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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. HERBERT C. POLLOCK
 
 
 
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. HERBERT C. POLLOCK

The following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, Herbert C. Pollock, a native of Staunton, took his B.A. from the University in 1933 and a D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1937; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Pollock joined the staff of the General Electric Research Laboratory in 1937, an association that he continued until his retirement in 1976; and

WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. Pollock was a member of the Manhattan Project which produced the first atomic bombs; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Pollock served two terms on the Board of Visitors, from 1955 to 1963; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Pollock died in Connecticut on November 24, 2000;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors notes with profound sadness the death of Mr. Pollock, expresses gratitude for his devoted service to the University and extends condolences to his family.