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REPORT ON NAMINGS
The President then reported on the following two namings:
THE DI BENEDETTO LIBRARY IN THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
The di Benedetto Library is the departmental library of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine. It was named at the request of the Department for Margarete di Benedetto, M.D., who retired on November 26th. Dr. di Benedetto, who has been nationally recognized for her work in electrodiagnosis, was recruited in 1989 from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to serve as the first Chair of the newly established Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is also the first woman Chair of any department in the Medical School. Dr. di Benedetto retired as Chair in 1995 but continued to teach and conduct research until her retirement last fall.
THE SARAH DU BOSE FUND FAMILY EDUCATION ROOM IN
THE
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Children's Medical Center has been renovated recently. At the request of the Health System, the Names Committee approved the naming of the Family Education Room in the renovated unit; the Room is to be known as the Sarah Du Bose Fund Family Education Room.
Sarah Du Bose was born at the University Hospital on February 2, 1994; she was 14 weeks early and weighed less than three pounds. She spent almost four months in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the Children's Medical Center and received care that her parents believe saved her life. She is now a happy and healthy ten-year old. Her parents, Sally and Charles Du Bose of Charlottesville, established the Sarah Du Bose Fund to provide support for the Children's Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Du Bose have given generously of their time and resources to the Children's Medical Center and have organized a community effort, an effort which includes students at the University, to raise money for the Sarah Du Bose Fund. The naming of the Family Education Room honors the contributions the Fund has made to the support of the Children's Medical Center.
The Board adjourned at 4:25 p.m.
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The Board resumed its meeting, in Open Session, at 8:40 a.m., Saturday, February 7, 2004, in the East Oval Room of the Rotunda; save Messrs. Bliley, Farrell, and Payne, all Members present the previous day were present.
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