TRUSTEES

The Ohio State Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting on Feb. 1 in Pfahl Hall on the Fisher College campus. Ohio State is governed by a board of 11 trustees (including two nonvoting student members) who are responsible for oversight of academic programs, budgets and general administration, and employment of faculty and staff. The governor annually appoints one voting member to a nine-year term and one nonvoting student member to a two-year term.

Trustees accept grants, gifts supporting research, academics

Two new named endowed chairs, each established with gifts of $1.5 million, were approved by the University Board of Trustees. The chairs are part of the nearly $6.5 million in gifts donated to Ohio State during the month of December in support of research, instructional activities and service. Trustees also approved a named endowed professorship and 23 named endowed funds.

The board also accepted the report on the 284 research grants and contracts totaling more than $31 million received by the University from governmental, industrial and other agencies during November and December.

The Roy and Lois Chope Chair in Engineering is funded by a gift from the estate of Lois Chope in memory of her husband, H. Roy Chope, a 1948 graduate of Ohio State in electrical engineering. The gift will allow the dean of the College of Engineering to name a distinguished faculty member as chair holder. Preference will be given to electrical engineering faculty due to Roy Chope's lifelong interest and professional accomplishments in that field.

The Sanford G. Price and Isabelle P. Barbee Chair in Teaching, Advising and Learning is funded by a gift from William H. Price II in memory of his father, Sanford G. Price, who graduated from Ohio State in 1919 with a degree in agriculture, and his aunt, Isabelle Price Barbee, a 1919 graduate in home economics. The income will support the work of a distinguished faculty member focused on improving the quality of teaching and advising throughout the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

A professorship in the College of Medicine and Public Health will be supported by The Dr. Samuel T. and Lois Felts Mercer Professorship of Medicine and Pharmacology, established with $437,000 in previous gifts from Samuel, who received his medical degree from Ohio State in 1929, in memory of his wife. Wolfgang Sadee, currently professor of biopharmaceutical sciences and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, has been named to the professorship.

Named endowed funds

• The Richard P. and Marie R. Bremer Medical Research Fund, $1 million.

• The Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute Endowment Fund, $500,000

• The Longaberger Foundation Medical Research Fund, $250,000

• The Seth Bonder Fellowship Endowment Fund, $250,000

• The Archie Griffin Endowment Fund for Olympic Sports, $235,212

• The Samuel B. Erskine Scholarship Fund, $215,745

• The Richard P. and Marie R. Bremer Nursing Endowment Fund, $100,000

• The Isabel Hatton Simmons Student Leadership and Professionalization Fund, $65,690

• The Willis E. "Bill" Rector Endowed Scholarship Fund in Geological Sciences, $35,640

• Mager Family Scholarship Fund, $30,000

• The Chloie McGlinchay Heart and Cancer Research Fund, $28,970

• The Bruce L. Lipton, M.D. Scholarship Fund in Medicine, $28,870

• The Ruth Weimer Mount Fellowship Fund, $28,201

• The Samuel S. and Grace Hook Johnston Memorial Chemical Engineering Scholarship Fund, $28,005

• The Ottawa County Alumni Scholarship Fund, $25,500

• The N. L. and Barbara McCaslin Undergraduate Student Organization Support Fund, $25,025

• The Cardiac Rehabilitation P.A.C.E.R. Endowment Fund, $25,000

• The September 11 Memorial Fund at Fisher College, $25,000, established with funds allocated from the college's current resources and other gifts directed to the fund, in memory of Kris R. Hughes (B.S. Bus. Adm. 1995), Peter E. Mardikian (B.S. Bus. Adm. 1995) and Mary Alice Wahlstrom (B.S. Bus. Adm. 1945), and any other business alumni, as yet unknown, who died in the events of Sept. 11. The fund will support student programs in the Fisher College.

• The Nancy E. Fitzgivens Endowed Scholarship Fund, $25,000

• Geography Faculty Fellow Fund, $25,000

• The Richard and Margaret Hines Fund for the Promotion of Gender Equity in the Study of Medicine, $25,000

• The Dennis A. and Rolene Oliver Nabors Athletic Scholarship Fund, $25,000

• The Evelyn E. Walter Endowment Fund, $25,000.

Personnel actions

• Monika K. Aring has been named director of the Center for Education and Training for Employment in the College of Education, effective Jan. 1. Prior to her appointment, Aring was director of the Center for Workforce Development, Education Development Center, Newton, Mass.

• Wolfgang Sadee has been named to the Dr. Samuel T. and Lois Felts Mercer Professorship of Medicine and Pharmacology and director of the newly established pharmacogenomics program and chair in the Department of Pharmacology, effective April 1, 2002, through March 31, 2006. Sadee, who received his doctorate in pharmacy from the Freie University in Berlin in 1968, is currently professor of biopharmaceutical sciences and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy.

