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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOSEPH WEINTRAUB BANK OF
AMERICA PROFESSORSHIP IN LAW

WHEREAS, Joseph Weintraub, a native of Georgia, attended the College and the School of Law; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Weintraub moved to Florida in 1926 and established a law practice in Miami, later founding the American Title Insurance Company, the Pan American Bank, Inc., and the Intercontinental Bank; and

WHEREAS, the Pan American Bank and the Intercontinental Bank were merged into NationsBank Corporation which in turn became part of the Bank of America Corporation; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Weintraub created the Joseph Weintraub Family Foundation, Inc. in 1949; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Weintraub died in 1987; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Weintraub's son, Michael Weintraub, an alumnus of the College and of the Law School, is now Chairman of the Joseph Weintraub Family Foundation; and

WHEREAS, the Foundation, with a significant gift from the Bank of America Corporation, has made a gift to establish a professorship in Joseph Weintraub's memory;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Joseph Weintraub — Bank of America Professorship in Law, to be held in the School of Law, and expresses its great appreciation to the Weintraub family, the Weintraub Family Foundation, and the Bank of America Corporation for their generosity.