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Vol. 38, No. 18
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11-19-2008
By: Trustees, 11/20/08The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved a variety of personnel, fiscal and construction matters at its meeting Nov. 7 at Longaberger Alumni House.
BOT chair helps future students, sends message with $1M gift
When Gil Cloyd graduated from Elida High School in 1963, he wanted nothing more than to attend Ohio State. But the odds were stacked against him.
No one from his family had ever graduated from college, and his family didn’t have enough money to send him to the Columbus campus.
So he started taking night classes at nearby Ohio State Lima so he could work a day job and earn his own way.
With some money he saved and the help of some government loans, he transferred the next year to the Columbus campus, where he eventually earned his doctor of veterinary medicine degree and went on to a distinguished career in research and development with Proctor & Gamble. He retired as that company’s chief technology officer this year and currently serves as chairman of Ohio State’s Board of Trustees.
The background is important as it explains Cloyd’s motivation for establishing a $1 million endowed scholarship fund at his alma mater.
“My wife and I sat down and decided we wanted to help young people in their lives, to be able to develop to their fullest potential,” Cloyd said. “Ohio State has been the doorway to the rest of my life and we can’t think of anything more important than helping young people be able to get the quality education they need to succeed in today’s world.”
The Cloyd Family Scholarship Fund will be administered out of the Office of Enrollment Services and Undergraduate Education. Recipients of the scholarships will be first-year Columbus campus undergraduate students with financial need, who are graduates of Ohio high schools.
“I am deeply grateful to Gil and Susan for their remarkable commitment to Ohio State,” President Gordon Gee said. “By creating an endowed scholarship, they are assuring that future generations of Ohioans are able to attend and graduate from the University, regardless of their families’ financial circumstances. I can think of no act more optimistic and no investment more profound.”
The scholarships will be renewable for up to four years as long as the recipients are enrolled full-time and meet satisfactory academic progress.
Cloyd said he also specified that over time, the recipients of the scholarships should reflect the diversity of the population of the state and of the university.
Cloyd said the timing of the gift to the university is not coincidental. The gift is in anticipation of the coming campaign and he wanted to be among the first to support the critical objectives of the campaign.
“As chairman of the board, I wanted to send a signal that it’s important to be supportive even though the economic times are difficult,” Cloyd said. “Young people are still graduating from high school; that doesn’t stop because of the economy. So we can’t wait for the times to turn around before we give.
“Philanthropy is the key to achieving our goals for the university and for the University System of Ohio, so those people who can, need to step forward and personally show their support,” Cloyd said. “My wife and I are both very pleased to have achieved a financial position in life where we are able to do that.” |
President’s pay package approved
The board approved the final elements of President Gordon Gee’s compensation, as outlined in his terms of employment signed last July. Trustees also approved a salary increase and bonus based upon first-year performance.
Cancer Hospital board reappointments
The board approved the reappointment of Galen Barnes, Jonathon Eesley, Edward Razek and Robert Smith as community members of The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute board through May 13, 2009.
Hospital board appointment approved
The board approved the appointment of Jason Calhoun to the University Hospitals East board through May 31, 2011. Calhoun is the J. Vernon Luck Sr. Distinguished Professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Trustee bylaws amended
The board adopted an amendment to the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees regarding the election of board officers. Board officers will now be elected at the February or April meeting and will take office at the adjournment of the April meeting, or on April 1 if there is no April board meeting. Trustees also adopted an amendment regarding the Compensation and Talent Development Committee, charging the committee to provide oversight and counsel to the president regarding matters related to the senior leadership of the university.
Center status approved
Trustees approved the non-academic use of the term “center” for the Center for Palliative Care and the Center for Translational Research Computing in the College of Medicine and the Center for RNA Biology in the colleges of Biological Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Personnel actions
• Javaune Adams-Gaston has been named vice president for student life. She currently serves as executive director of the University Career Center and equity administrator in the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Maryland, College Park.
• Joyce Beatty has been named senior vice president for outreach and engagement, effective Jan 1.
• Maura Gillison has been named professor and holder of The Jeg Coughlin Chair in Childhood Cancer Developmental Therapeutics in the Comprehensive Cancer Center/The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, effective Jan. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2012.
• Alan Michaels has been named dean of the Moritz College of Law, effective Nov. 1. Michaels holds the Edwin M. Cooperman Endowed Professorship in Law in the Moritz College and has been serving as interim dean.
• Bobby Moser has been named executive dean of the professional colleges through Sept. 30, 2011. He holds concurrent titles as vice president for agricultural administration and dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
• Theodoros Teknos has been named professor and holder of The David E. Schuller, MD, and Carole Schuller Chair in Otolaryngology in the College of Medicine through July 31, 2012.
