Rose Art Museum Settlement Agreement

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SETTLEMENTAGREEMENT

MerylRose,JonathanLee,individuallyandasPersonalRepresentativeoftheEstateofMildred

Lee

("Jonathan

Lee"),

LoisFoster.individuallyand

as

ExecutrixoftheEstateofDr.

Henry

Foster

(tlLoisFoster"),

and

GeraldFineberg,individuallyandonbehalfofhiswife,SandraFineberg(MerylRose,JonathanLee,LoisFosterand

Gerald

Finebergarecollectively

referred

to

as

the

"Plaintiffs"),

and'BrandeisUniversity("Brandejs"or..the

University").

(plaintiffsandBrandeisarecollectivelyreferredtoasthe"Parties"),hereby

enterinto

the

followingSettlement

AgreementWHEREAS,onJuly27,20Q9,MerylRose,JonathanLeeandLoisFosterfiledaComplaintagainstBrandeis

in

theSupremeJudicialCourtofMassachusetts,whichwastransferred

to

SuffolkCountyProbateandFamilyCourt.andlateramended

to

addGerald

i

.1

Fineberg

as

aplaintiff,

an

actioncaptioned

as

MerylRose,etal.

liS.

BrandeisUniversity,etal.,

SuffolkProbateandFamilyCourt,CivilActionNo.

09-E-0152

(the"Action");

.WHEREAS,

BrandeisPresidentFrederickLawrence

and

thePlaintiffshaveengagedinaseriesofconstructiveandcollegialconversationsabouttheRoseArtMuseum(the

"Museum"

orthe"Rose")andits

future;

andWHEREAS,

in

viewofthesepositivedevelopments,theParties

hereby

wishtoresolvetheirdispute

by

enteringintothisAgreementandusingtheirbesteffortstosupportthegoalsofthe

Museum;

NOWTHEREFORE,thePartieshaveagreed

to

resolveandsettletheirdifferencesunderthefollowingtermsandconditions:1.

The

RoseArtMuseym.ThePartiesagree

that

theRoseis--andwillremain--auniversity

art

museumopentothepublic,professionallystaffed,anddedicatedtoitsprim~

purposeofcollecting,preserving.studyingandexhibitingflne

art.

TheMuseumisrenownedforitscollectionofmodemandcontemporaryart,includingworksbymanyworldrenowned

artists.

The

RoseisandwillremainanactiveandvaluedpartofBrandeis;contributingto

its

broadereducationalmissionbyprovidingfacultyandstudentswiththeopportunityto

view

andgainanappreciationofmodemandcontemporary

art

fromtheMuseum's

great

collection,itsexhibitions,classes,programs,catalogues,andlectures.TheprogramsoftheRosewillcontinuetoadheretotheoverallmissionoftheUniversity,embracing

its

valuesofacademicexcellence,socialjustice,andfreed~mof

expression,

In

keepingwiththesepurposes,Brandeiswill-hireandemployaDirectorsuitable'andwell-qualifiedtoachievetheRose'spurposeswiththetitleofThe

Henry

andLoisFosterDirectoroftheRose

Art

Museum.TheDirectorwillhaveaparticularexpertiseinmodernandcontemporaryart.Brandeisfullyintends

to

continuetomaintain'theMuseuminaccordance

with

theseterms.Brandeishasnoaim,plan,design,strategyorintention'tosellanyartworkdonatedtoorpurchasedbytheUniversityonbehalfoftheMuseum.2.Plaintiffs.PlaintiffSaregenerousbenefactorsandsupportersofBrandeisanditsRose

Art

Museum,aswerePlaintiffs'decedents,

Dr.

Henry

FOsterandMrs.MildredLee.a.GeraldandSandraFinebergareworld-class

art

collectorsandphilanthropistswhohavefundedthecurrentextensiverenovationsprojectattheRose,which

will

enhancetheappearanceoftheoriginalbuilding.makeitmoreenergyefficientandcreateabetterphysicalenvironmentforworksof

art,

includingtheMuseum's

art

collection.Therenovatedspaceswillbeopened

in

thefallof2011,installed

with

theMuseum's50

th

anniversaryexhibition.

In

appreciationfortheFinebergs'generous

gift

andfor

Mr.

Fineberg'sgenerousserviceastheChairmanoftheRose'sBoardofOverseersandtoresolveMr.Fineberg'sclaims

in

theAction,theFlnebergsherebyagree

to

release

and

relinquishtheirclaimsintheAction,

in

2

returnforwhichBrandeisagreestodoublethesizeoftheplaqueintheFinebergs'honorontheupper

gaHery

andtoplaceitinaprominentposition.

In

addition.theFinebergsagree

to

permittheircounselinthiscase

to

executetheStipulationofDismissal

with

prejudice

in

theform'attachedheretoendingtheAction.b.LoisFosterhasbeenthebelovedandtirelessbenefactressoftheMuseumforseveraldecades.Sheandherlatehusband,

Dr.Henry

Foster,fundedthedesign.constructionandmaintenanceoftheLoisFosterWing,whichhasallowedtheMuseum.toshowespeciallylargeandcutting-edgeworksof~odemandcontemporaryart.LoisFosterisfamousforhergracious,well-informedpresenceatMuseumeventsandthelovelythank-younotesshehassenttoeverydonortotheMuseum.Dr.FosterwasanequallybelovedmemberoftheBrandeisUniversityBoardofTrusteesforoverthirty-fiveyears,servingasChair

from

1979to1985.The

Fosters

alsofundedtheHenryandLoisFosterDirector

of

theRoseandprovidedthefundingfortheFosterMaintenanceFund.LoisFosterherebyagreestoreleaseandrelinquishherclaimsintheAction.

In

addition,

Mrs.

FosteragreestopermithercounselonthismattertoexecuteaStipulationofDismissalwithprejudiceintheformattachedheretoendingtheAction.c.JonathanLeeandhiswife,Barbara,arelong-timedonors

to