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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION ON FRANK LOUCKS HEREFORD, JR.
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION ON FRANK LOUCKS HEREFORD, JR.

In presenting this resolution, the President commented on the distinguished contributions Mr. Hereford made to the University, not only as President, but as a member of the faculty, as Provost, and as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He also spoke to President Hereford’s character, strong sense of moral right, his kindness and his modesty.

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WHEREAS, Frank Loucks Hereford, Jr., a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, took a B.A. from the University in 1943 and the Ph.D., in Physics, in 1947; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford distinguished himself in every way as a student, participating in research for the Manhattan Project and other University of Virginia scientific efforts during World War II; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford joined the faculty of the University in 1949 as Associate Professor of Physics, was promoted to Professor in 1952 and was elected to a chair in 1966; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford became Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1962 and Provost in 1966; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford, as Provost, worked under President Shannon to recruit an outstanding faculty, and was largely responsible for the creation of the Center for Advanced Studies; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford was elected the fifth President of the University in 1973 and took office in September, 1974; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford led the University’s first successful capital campaign; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford, by every measure, was a distinguished and effective President, strengthening and advancing the excellence of this institution; and


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WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford retired as President in 1985 to resume his teaching and research, and retired from the faculty in 1992; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hereford died in Charlottesville on September 21, 2004;

RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors marks with profound sorrow the passing of Frank Loucks Hereford, Jr., honors his memory and the important and lasting contributions he made to the University of Virginia, and expresses its deepest sympathy to his family.

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