University of Virginia Library

The Board resumed its meeting as the full Board at 4:00 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Rotunda; all Members present earlier in the afternoon were present.

The Board adopted the following resolutions:

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DAVID H. IBBEKEN '71 RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP IN LAW

WHEREAS, David H. Ibbeken, a native of New Jersey, took an A.B. from Princeton University in 1963 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1971; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Ibbeken, after eight years of private practice, returned to the School of Law in 1979 as Executive Director of the Law School Foundation and Alumni Association, and as a member of the General Faculty of the School of Law; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Ibbeken's tireless efforts at raising funds for the Law School have met with great success; and

WHEREAS, a large number of donors, most of them Law School classmates of Mr. Ibbeken, have contributed to the establishment of a chair in Mr. Ibbeken's honor;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the David H. Ibbeken '71 Professorship in Law, to be held in the School of Law, thanks the donors for their generosity, and takes note of the esteem in which Mr. Ibbeken is held by his classmates and friends.

NAMING OF THE KENNETH W. THOMPSON PAVILION AT THE MILLER CENTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WHEREAS, Kenneth W. Thompson was Director of the White Burkett Miller Center from 1978 to 1998, the second person to hold that position; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson's leadership and vision guided the Miller Center to its present national stature; and

WHEREAS, the new wing on the east side of Faulkner House, the central portion of the Miller Center complex, when completed will complement the Newman Pavilion on the west side; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson continues to support the work of the Miller Center as an active member of the faculty and as a teacher and lecturer;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors names the new wing on the east side of Faulkner House the Kenneth W. Thompson Pavilion at the Miller Center of Public Affairs and in so doing recognizes, with gratitude, Mr. Thompson's years of distinguished service to the University.

NAMING OF THE SCRIPPS LIBRARY AND MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE AT THE MILLER CENTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WHEREAS, the new east wing of Faulkner House, the central building of the Miller Center, will house the Center's library and multimedia archive; and

WHEREAS, the library will contain the Miller Center's extensive and valuable collections on the American presidency; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Betty Scripps Harvey, a generous friend and supporter of the University and of the Miller Center, and her husband Jeremy Grig Harvey, have made a significant gift from the Scripps Foundation to the Miller Center for the construction of the new east wing of Faulkner House;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors names the library and multimedia archive in the new east wing of Faulkner House, the Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive, and expresses its profound gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey for their continuing generosity to the University.

NAMING OF THE DAVENPORT FIELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BASEBALL STADIUM

WHEREAS, Ted Davenport, who was a member of the baseball team as a student, was head baseball coach from 1959 to 1961, as well as Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation from 1958 until 1988; and

WHEREAS, Ted Davenport was a devoted supporter of baseball at the University for most of his life and a moving force behind the efforts to renovate the baseball park; and

WHEREAS, Ted Davenport died on November 26, 2001; and

WHEREAS, the renovations Ted Davenport envisioned are well underway;

RESOLVED that the field of the renovated baseball stadium be named Davenport Field at the University of Virginia Baseball Stadium, in memory of Thomas Edward Davenport.

On motion, the Board adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

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