Vermont § 9 - Executive Order No. 10-9 (No. 53-87) [Designation of University of Vermont as Leading Institution for Providing

§ 9. Executive Order No. 10-9 (No. 53-87) [Designation of University of Vermont as Leading Institution for Providing

• Research and Development Services to Business Community] WHEREAS, the delivery of applied research and development services to the business
  community by post secondary institutions will enhance Vermont’s business climate;
  and WHEREAS, the University of Vermont is the only institution in Vermont with the “critical
  mass” to assist economic development activities effectively through basic research
  and applied research and development; and WHEREAS, the University of Vermont has shown initiative in launching several major
  activities to respond to the research and development needs of the business community;
  and WHEREAS, the University has demonstrated its research ability in the liberal arts
  and sciences; in agriculture, life sciences and natural resources; in education and
  social services; in engineering, math and business administration; and in medicine,
  nursing and allied health sciences, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Madeleine M. Kunin, by virtue of the power vested in me as Governor
  of the State of Vermont, do hereby direct that the University of Vermont be designated
  the lead research institution facilitating a consortium of other state-supported and
  independent colleges and universities to provide a comprehensive system of research
  and development services. Dated December 8, 1987.