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RESOLUTION OF THE MEDICAL FACULTY

WHEREAS we, the members of the Faculty of the School of Medicine,
have become aware of the expressed intention of Colgate W. Darden, Jr.,
to retire in the not-too-distant future as President of the University
of Virginia, and

WHEREAS we have noted the marked advances made by the School of
Medicine during the ten-year period of his wise administration, such
advances as are exemplified by the very substantial additions to the
physical plant, by the expansion of medical and health facilities, and
by the strengthening of the Faculty with the resultant improvement in
teaching and research, and

WHEREAS we have greatly enjoyed the cordial and friendly relations
between him and the Faculty of the School of Medicine,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we hereby express our deep
appreciation of his sympathetic understanding of the problems of the
School of Medicine, our profound regret at the prospective termination
of his tenure as President, and our heartfelt hope that the actual date
of his retirement may be postponed as long as possible

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be spread
upon the minutes of the Faculty of the School of Medicine and that
copies thereof be sent to President Darden and to the Rector and Visitors
of the University of Virginia