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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JAMES R. SCHLESINGER DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP AT THE MILLER CENTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JAMES R. SCHLESINGER
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP AT THE MILLER CENTER OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WHEREAS, James R. Schlesinger was a member of the faculty of the Economics Department from 1955 to 1963, first as an Assistant Professor and then as an Associate Professor; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Schlesinger is one of the most distinguished figures in American public life, having been Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Secretary of Defense, and the first Secretary of Energy, as well as having been and continuing to be an advisor to a number of government agencies; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Schlesinger career embodies the ideals of public service in this country; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Schlesinger has made a generous gift for a professorship, to be held in the Miller Center, whose occupant should offer expertise in foreign policy or national security;

RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors establishes the James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professorship at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, pays tribute to Mr. Schlesinger exemplary public service, and thanks Mr. Schlesinger for his very generous gift to the University.