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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOSEPH C. SMIDDY PROFESSORSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE

WHEREAS, Joseph C. Smiddy, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Biology at Clinch Valley College, was Chancellor of the College — now The University of Virginia's College at Wise — from 1957 to 1985; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smiddy's vision of the College has been a firm commitment to the liberal arts; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smiddy's devotion to the College and to Southwest Virginia is well known throughout Virginia to the point where he is the embodiment of both his school and his region; and

WHEREAS, numerous friends and admirers have made generous gifts to the College to establish a professorship in Mr. Smiddy's honor;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Joseph C. Smiddy Professorship at The University of Virginia's College at Wise, to be rotated among the departments at the College, thanks the many friends of Mr. Smiddy who have made the Professorship possible, and pays honor to Mr. Smiddy's devotion and commitment to the College and to Southwest Virginia.

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