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RESOLUTION COMMENDING MS. ELIZABETH A. TWOHY

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Addington Twohy of Virginia Beach, a member of the first undergraduate class of the University to which women were admitted without restriction, took a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School in 1974; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy, after a year as a banker in Atlanta, returned to Virginia Beach and went to work for her family's company, Capital Concrete, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy very quickly proved her worth and became President and General Manager of the company, as well as principal officer in several state and national trade associations; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy married Kevin Michaels, an alumnus of the Curry School, in 1977 and their oldest daughter, Merrick, took a B.A. from the College in 2002; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy's abilities as a competitive surfer are a matter of record and community pride in Virginia Beach; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy was appointed to the Board of Visitors by Governor Allen in 1995 and reappointed by Governor Gilmore in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy has been an invaluable Member of the Board, respected and admired by her colleagues who have valued her wisdom and advice; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy has served as Chair of the Educational Policy Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee, as well as a Member of the Executive Committee; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Twohy's second term on the Board expires on February 28, 2003;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors thanks its friend and valued colleague, Elizabeth Addington Twohy, for her devoted service to the Board and to the University of Virginia.

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The Board recessed at 1:25 p.m., for the meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee.

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The Board resumed its meeting as the full Board at 1:40 p.m., in Open Session; all Members present at the earlier afternoon session were present. After adopting the following motions, the Board went into Executive Session:

That the Educational Policy Committee of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters pertaining to the appointment, assignment, reappointment, promotion, performance, compensation, discipline, separation and resignation of specific employees of the University of Virginia; as provided for in Section 2.2-3711 (A) (1) of the Code of Virginia.

That the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia go into Executive Session to review and discuss with General Counsel his confidential litigation report and to receive the

advice of legal counsel with respect to pending and probable litigation, as provided for in Section 2.2-3711 (A) (7) of the Code of Virginia.

That the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia go into Executive Session to consider the appointment of a student member to the Board of Visitors in accordance with Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia.

That the Board of Visitors convene in closed session to review with legal counsel and the University administration purchase of real estate and related funding for road construction, and to evaluate negotiations concerning the disposition of University real estate for site development; where disclosure of these discussions at this time would adversely affect the University's bargaining position and negotiation strategy, in accordance with Section 2.2-3711 (A) (3), (5), (7) and (8) of the Code of Virginia.

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The Board resumed in Open Session at 3:25 p.m., and after adopting the following motion certifying the legality of matters discussed in Executive Session, recessed for the meeting of the Committee on The University of Virginia's College at Wise:

Mr. Rector, I move that we vote on and record our certification that, to the best of each Board member's knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements and which were identified in the motion(s) authorizing the closed session, were heard, discussed or considered in closed session.

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The Board resumed its meeting as the full Board, in Open Session, at 4:00 p.m., in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. All Members present at the sessions earlier in the afternoon were present, save Ms. Twohy.

The Board adopted the following resolutions: