authority on the work of the
16th century architect, Andrea Palladio, has had a special
interest in the Palladian origins of Jefferson’s architectural
thinking; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Valmarana, who was raised in the Veneto, established
study programs at Vicenza and at Venice for students in the School
of Architecture; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Valmarana is known as a superb and innovative teacher;
and
WHEREAS, the Italian Program Abroad, set up by Mr. Valmarana and
directed by him, has won national awards and acclaim from the students
who have participated in it; and
WHEREAS, friends, former students and the Center for Palladian Studies
in America have made a generous gift for the establishment of a
chair in the School of Architecture in honor of Mr. Valmarana;
RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Mario di Valmarana
Professorship in Sustainable Communities in the School of Architecture,
to be held in the School of Architecture, expresses its gratitude
to the donors who have made the chair possible, and thanks Mr. Valmarana
for his years of devoted and distinguished service to the University.
AGENDA
ITEM: C. Establishment of Professorship
Approval
to establish Professorship in
the McIntire School of Commerce
MURRAY
RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP IN THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
BACKGROUND:
The Murray family of Tampa has been associated with the McIntire
School of Commerce since James Kirtis Murray, III matriculated in
the School in 1983 when he was a third year student in the University.
Mr. Murray was followed by his brother, Michael, who took his degree
in 1988. The Murrays’ father, James Kirtis Murray, Jr., though
not an alumnus of the School, has been a strong supporter of McIntire
since his first son matriculated. Both sons share their father’s
interest and all have given generously to the School.
The
Murray family wishes to establish a professorship to further the
McIntire School’s efforts to recruit and retain a senior scholar
in finance or management information systems. The chair would be
called the Murray Research Professorship.
DISCUSSION:
The President will propose the establishment of the Murray
Research Professorship.
ACTION
REQUIRED: Approval by the Board of Visitors
ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE MURRAY RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP IN THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
WHEREAS,
the Murray family of Tampa have been generous supporters of the
McIntire School of Commerce for many years; and
WHEREAS,
James K. Murray, Jr., and his sons James K. Murray, III, (Commerce
’85) and Michael S. Murray (Commerce ’88), have made a
generous gift to the McIntire School to establish a professorship;
RESOLVED
that the Board of Visitors establishes the Murray Research Professorship,
to be held in the McIntire School of Commerce, and expresses its
profound gratitude to the Murray family for its interest and support.
AGENDA
ITEM: D. Renaming the Centennial Distinguished
Professorship
in Nursing
RENAMING
THE CENTENNIAL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN NURSING AS THE CENTENNIAL
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
BACKGROUND:
On June 16, 2000, the Board of Visitors passed a resolution creating
the Centennial Distinguished Professorship in Nursing. The full
name of the Professorship should reflect the wish of the donor that
the chairholder specialize in Pediatric Nursing. The following resolution
makes this correction.
DISCUSSION:
The President will propose the renaming of the Centennial Distinguished
Professorship in Nursing.
ACTION
REQUIRED: Approval by the Board of Visitors
RENAMING
THE CENTENNIAL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN NURSING AS THE CENTENNIAL
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
WHEREAS,
the Board of Visitors on June 16, 2000, voted to establish the Centennial
Distinguished Professorship in Nursing, to be held in the School
of Nursing;
RESOLVED
that the Centennial Distinguished Professorship in Nursing be changed
to the Centennial Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Nursing,
to be held in the School of Nursing.
AGENDA
ITEM: E. Renaming the Nationsbank Professorship in
the McIntire School of Commerce
RENAMING
THE NATIONSBANK PROFESSORSHIP IN THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
AS THE BANK OF AMERICA PROFESSORSHIP IN THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
BACKGROUND:
On November 7, 1997, the Board of Visitors voted to establish the
NationsBank Professorship in the McIntire School of Commerce. The
chair was a gift from NationsBank Virginia and the impetus for the
gift had come from Mr. Randolph J. McElroy, an alumnus, when he
was President of NationsBank Virginia.
NationsBank
subsequently merged with the Bank of America and it has been requested
that the name of the chair be changed to reflect this as the first
chairholder is elected.
DISCUSSION:
The President will propose the renaming of the Professorship in
the McIntire School of Commerce.
ACTION
REQUIRED: Approval by the Board of Visitors
RENAMING
THE NATIONSBANK PROFESSORSHIP IN THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
AS THE BANK OF AMERICA PROFESSORSHIP IN THE MCINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
WHEREAS,
the Board of Visitors on November 7, 1997, established the NationsBank
Professorship in the McIntire School of Commerce; and
WHEREAS,
NationsBank subsequently has merged with the Bank of America, with
the new company known as the Bank of America;
RESOLVED
that the NationsBank Professorship in the McIntire School of Commerce
be renamed the Bank of America Professorship in the McIntire School
of Commerce.
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