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RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION FOR MR. C. RAY SMITH

The Rector noted that Mr. C. Ray Smith of the Darden School is retiring from the faculty after 42 years. He asked the Provost to present a resolution honoring Mr. Smith and marking the occasion. Mr. Block read the following resolution which on motion was approved by the Board:

WHEREAS, C. Ray Smith was raised in Bassett, did his undergraduate work at Bridgewater College, and matriculated in the Darden School in 1956; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith took his M.B.A. in 1958, a member of the second Darden class, and returned in 1961 to join the faculty; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith thus is the longest serving member of the Darden faculty and has taught virtually every living alumnus of the School; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was elected a full professor in 1971 and Tipton R. Snavely Professor of Business Administration in 1981; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith continues to teach but also has held virtually every significant administrative position at the Darden School, including appointment as interim dean on three occasions; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith is also Executive Director of the Darden School Foundation; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Smith intends to retire on the occasion of the 45th reunion of his Darden class in the spring of 2003;

RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors salutes C. Ray Smith, exemplary good citizen of the University, thanks him for his years of devoted service, and extends him every best wish in his retirement.

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Mr. Robert Harris, Dean of the Darden School, thanked the Board and spoke to Mr. Smith’s years of devoted service to the University. The President commented as well.