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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SIDMAN P. POOLE PROFESSORSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SIDMAN P. POOLE PROFESSORSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

WHEREAS, Sidman P. Poole, a native of New York and an alumnus of Syracuse University and the University of Chicago, joined the faculty of the University of Virginia as Professor of Geography after World War II; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Poole and his wife, Rachel Sumner Poole, made signficant contributions to the life of University community;

WHEREAS, Mr. Poole died in 1955 and Mrs. Poole in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Poole made a generous gift to the University to establish a professorship in honor of Mr. Poole;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Sidman P. Poole Professorship in Environmental Sciences, to be held in the Department of Environmental Sciences, and in so doing honors the contributions of Professor and Mrs. Poole to the University of Virginia.