Board of Visitors minutes October 5, 2000 | ||
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE THOMAS A. SAUNDERS, III,FAMILY PROFESSORSHIP IN NURSING
WHEREAS, Theresa A. Thomas died in Hanover County in 1972; and
WHEREAS, her husband, George Thomas, soon after Mrs. Thomas' death established the Theresa A. Thomas Memorial Foundation; and
WHEREAS, the Theresa A. Thomas Memorial Foundation has made a generous gift to the School of Nursing for a professorship; and
WHEREAS, the Saunders family, through the Saunders Professors Fund, has matched the Foundation's gift in order that the professorship might be established; and
WHEREAS, it is the wish of the Foundation that the professorship be named to honor the generosity of the Saunders family;
RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Thomas A. Saunders, III Family Professorship in Nursing, to be held in the School of Nursing, and expresses its gratitude to the Theresa A. Thomas Memorial Foundation and the Saunders family for making this professorship possible.
Board of Visitors minutes October 5, 2000 | ||