RESOLUTION

CONCERNING
A GIFT OF ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND DRAWINGS
FROM LWEIS F. ZURLO AND ASSOCIATES
VALUED AT $639,236
TO WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

April 6, 2006

WHEREAS,   Western Connecticut State University's Archival and Special Collections unit is committed to working with the Danbury community to collect personal and organizational records that represent the past, present and future of the community; and

WHEREAS,   Lewis F. Zurlo and Associates, a firm that was founded in Danbury in 1973, has been engaged in countless projects for local, state, federal and private institutions as well as serving as architects for IBM, Union Savings Bank and the Savings Bank of Danbury; and

WHEREAS,   Mr. Zurlo wishes to donate a collection consisting of his student and professional records; and

WHEREAS,   The donation includes a collection of tubes containing plans and drawings, office records pertaining to projects, plans and sketches, a collection of project photos, project catalogs, newspaper clippings and numerous artists' renderings, and

WHEREAS,   This gift, valued at $639,236, will offer students of art and design, history, preservation and countless other disciplines a uniquely enriching educational experience at Western Connecticut State University through this collection, therefore be it

RESOLVED,    That the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System accepts the above gift from Lewis F. Zurlo and Associates to Western Connecticut State University.

A Certified True Copy:

David G. Carter, Chancellor