Board of Visitors minutes October 5, 2000 | ||
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MADELINE HIGGINBOTHAM SLY PROFESSORSHIP IN NURSING
WHEREAS, Madeline Higginbotham Sly took a B.S. in Nursing from the University in 1966 and her husband, Donald, an M.D. in 1961; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Sly, throughout their professional careers, have maintained a commitment to education and patient care, as well as close ties to the University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Sly have made a generous gift to the School of Nursing for a professorship, and have created a living trust to provide scholarships for medical and nursing students; and
WHEREAS, the Saunders family, through the Saunders Professors Fund, has made a matching gift for the professorship;
RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Madeline Higginbotham Sly Professorship in Nursing, to be held in the School of Nursing, and expresses its appreciation to Dr. and Mrs. Sly and to the Saunders family for their generosity.
Board of Visitors minutes October 5, 2000 | ||