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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. JOSEPH LEE VAUGHAN

The following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, Joseph Lee Vaughan, a native of Lynchburg, matriculated in the College in 1923, took a B.A. in 1926, the M.A. a year later and the Ph.D. in 1940; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Vaughan joined the faculty in 1927 as an instructor in English in the College of Arts &Sciences and in 1936 became an assistant professor and the head of the newly organized Division of English in the School of Engineering, an association he maintained until he retired from the University; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Vaughan continued in his career, becoming a full professor in 1945, serving as the first Provost of the University from 1956 to 1960 and Chancellor for the Community Colleges administered by the University from 1960 to 1966 and, upon his retirement in 1970, Professor Emeritus; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Vaughan served numerous boards and commissions, as a member and as a consultant, in Charlottesville and elsewhere; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Vaughan was multi-faceted: a watercolorist, a raconteur, a valued advisor in a number of areas, but above all a superb teacher and inspiration not only to countless students but to faculty colleagues; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Vaughan died in Charlottesville on January 19, 1999;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors notes with profound regret the passing of Joseph Lee Vaughan, expresses gratitude for his years of devoted and extraordinary service to the University of Virginia, and extends condolences to his family.