 | Board of Visitors minutes February 8, 1964 |  |
ESTABLISHMENT OF LAWRENCE R. QUARLES PROFESSORSHIP OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
The President announced the receipt of a gift of $500,000 by an anonymous donor, the entire
proceeds of which are to be expended within a period of not less than 10 nor more than 20 years for
the purpose of strengthening and developingg the quality of the instructional and research programs
of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The anonymous donor, who has previously made gifts
of approximately the same amounts for strengthening the University's work in Physics, Biology, and
Chemistry, has directed that (1) 20 per cent of the gift be used to establish and maintain a Chair
to be known as the Lawrence R. Quarles Professorship of Engineering and Applied Science, (2) 55 per
cent be used for graduate fellowships, and (3) 25 per cent be used to assist members of the faculty
of the School of Engineering and Applied Science in their research programs
To carry out the wishes of the donor, the following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that
there is hereby established a Chair in the School of Engineering and Applied Science to be known as
the Lawrence R. Quarles Professorship of Engineering and Applied Science
| Board of Visitors minutes February 8, 1964 | |