Vol. 38, No. 18

1-4-2007
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Trustees notes

Two new academic centers established

Two new academic centers, the Center for Microbial Interface Biology and the Newark Earthworks Center, were established.

The Center for Microbial Interface Biology in the College of Medicine will promote and coordinate interdisciplinary research in the fields of infectious diseases and microbial pathogenesis with the intention of positioning Ohio State as an international scientific leader in infectious disease research. The center will develop training opportunities for students and will seek new diagnostic tools, therapies and vaccines for infectious diseases, including diseases caused by microbes targeted as agents of bioterrorism.
Native American history from ancient to contemporary times will be the focus of the Newark Earthworks Center at OSU Newark, which is located near the earthworks. It will be the first interdisciplinary center to be located at an Ohio State regional campus and the first university-based center in Ohio to concentrate on Native American issues. The center is intended to be a forum where productive and open dialog, research and educational programming from many different perspectives will occur.

Board bylaws amended

Trustees approved amendments to the bylaws of the board that include reconstituting the Professional Affairs Committee and adding the dean of the College of Medicine to the board.

Personnel actions

The board approved the following personnel appointments:

-- Carlo Croce has been named professor and holder of The John W. Wolfe Chair in Human Cancer Genetics in the Comprehensive Cancer Hospital/The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, effective Dec. 1 through June 30, 2010.

-- Karin Musier-Forsyth has been named professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in Macromolecular Structure Determination in the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences’ Department of Chemistry, effective Jan. 1. She is professor of chemistry at the University of Minnesota (see full story, page 10).

-- Jeffrey Parvin has been named professor and holder of The Louis Levy Professorship in Cancer in the College of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Informatics, effective Nov. 1 through June 30, 2010. Prior to this appointment, he was associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, and research pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

--Peter Ward has been named professor and holder of The Richard M. Ross Chair in Management in the Fisher College of Business, effective Nov. 1 through Oct. 31, 2011.

Emeritus titles granted

-- Daniel Christie, professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology (Marion campus), effective Jan. 1.

-- Joel Weaver II, professor-clinical emeritus in the College of Dentistry, effective Jan. 1.

-- Paul Golden, associate professor emeritus in Ohio State Extension, effective Jan. 1.

-- Donald Lacy, associate professor emeritus in Ohio State Extension, effective Jan. 1.

-- Rickne Scheid, associate professor emeritus in the College of Dentistry, effective Jan. 1.

-- Marlin Troiano, clinical associate professor emeritus in the College of Dentistry, effective Dec. 1.

Resolutions in memoriam

-- Gerald Brierley, chairperson and professor emeritus in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, who died Oct. 22.

-- Christie Geankoplis, professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, who died Nov. 15.

-- Richard Hang, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, who died Oct. 2.

-- Yehiel Hayon, professor emeritus in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, who died Aug. 4.

-- Betty Meyer, professor emeritus in University Libraries, who died Oct. 25.

-- Joan Sharp, assistant professor emeritus in the School of Allied Medical Professions, who died Sept. 22.

-- Betty Thomas, associate professor emeritus in the College of Nursing, who died Oct. 15.

-- Eldridge Whitehurst, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, who died Feb. 4, 2005.

Development, research grants reports accepted

Eight endowed funds were established for a total of $4.13 million in private gifts to the university during the month of October. Trustees also accepted 335 new research grants and contracts totaling $40.3 million awarded to the university during October.

Change in name of named endowed chair:

-- From William H. Havener, M.D. Chair in Ophthalmology Research to William H. Havener, M.D. Chair in Ophthalmology.

Change in description of named endowed fund:

-- The John Arthur and Theodore H. Harley Family Scholarship Fund.

Establishment of named endowed chair:

-- The Sarah Ross Soter Endowed Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health at OSU Heart Center, $2,022,670.

Establishment of named endowed funds:

-- The Peter Paul Chichilo and Pauline Worster Chichilo Endowed Fund, $1,713,260.

-- Dr. Charles W. Fox Family Teaching Excellence Award Fund, $177,365.

-- The Barbara Lynn Fisher Bott Endowed Scholarship Fund In Medical Dietetics, $50,000.

-- Carl C. Tucker Scholarship Fund, $50,000.

-- Dr. Gary W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund, $37,050.

-- James R. Miller Scholarship Fund, $28,517.

-- Alpha Zeta Omega Henry E. Agin Scholarship Fund, $25,000.

--The George H. Lohrman, M.D. Athletic Scholarship Fund, $25,000.

Change in description of named endowed fund:

-- Gov. James A. Rhodes Scholarship Endowment Fund

Change in name of named endowed fund:

-- From the Paula and Fred Brothers Endowment Fund for Breast Cancer Research to the Paula and Fred Brothers Endowment Fund for Breast Cancer Research in Memory of Genevieve Monti-Brothers.

Investment managers appointed

The board approved the appointment and reappointment of external investment managers who assist in the management of the university’s endowment fund. The board’s Investments Committee periodically reviews the results obtained by the external managers and the amount of funds assigned to them, adjusting the mix as economic conditions and performances change.

Lease granted

Trustees authorized the university to grant Columbus Southern Power Co. a 133-square-foot easement for a transformer pad and a 5-foot wide by 90-foot long easement for a utility line for a term of 25 years to provide electric utility service to 960 Kinnear Road.

Audit report accepted

Trustees accepted the 2005-06 audit report conducted by Deloitte & Touche. The accounts, records, files and reports of the university were found to be in satisfactory condition. Certain constructive comments were discussed with the board’s Audit Committee, and appropriate procedures and responses are being developed to address these comments.

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