Archived article from February 06, 2008
Dennis Patterson was named Board
of Governors Professor of Law. Patterson is acclaimed in the documented
testimonies of distinguished experts for his essential, lucid, and original
explorations of legal philosophy. He has been recognized for his contributions
to the fields of commercial law and of law and philosophy. His seminal work, Law and Truth, has been translated into
German and Italian. He has served as editor to the highly praised Blackwell Companion to the Philosophy of Law
and Legal Theory and of the Oxford Press series Principles and Theory of Law.
Ernest Sosa was named Board of
Governors Professor of Philosophy. Sosa is acclaimed in the documented
testimonies of internationally distinguished experts for his pathbreaking work
in “virtue epistemology,” transforming the research paradigm in epistemology, the
study of knowledge and justified belief. Sosa has been recognized for his
seminal contributions to the understanding of the nature and extent of
knowledge through his many awards and honors, including his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001. He
has received numerous fellowships, including the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Exxon Foundation,
and the National Science Foundation. He has served as editor of three major
philosophy journals and several distinguished book series.
Cheryl A. Wall was named Board of
Governors Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English. Zora Neale Hurston was one
of the preeminent African-American writers of the 20th century, and her work
has inspired and influenced Wall’s own scholarly work. Wall has garnered an
international reputation as an academic whose body of work has had a major
impact on our understanding of black women writers from the Harlem Renaissance
to the present. She was named a Board of Governor’s Professor in December 2006,
but the board gave her the new title in recognition of the rapid development of
Wall’s work and reputation.
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At the board
New professorships The board recognized three Rutgers faculty members for their outstanding contributions to their disciplines:
Dennis Patterson was named Board
of Governors Professor of Law. Patterson is acclaimed in the documented
testimonies of distinguished experts for his essential, lucid, and original
explorations of legal philosophy. He has been recognized for his contributions
to the fields of commercial law and of law and philosophy. His seminal work, Law and Truth, has been translated into
German and Italian. He has served as editor to the highly praised Blackwell Companion to the Philosophy of Law
and Legal Theory and of the Oxford Press series Principles and Theory of Law.Ernest Sosa was named Board of
Governors Professor of Philosophy. Sosa is acclaimed in the documented
testimonies of internationally distinguished experts for his pathbreaking work
in “virtue epistemology,” transforming the research paradigm in epistemology, the
study of knowledge and justified belief. Sosa has been recognized for his
seminal contributions to the understanding of the nature and extent of
knowledge through his many awards and honors, including his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001. He
has received numerous fellowships, including the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Exxon Foundation,
and the National Science Foundation. He has served as editor of three major
philosophy journals and several distinguished book series.Cheryl A. Wall was named Board of
Governors Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English. Zora Neale Hurston was one
of the preeminent African-American writers of the 20th century, and her work
has inspired and influenced Wall’s own scholarly work. Wall has garnered an
international reputation as an academic whose body of work has had a major
impact on our understanding of black women writers from the Harlem Renaissance
to the present. She was named a Board of Governor’s Professor in December 2006,
but the board gave her the new title in recognition of the rapid development of
Wall’s work and reputation.
Building projects In addition to approving plans to expand Rutgers Stadium, the Board of Governors took action on several capital projects:
- Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick: The board awarded a $35.8 million construction contract to Epic Management, Inc., of Piscataway. The contract follows the purchase of 11 floors of a 17-story building at One Washington Park in Newark. After renovation and construction, the business school will boast substantially increased classroom, lecture hall, and office space, as well as state-of-the-art technology. The site is one block from the Broad Street Station – which offers a 15-minute train ride to midtown Manhattan – and has easy access to Newark’s Penn Station via the new New Jersey Transit light rail service.
- Life Sciences Center–Olson Hall: The board awarded a $2.2 million contract to O. A. Peterson Construction Co., Inc., of Montclair, to construct and fit out the third floor of the Life Sciences Center in Newark. The space will house chemistry research laboratories.
- Gateway Building: The board authorized Rutgers University to enter into a purchase and sale agreement relating to the Gateway Building project, an initiative in collaboration with the New Brunswick Development Corporation. The high-rise building will be located at Easton Avenue and Somerset Street, immediately adjacent to the College Avenue Campus. Rutgers will occupy approximately 60,000 square feet on four floors of the building, which will house the Rutgers University Bookstore and Rutgers University Press. The board granted the university spending authority of up to $326 per square foot, or approximately $19,560,000, for the project.
- Institute for Health Sciences: The board awarded a construction contract in the amount of $15.6 million to the Hessert Corporation of Marlton to begin construction on the Institute for Health Sciences building, to be located on Paterson Street in downtown New Brunswick. The board also revised the budget project from $32 million to $25 million, subsequent to a decision to separate the College of Nursing building project from the original plan for a health sciences center.