• Steven Walt has been named to the Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professorship in Business Law in the College of Law through July 30, 2012.
• Mark Wewers has been named to The John A. Prior Professorship in the College of Medicine through June 30, 2012.
Emeritus titles granted
Trustees approved granting emeritus status to the following retired faculty members:
• Seppo Korpela, professor emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective Nov. 1.
• Kenneth LaFontaine, assistant professor emeritus in Ohio State University Extension, effective Dec. 1.
Resolutions in memoriam
Trustees adopted resolutions in memoriam for the following:
• Carlton Brown, professor emeritus in the Department of Physics, College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, who died Sept. 9.
• J.F. Buckley, associate professor in the Department of English, OSU Mansfield, who died Sept. 6.
• Robert Lynn, professor emeritus in the Moritz College of Law, who died Aug. 15.
• Robert Nordstrom, professor emeritus in the Moritz College of Law, who died Sept. 7.
• Norman Uretsky, professor emeritus in the College of Pharmacy, who died Sept. 20.
• Marguerite Warren, assistant professor emeritus at Ohio State University Extension, who died Sept. 10.
Board policy amended
Trustees approved several amendments to the Policy Regarding Board of Trustees Review and Approval of Facilities Improvement Projects and Real Estate Transactions, adopted by the board at its February 2008 meeting. The changes incorporate clarifications of annual reporting policy, clarification of study approval amounts, clarification of real estate transactions and outlining policy regarding energy-saving contracts, including performance contracts.
Construction contract authorized
Trustees authorized the university to enter into a construction contract to renovate Jones Graduate Tower. Estimated project cost is $8.3 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.
Design contracts authorized
Trustees authorized the university to enter into design contracts for the following projects:
• Phase 2 of the Campus Electric Capacity project which includes construction of a new electrical substation to meet current and future campus electrical needs. Estimated project cost is $52 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.
• Phase 1 of rebuilding deteriorated John Herrick Drive from Woody Hayes Drive to Olentangy River Road. The project will include the installation of electrical duct bank and electric vaults required for the Campus Electric Capacity, Phase 2. Estimated project cost is $6.3 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.
• Phase 2 of rebuilding deteriorated John Herrick Drive from Olentangy River Road to Cannon Drive and 12th Avenue. The project will include the installation of electrical duct bank and electric vaults required for the Campus Electric Capacity, Phase 2. Estimated project cost is $7 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.
• Phase 2 of upgrades to the campus steam and condensate distribution system. Estimated project cost is $6.5 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.
Long-term lease/purchase authorized
The board authorized the university to enter into a 20-year lease/purchase agreement with Gowdy Partners III LLC for a building to be constructed containing approximately 103,500 square feet of academic, research and medical office space at 739 W. Third Ave. for use by the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute JamesCare Women’s Ambulatory Oncology Center.
Retirement plan contributions clarified
The board approved a resolution clarifying regulations regarding the university’s contributions to employee retirement plans.
Development report
Trustees accepted the University Development Report for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2009. During this period, 18 new named endowed funds were established, totaling $2.7 million in gifts to the university.
• The Maternal and Fetal Health Education and Research Fund, $810,699.
• The Alexis A. Jacobs Athletic Scholarship Fund, $660,150.
• The John B. and Jane T. McCoy Chair Fund in Cancer Research, $600,000.
• The Elmer D. and Katherine Mayer Hummer and Karen Jeanne Hummer Memorial Scholarship Fund, $100,000.
• The 2006 Varsity “O” Men’s President Athletic Scholarship Fund, $60,100.
• The Nikki Meifert Memorial Fund, $50,133.
• The Robert S. and Katheryn J. Green Scholarship Fund in Welding Engineering and Architecture, $50,000.
• The Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum Endowed Voice Scholarship Fund, $50,000.
• The Joel D. Newman Vice President’s Excellence Fund for Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, $50,000.
• Steven and Carol Springer Scholarship Endowment Fund, $35,000.
• The Eric and Lela Marcus Scholarship Fund, $33,251.
• Kenneth “K.O.” Stanley Field Travel Endowment Fund in Geology, $31,450.
• The College of Education and Human Ecology Alumni Executive Council Endowed Scholarship Fund, $30,736.
• Susan C. Jones Urban Entomology Fund, $28,000.
• The Paul and Marnette Perry Lecture Series Fund in Political Science, $28,000.
• Kathryn Orsborn Kline Music Education Endowment Fund, $26,000.
• The Irwin and Jane Spector Memorial Endowment Fund, $25,000.
• The Frank W. and Nancy T. Stroebel Pediatric and Neonatology Education Fund, $25,000. |
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