RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, a generous gift of $25,000 has been made by Foundry Networks, Incorporated for the purpose of establishing an endowed scholarship in honor of the late Joyce Iannuzzi at The University of Alabama at Birmingham; and

 WHEREAS, it is the wish of all who knew and loved Joyce that this endowed scholarship serve as a permanent and meaningful way to honor her memory; and

WHEREAS, Joyce W. Iannuzzi, daughter of William Eugene Walker and the former Corine Stallings, was born in a farmhouse near York, Alabama, on February 5, 1939;

WHEREAS, she lived much of her early life in rural Alabama, but her family eventually moved to Enterprise, Mississippi where she graduated valedictorian of Enterprise High School in 1957; and

WHEREAS, Joyce received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from William Carey College in 1961; and

WHEREAS, it was while attending William Carey College that she met her husband, Francesco Iannuzzi, a young immigrant from the southern region of Italy; and

WHEREAS, Joyce and Francesco married on December 22, 1962, in Birmingham, Alabama and their only son, Frank Anthony, was born the following year; and

WHEREAS, Joyce's lifelong affiliation with computer-related work began in 1965, when she joined the staff of Arnold Engineering Development Center as a Mathematics Data Aid, and by 1970 had earned the distinction of becoming the first female engineer at Arnold; and

WHEREAS, it was in 1975 that Joyce began her dedicated career at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, serving as customer support, advocate, and champion for thousands of students, faculty and staff; and

WHEREAS, she served as a computer programmer at UAB from 1975 until 1986 and as Manager of User Services in UAB Communications from 1986 until the day of her unexpected death on May 7, 2003; and

WHEREAS, her expertise at UAB was in the definition and implementation of computer-related disciplines and networking requirements, as they relate to the functionality of a university; and

WHEREAS, as a testament to her devotion to UAB, it was not uncommon for Joyce to stay at work as long as it took to fix the problem, even if it meant remaining at work for 24 hours or more; and

WHEREAS, Joyce left an indelible mark in the field of computer science and utilization at UAB, devising, implementing and managing the computer network that allows communication among UAB employees, departments and the world; and

WHEREAS, most importantly, Joyce Iannuzzi is remembered by all of those who knew her and loved her as a caring and compassionate individual who was immensely devoted to her profession and to her family and friends; and

WHEREAS, during the course of her tenure at UAB, Mrs. Iannuzzi was instrumental in developing a relationship between UAB and Foundry Networks, Incorporated, a relationship that grew and flourished over the years; and

WHEREAS, Foundry Networks, Incorporated is a high performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing and Web traffic management; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of Foundry Networks, Inc. that this gift be used to establish an endowed scholarship in memory of Joyce W. Iannuzzi to perpetuate her life and legacy and to be used to create unique and lasting support to the deserving students whose lives and careers will be influenced by its receipt; and

WHEREAS, this gift will have a positive impact on the lives and careers of the students who benefit from it, and therefore, to the University;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama that it hereby recognizes the years of service Mrs. Joyce W. Iannuzzi dedicated to The University of Alabama at Birmingham and that it herewith expresses its gratitude for the generous gift made by Foundry Networks, Inc. in her memory.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board hereby establishes the Joyce Iannuzzi Endowed Scholarship for Computer Science and Technology as a pure endowment of the University;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be so read upon the permanent minutes of this Board, and that copies be sent to Dr. Francesco Iannuzzi to share with members of his family; to Sheila M. Sanders, Interim Vice President for Information Technology and Director of UAB Communications; and to other appropriate officials of The University of Alabama at Birmingham.