02-04-94 Trustees Actions

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FEB. 4, 1994

Cooney Named to Clatworthy Professorship in Surgery

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Friday (2/4) established the H. William Clatworthy Jr.
Professorship in Pediatric Surgery and named Donald R. Cooney of
DELAWARE to the post.

     Since 1991, Cooney has served as director of the Division of
Pediatric Surgery in the College of Medicine, surgeon-in-chief of
Children's Hospital and chief of the hospital's Department of
Pediatric Surgery.  He is a member of Children's Board of
Trustees.

     Cooney is treasurer of the American Pediatric Surgical
Association, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a
member of several other national and local scientific and
professional organizations.

     He has taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo
and the Mayo Medical School.  He earned his bachelor's degree in
microbiology and his medical degree at Ohio State and served
residencies at Ohio State, Indiana University, and SUNY-Buffalo.

     The professorship was established by Dr. and Mrs. H. William
Clatworthy Jr. and others to support a distinguished scholar in
pediatric surgery.


Multi-year Contract Approved for Coach Nancy Darsch


     The board ratified a new multi-year contract for Nancy M.
Darsch, women's head basketball coach.

     Darsch's contract, retroactive to Nov. 1, runs through June
1998, and sets her salary at $75,000 through June 1994, $85,000
=66rom July 1994 to June 1995, and $90,000 from July 1995 through
June 1996.  Salary increases for the final two years will be
determined by the athletic director.

     The contract also provides bonuses to Darsch of $2,500 for
each post-season NCAA tournament game in which the team
participates, and a bonus equal to 10 percent of her salary if
the team wins the Big 10 championship.

     Darsch, 42, coached the team last season to second place in
the NCAA tournament, bringing her eight-year coaching record at
Ohio State to 170 wins and 69 losses.
This year's team is 11-6 going into tonight's game with Iowa.


Other Personnel Actions

     In other personnel matters, trustees:

     =FE Appointed Jeremy Cohen as acting director of the Melton
Center for Jewish Studies through June.

     =FE Reappointed Dorothy M. Zakrajsek of HILLIARD as director
of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
through February.  Zakrajsek is planning to return to the faculty
as professor.

     =FE Changed the title of John W. Elam of GRANDVIEW, special
assistant to the president, to executive assistant to the
president.

     =FE Named Joan N. Huber of UPPER ARLINGTON, the Office of
Academic Affairs and Department of Sociology, as senior vice
president and provost and professor emeritus; Charles F. Cole of
WORTHINGTON, the School of Natural Resources, as professor
emeritus; and John J. Marrone of CINCINNATI (45212), the College
of Business, as associate professor emeritus.  All three
appointments are retroactive to Jan. 1.

     =FE Appointed 13 doctors to the medical staff of the Arthur G.
James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute and 32 doctors to
the medical staff of University Medical Center.

     Trustees approved resolutions in memoriam for:

     =FE Harry L. Coles, professor emeritus in the Department of
History, who died Oct. 11 at age 73.
     =FE Charles D. Diesem, professor emeritus in the College of
Veterinary Medicine, who died Nov. 21 at age 72.
     =FE Franklin H. Knower, professor emeritus in the Department
of Communication, who died Oct. 15 at age 91.
     =FE Walter Meiden, professor emeritus in the Department of
French and Italian, who died Dec. 28.
     =FE Mervin G. Smith, professor emeritus and former chairperson
of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology,
who died Nov. 14 at age 82.
     =FE Joseph F. Stranges Jr., program director emeritus in the
Office of Minority Affairs, who died Oct. 11 at age 69.
     =FE Robert E. S. Young, instructor emeritus in the Department
of Surgery.


Funds Established for Fisher Building Complex, Other Projects

     The board voted to establish the Max M. Fisher College of
Business Building Complex Fund with $1 million to begin covering
costs and fees related to the construction of buildings on the
north campus area and to provide support of the college.  Fisher,
a 1930 alumnus, recently announced a gift of $20 million to the
College of Business for construction and programs.

