{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Taylor family names removed from some Cumberlands facilities &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7rgg9VaBOa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/taylor-family-names-removed-from-some-cumberlands-facilities\/\">Taylor family names removed from some Cumberlands facilities<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/taylor-family-names-removed-from-some-cumberlands-facilities\/embed\/#?secret=7rgg9VaBOa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Taylor family names removed from some Cumberlands facilities&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"7rgg9VaBOa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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The aquatic center, which was formerly named after Dinah Taylor, now has new signage calling it the \u201cPatriots Aquatic Center.\u201d In addition, a portion of the Correll Science Center previously bearing the couple\u2019s name also has new signage. The signage at the front of the football stadium now says, \u201cHome of the Patriots\u201d rather than listing its official name, the \u201cJames H. Taylor II Memorial Stadium,\u201d which is named after the couple\u2019s late son, Jim, who died on May 20, 1991. \u201cThe UC Board of Trustees voted earlier this year to adjust signage for the stadium, Aquatic Center, and Correll Science Center. The stadium continues to be named the \u2018James H. Taylor II Memorial Stadium\u2019 in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Taylor\u2019s son, Jim. A permanent plaque in Jim\u2019s honor is located at the entrance to the stadium,\u201d UC spokesperson Andy Powell said in a statement to the News Journal. \u201cThe University has undertaken a number of significant renovations of the stadium facility this summer. Improvements have been made to the track surface, property fencing, and scoreboard. The exterior signage was adjusted to better reflect the multipurpose usage of the facility, which is home to the University\u2019s football, lacrosse, and track and field teams.\u201d Dr. Taylor retired as president of UC in October 2015 after serving 35 years as the school\u2019s president. The couple filed suit against the university in June 2016 seeking more than $4 million in damages claiming that the school wouldn\u2019t honor a contract that they claimed was approved by the school\u2019s board of trustees in April 2012. The lawsuit alleged that the university agreed to pay Dr. Taylor his salary for life after he retired in addition to other benefits, such as providing a car, cell phone, and an apartment on campus for when the couple were in Williamsburg. According to testimony from several of the plaintiff\u2019s witnesses, and the minutes of the meeting, the contract had been read during the executive session and unanimously approved. However, the defense called several trustees as witnesses of their own, who stated that no contract was ever approved. After hearing eight days of testimony, the jury deliberated for more than four hours before finding that the couple did not have a valid, enforceable contract with the university. The News Journal received phone calls Monday regarding rumors that the university planned to paint over or remove murals located inside a dome at the Grace Crum Rollins Fine Arts Center and inside at the old Cumberland Inn, which was recently converted from a hotel into student housing. In response to the News Journal\u2019s inquiry about the rumor, Powell said that the murals in those two facilities had not been modified and he wasn\u2019t aware of any plans to modify the domes in those two facilities. Both domes depict cherubs and symbols of children, who have passed away, including James and Dinah Taylor\u2019s late son, Jim."}