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RESOLUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE AND ITS COMMITTEE

The Rector called to the attention of the Board certain portions of the minutes of the meeting
of the University Senate of 3 March 1959. This meeting was devoted to a consideration of the
report of the Special Committee which the Senate had appointed on 27 May 1958 to assist the
Board of Visitors in its search for a successor to President Darden. The University Senate's
Special Committee, at this meeting, unanimously addressed a statement to the Board's Committee
on the Nomination of a President which reads as follows:

"The Committee elected by the University of Virginia Senate to assist the Committee of the
Board of Visitors, charged with the responsibility of nominating a successor to President Darden,
wishes to register its deep sense of appreciation for the outstanding service rendered to the
University by the Committee of the Board in its choice of Dr. Edgar Shannon as successor to
President Darden and in the attitude of cordiality and confidence manifested in its dealings
with the Senate Committee."

Following the completion of the report of the University Senate's Special Committee, the
Senate unanimously adopted the following resolution:

"WHEREAS: The Board of Visitors of the University sincerely sought the advice and
counsel of the University Senate during its search for a successor to Mr. Darden;

AND WHEREAS: The delegated Committee of the Board worked closely with the Committee
elected by the Senate in joint evaluation of all of the candidates under consideration during
the entire period leading to the final selection of Mr. Shannon;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Senate of the University meeting on March 3, 1959,
express its warm appreciation to the Board of Visitors for its sincere and direct consideration
of the sentiments and judgments of the Faculty during its search and selection of an appropriate
successor to President Colgate W. Darden, Jr."

After expressions of gratification by individual members of the Board, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the sentiments expressed in the statement of the University Senate's Special Committee and
the resolution of the University Senate are deeply appreciated and that as a further mark of
appreciation the Secretary is hereby directed to include the statement and the resolution in
the permanent minutes of the Board.