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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EDMUND H. HENDERSON PROFESSORSHIP IN EDUCATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EDMUND H. HENDERSON PROFESSORSHIP IN EDUCATION

WHEREAS, Edmund H. Henderson of Easton, Maryland, took a B.A. from the College in 1950; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson directed the McGuffey Reading Center at the Curry School from 1969 until his death in 1989; and

WHEREAS, much of the Center's success can be attributed to Mr. Henderson's work; and

WHEREAS, Achsah Easter Henderson, Mr. Henderson's widow, has made a generous gift to the Curry School to establish a chair in her husband's memory; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Henderson's gift has been matched by the Saunders Professors Fund

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Edmund H. Henderson Professorship in Education, to be held in the Curry School, honors Mr. Henderson's memory and expresses its appreciation to Mrs. Henderson and to the Saunders family for their generosity.