Board of Visitors minutes March 26, 1999 | ||
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE L.A. LACY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN ENGINEERING
The following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Linwood A. Lacy matriculated in the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1941, but left to fight in the Second World War; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lacy was for many years a Charlottesville businessman, the owner of L.A. Lacy Plumbing and Heating Contractors; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lacy died in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lacy's son, Linwood A. Lacy, Jr., an alumnus of the School of Engineering and of the Darden School, has made a generous gift to establish a professorship in the School of Engineering in memory of his father;
RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the L.A. Lacy Distinguished Professorship in Engineering and thanks Mr. Linwood A. Lacy, Jr. for his generosity and support.
Board of Visitors minutes March 26, 1999 | ||