RESOLUTION

CONCERNING

AWARD OF THE TITLE

CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

TO

HUGH H. DAVIS

WHEREAS,   The faculty at Southern Connecticut State University has recommended Hugh H. Davis for the title of Connecticut State University Professor, and

WHEREAS,   The President of Southern Connecticut State University, Cheryl J. Norton, has recommended awarding this title to Professor Davis, and Connecticut State University Chancellor, William J. Cibes, Jr., has concurred, and

WHEREAS,   Professor Davis, a highly distinguished teacher and scholar, has served Southern Connecticut State University as a professor in the Department of History, while attaining extraordinary levels of achievement in research, teaching and service, and

WHEREAS,   With the publication of two books by one of the foremost university presses in the country, as well as numerous articles and essays that have appeared in scholarly journals and historical anthologies, Professor Davis is one of the nation's premiere scholars in fields that address the central problem of slavery in American history – the abolitionist movement and the politics of the coming of the Civil War, and

WHEREAS,   Professor Davis is a two-time recipient of the Southern Connecticut State University Faculty Scholar Award (1992 and 2002) and received the Outstanding Book Award by the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States in 1991, and therefore be it

RESOLVED,    That the title Connecticut State University Professor is herewith awarded by the Board of Trustees to Hugh H. Davis of Southern Connecticut State University effective December 16, 2005, pursuant to the BOT/AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement, and be it further

RESOLVED,    That Professor Davis be entitled to all the rights, privileges and responsibilities pertaining to this honor.

A Certified True Copy:

Lawrence D. McHugh
Chairman

William J. Cibes, Jr.
Chancellor