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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HARRISON DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN MEDICINE
 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HARRISON DISTINGUISHED
PROFESSORSHIP IN MEDICINE

WHEREAS, the late David A. Harrison, III, of Prince George County, an alumnus of the College and of the School of Law, made generous gifts and bequests to various elements of the University; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison’s last benefaction to the School of Medicine amounted to $20.3 million, to be used to fund chairs and provide academic support; and

WHEREAS, the School of Medicine has designated $19.3 million of this for professorships in the School and $1 million for the Harrison Scholars Awards in Medicine, a prize to recognize excellence in teaching; and

WHEREAS, the President and the School of Medicine have requested the establishment of the Harrison Distinguished Professorship in Medicine with $2 million of Mr. Harrison’s bequest; and

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the President to request from the Board of Visitors in the future the establishment of additional professorships in the School of Medicine with funds from the Harrison bequest;

RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors establishes the Harrison Distinguished Professorship in Medicine, to be held in the School of Medicine, and once more pays tribute to the magnificent generosity of David A. Harrison, III, to the University of Virginia.