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THE GEORGE BASKERVILLE ZEHMER ROOM IN MADISON HALL

The President stated that he had received a letter from the Dean of the Division of Extension
and General Studies, Mr. James W. Cole, Jr., proposing on behalf of the staff of the Division that
the West Room in the new quarters of the Division at Madison Hall be named in honor of the late
George Baskerville Zehmer, for many years Dean of the Division of Extension and General Studies. The
President noted that Mr. Zehmer was the first Director (the title was later changed to Dean) and had
served in that position for 38 years.

The President proposed and the Board adopted the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the West Room of Madison Hall be named "The George Baskerville Zehmer Room" to honor and to
reflect the contributions of the late Dean George Baskerville Zehmer to the Division of Extension
and General Studies, to the University of Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to the
Nation.