Facilities named

Trustees approved the naming of the Ohio Stadium athletic facilities offices as the J. Michael Dolan Athletics Facilities Offices in recognition of the 33 years of service to the University by Michael Dolan, retiring assistant athletic director for facilities. Trustees waived the administrative code requirement that three years must elapse between the time a person has retired from the University and the naming of a facility in his/her honor.

Trustees also approved the naming of three Alumnae Scholarship houses at 211 W. 11th Ave., 225 W. 10th Ave. and 231 W. 10th Ave. as Fechko Alumnae Scholarship House, Hanley Alumnae Scholarship House and Pomerene Alumnae Scholarship House, respectively, in honor of three women most responsible for the success of the cooperative housing program for academically gifted women students over the years.

Construction projects authorized

Trustees authorized the employment of architects and engineering firms and the request of construction bids for several projects receiving state capital funding. Authorization to employ architects or engineers was granted for the following projects:

• Renovation and retrofit of the Wexner Center for the Arts to correct building envelope and system problems, improve public circulation and enhance security. The total cost is $10 million, with funding provided by University and state funds.

• Development of plans and specifications for new hangars and an airport maintenance storage building, all at Don Scott Field. Also included is the demolition of an existing aircraft T-hangar and associated site resurfacing. The total project cost is $7.9 million, with funding provided by University bond proceeds with debt service paid by the College of Engineering.

• Construction of a new training and development center at the OARDC Piketon facilities to provide technology training and a business incubator center. The total cost is $3.09 million, with funding provided by government grants and future capital appropriations.

• Upgrades and renovations to Wiseman Hall to expand facilities for the University Lab Animal Resources. The total cost is $1.8 million, with funding provided by a National Institute grant, the College of Medicine and Public Health, and the Office of Research.

• Upgrade to the north tunnel steamline running from the McCracken Power Plant/Neil Avenue junction northeast to West 19th Avenue to meet future demands in that area. The total cost is $1.4 million, to be financed with state funds.

• Renovations in the Mathematics Building and Cockins Hall to house the program in Biomathematical Science. The total cost is $570,346, with funding provided by a National Science Foundation grant, Board of Regents grant, and the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

• Resurfacing the main entrance roadway and heavily used parking lots at Ohio State Mansfield. The estimated project cost is $370,575 with financing provided by state funds and the North Central Technical College.

• Renovation of office space for the University Treasurer's staff located on the ground floor of the Riverwatch Tower. The estimated project cost is $327,000 with funding provided by the Office of Business and Finance.

The board accepted the award of contract for the renovation of areas in Vivian Hall to temporarily house a portion of the Knowlton School of Architecture. The total project cost is $305,000, and the architect of record is Philip Markwood of Columbus and general contractor is Childers Corp. of Columbus.

New graduate residence halls on the way

Vice President for Student Affairs Bill Hall updated trustees on plans for the first new student housing construction on campus since 1967. The four-building project at Neil and West 10th avenues will house 504 graduate and professional students in 203 apartments. Groundbreaking will take place in February with completion set for autumn 2003.

Property purchase authorized

Trustees authorized the purchase of the Campus View Village Apartments, 929 Sharon Valley Road in Newark, for the development of student housing at Ohio State Newark. The property will be purchased from the Newark Campus Development Fund, an Ohio nonprofit corporation, for $2.94 million plus closing costs.

Campus Partners to receive more funding

Trustees authorized further investment in Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment Inc. by releasing the remaining $1.6 million of the previously identified $25 million set-aside in endowment funds. The funds are needed to purchase additional real estate and to complete remaining activities in the Gateway Redevelopment Area.

Quality of student experience reviewed

Trustees heard a report on the progress of initiatives to improve the quality of life for graduate and professional students at the University. Susan Huntington, dean of the Graduate School, and J. Briggs Cormier, president of the Council of Graduate Students (CGS), updated trustees on implementation of recommendations made in the Graduate Quality of University Experience (G-QUE) report.

A G-QUE implementation committee including faculty, students and administrators will oversee five areas: human resources and student finances; graduate student professional development; campus climate/quality of life; academic, interdisciplinary and organizational issues; and data and tracking progress.

Todd Armen, president of the Inter-Professional Council, told trustees that steps are currently being taken to implement the Inter-Professional Council Quality of the University Experience (I-QUE) report, released two years ago. Recommendations include increasing clinical experiences for professional students; improving diversity in professional colleges; supporting the growth of professional students; better defining professional students; improving the structure and appearance of the IPC college facilities; and improving access and security in the IPC colleges.