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NAMING OF SHEA HOUSE

WHEREAS, A. Vincent Shea , a native of Richmond, took a B.A. from the University in 1934 and an M.A. in 1935; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Shea joined the faculty of the University in 1936 as a member of the Bureau of Public Administration; and

WHEREAS, after distinguished service in the United States Navy during the Second World War, Mr. Shea returned to the University and served, variously, as Bursar, Comptroller, Assistant to President Darden, Secretary to the Board of Visitors, Vice President for Business and Finance, Chair of the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, and Secretary of the Alumni Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Shea retired from the faculty in 1982 and died on May 18, 2002 ;

RESOLVED, that the Monroe Lane Language House, the student dormitory at the corner of Jefferson Park Avenue and Monroe Lane, be named Shea House in honor of A. Vincent Shea.

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The Board recessed at 4:30 p.m., for a reception honoring donors and persons for whom professorships and buildings were named.

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The Board resumed meeting, in Open Session, as the full Board at 8:45 a.m., on Saturday, October 4, 2003, in the East Oval Room of the Rotunda. All Members present at the opening session the previous day were once more present.

The Board had a policy discussion on compensation and research initiatives; the discussion is recounted in the separate Minutes of that part of the Board meeting.

The session ended at 10:15 and the Board went immediately into the final portion of its meeting.