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MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS

ELECTIONS

The President proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following persons be and they are hereby elected to the faculty:

Mr. William F. Barker as Visiting Professor of Chemistry, for one year, effective 1 September
1962, at a salary of $9,100.

Miss Beverly J. Davis as Instructor in Art, for one year, effective 1 September 1962, at a
salary of $6,200.

Mrs. Margaret Sue Early as Instructor in English, for one year, effective 1 September 1962, at
a salary rate of $5,900, the actual salary to be determined by the number of classes taught.

Mr. Lloyd P. Farrar as Assistant Professor of Music, for three years, effective 1 September
1962, at a salary of $6,500.

Miss Annie Lancri as Instructor in Modern Foreign Languages, for one year, effective
1 September 1962, at a salary of $5,300.

Mr. Urban W. Ludwig as Assistant Professor of Physics, for three years, effective 1 September
1962, at a salary of $7,400.

Mrs. Jean Mae Nazzaro as Instructor in Psychology, part-time, for one semester, effective
1 September 1962, at a salary rate of $5,300, the actual salary to be determined by the number of
classes taught.

Mr. Robert M. Rennick as Assistant Professor of Sociology, for one year, effective 1 September
1962, at a salary of $6,500.

Mr. Glen R. Thomas as Assistant Professor of Psychology, for one year, effective 1 September
1962, at a salary of $6,500.

Mrs. Martha J. Watts as Instructor in Modern Foreign Languages, for one year, effective 1
September 1962, at a salary of $5,300.

CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS

The President proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that
the elections of the following persons to the faculty be and they are hereby cancelled:

Miss Rochelle Bernand as Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages, for the 1962-1963
session.

Miss Ellen B. Wood as Instructor in Art, for the 1962-1963 session

RE-ELECTIONS

The President proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the following faculty members be and they are hereby re-elected to the faculty

Mrs. Lydia B. Fauls as Assistant Professor of Psychology, for one year, effective 1 September
1962, at a salary of $6,200.

Mrs. Helen L. Sehrt as Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages (three-fourths time),
for one year, effective 1 September 1962, at a salary of $5,325.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The President proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that
the following faculty member be and she is hereby granted leave of absence

Mrs. Eileen K. Dodd, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychology, without pay, for
one year, effective 1 September 1962, to accompany her husband, who will be Visiting Professor of
Economics in Hong Kong for one year under the Smith-Mundt Act

LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MR. JULIEN BINFORD

The President reminded the Board of its action at the meeting on 1 June 1962 (Minutes, Board
of Visitors, University of Virginia, No. 12, 1 June 1962, p. 347) in granting a leave of absence to
Mr. Julien Binford, Professor of Art, for the 1962-1963 session, at one-fourth salary, $2,675. In
order that his leave might be on the same basis as others granted leave for the same purpose, the
President requested that the compensation be not to exceed $5,350

Accordingly, the President proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the resolution adopted by the Board at its meeting on 1 June 1962 relating to the leave of
absence of Mr. Julien Binford, Professor of Art, be and it is hereby amended and re-enacted as
follows

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mr. Julien Binford, Professor of Art, be and he is hereby granted leave of absence for the
1962-1963 session, at up to one-half salary of $5,350, subject to the determination and approval of
the President

APPOINTMENTS

The President announced the following appointments

Mr. G. Preston Burns as Chairman of the Department of Physics, for one year, effective
1 September 1962

Mr. Samuel T. Emory as Chairman of the Department of Geography and Geology, for one year,
effective 1 September 1962

Mr. Harry W. Hewetson as Chairman of the Department of Economics, for three years, effective
1 September 1962

Mr. J. Russell Nazzaro and Mrs. Mary A. K. Kelly as Co-Chairmen of the Department of Psychology,
for one year, effective 1 September 1962, during the period of Mrs. E. K. Dodd's leave of absence

Mr. Russell S. Ratcliffe as Chairman of the Department of Education, for three years, effective
1 September 1962

Mr. Mark Sumner as Chairman of the Department of Drama, for one year, effective 1 September 1962.

SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS FOR NEW DORMITORY

The following resolution was adopted

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that
the Chancellor be and he is hereby authorized to employ the firm of Wright, Jones, and Wilkerson, of
Richmond, Virginia, as architects for the new dormitory at Mary Washington College

RETIREMENT POLICY

The President stated his belief that the retirement policy should be uniform for all divisions
of the University and accordingly proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that,
effective 1 September 1962, the age of 70 be and it is hereby prescribed as the mandatory retirement
age for members of the faculty at Mary Washington College, that, upon the initiative either of the
Chancellor or of the professor concerned, any professor aged 65 or over may be retired or may have
his teaching load, and proportionately his compensation, reduced to an amount that is appropriate
in each particular case,

RESOLVED further that the age of 65 be and it is hereby fixed as the retirement age for the
Chancellor, the Bursar, and other administrative officers, and that deans and chairmen of departments
be retired at age 65 from their administrative positions even though their teaching duties
may continue either in whole or in part, and

RESOLVED further that the College's retirement policy as set forth in this resolution shall
be presented to future employees of the College at the time of election or appointment and
accepted by them as a condition of employment.

GIFT BY MRS. ALBERT J. BOWLEY

The President reported that a gift of 200 shares of du Pont stock and $1,000 in cash had been
made to Mary Washington College for the purpose of establishing two scholarships. He stated that
he and Chancellor Simpson had written letters of appreciation to Mrs. Bowley but he also believed
that a resolution by the Board concerning this gift would be in order. Accordingly, the President
proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution

WHEREAS Mrs. Albert J. Bowley has made a gift to Mary Washington College of 200 shares of
du Pont stock and $1,000 in cash for the support of two scholarships,

AND WHEREAS these scholarships will be most useful to the College by enabling it to provide
additional financial assistance to worthy students,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the
University of Virginia that we hereby express our grateful thanks to Mrs. Bowley for her generous
gift and as a mark of our deep appreciation direct the Secretary on our behalf to send a copy of
this resolution to Mrs. Bowley