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III. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KOSCIUSZKO PROFESSORSHIP IN POLISH STUDIES

The following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, the great Polish patriot, was a friend of the American Revolution and an officer in the Continental Army, as well as a friend of Thomas Jefferson; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko is an enduring symbol of freedom and of Polish-American friendship; and

WHEREAS, generous friends of Poland and of the University of Virginia have provided funds for the establishment of a chair in Polish Studies;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Kosciuszko Professorship in Polish Studies, in an academic department to be designated by the Vice President and Provost, as appropriate to the incumbent's activities and participation in the White Burkett Miller Center of Public Affairs, and expresses appreciation to the generous benefactors, and for the leadership of Mrs. Blanka Rosenstiel, who have made the Professorship possible.