     Trustees also established the Arthur Meier Schlesinger Sr.
Graduate Fellowship with $47,173.54 in gifts from Dr. A.J. Snow
and Aida C. Snow of Great Neck, N.Y.  A.J. Snow graduated from
Ohio State with bachelor's and master's degrees in 1916 and 1917.
The gift was made in memory of Schlesinger, who was professor of
history at Ohio State from 1912 to 1919 and the father of Arthur
M. Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize winning historian,
biographer and special assistant to President Kennedy.  The
annual income will be used to provide fellowship awards to
graduate students in any area of study or specialization.

     In addition, the Board of Trustees established the following
funds:

     =FE The Raymond D. Hammond Chemical Engineering Scholarship
Fund, $43,355.65.
     =FE The Herta Camerer Gross Research Fellowship Award in the
College of Biological Sciences, $41,895.
     =FE The Agnes L. Cope Scholarship Fund, $18,379.64.
     =FE The Dale T. Friday Scholarship Fund for student employees
of the Farm Science Review, $15,843.
     =FE The Laura G. Heichel Memorial Scholarship Fund in Teacher
Education, $15,372.
     =FE The Havlicek Memorial Lecture Series in Applied
Econometrics in the College of Agriculture, $15,319.
     =FE The John S. Jordan Scholarship Fund at the Marion Campus,
$15,433.82.
     =FE The Ted and Lois Cyphert Distinguished Professorship Fund
in Teacher Education, $15,070.31.
     =FE The William and Joan Johnson Scholarship Fund, $25,000.


Addition to Evans Lab, Other Improvements

     The board approved contracts for a $14.6 million addition to
Evans Laboratory on 18th Avenue to house chemistry programs.  The
state-funded project is to be completed in September 1995.
Winning contractors were Peterson Construction Co. of Wapakoneta,
J.A. Guy Inc. of Dublin, Kirk Williams Co. of Grove City,
Romanoff Electric Corp. of Columbus and Sierra Environmental
Group of Blacklick.

     Trustees authorized university officials to proceed with
design and construction of other capital improvement projects to
be undertaken in 1994.  Estimated costs of the projects range
=66rom $90,000 to $500,000.

     The projects include safety equipment for the Botany and
Zoology Building, steam sterilizers for Goss Lab, renovation of
parking and installation of playground facilities for the Marion
Child Care Center, and renovation of rooms in Ramseyer Hall.
Also included are replacement of the steam converter in Starling-
Loving Hall, high-voltage electric work at the Buckeye Substation
and McCracken Power Plant, improved isolation facilities for
large and small animals and floor waterproofing at the Veterinary
Hospital.


Overlook Farm Land Sold

     The board voted to sell the remaining 103 acres of Overlook
Farm, 3525 Pickerington Road in Fairfield County, to the Edward
P. Phillips II Trust of Canal Winchester for $175,000.  The farm
had been used for fruit research.
     Net proceeds will be deposited in the College of
Agriculture's Department of Horticulture endowment account to
support operation of the Waterman Horticulture Farm on Lane
Avenue in Columbus.
     The university had previously authorized sale of an 18-acre
tract of Overlook Farm.


Early Retirement Incentive for Faculty Given Approval

     The board approved an early retirement incentive program for
faculty under the State Teachers Retirement System.  For one
year, beginning March 1, Ohio State will purchase up to five
years of service credit or one-fifth of the individual's total
credited service, whichever is less, for faculty members who
elect to retire.

     In a memorandum to the board, university officials said the
early retirement program was the most effective way to obtain
continuing budget savings in faculty budget lines.  They also
said it would free up faculty positions to be redistributed to
higher priorities within the university.

     Officials said the one-time cost of $20 million will be
offset by continuing annual savings of $4 million to $11 million.

     In the resolution, trustees said Ohio State will not
continue to implement university-wide early retirement incentive
programs as a budget management strategy.  Instead, as part of a
longer-term strategy, university officials said they are
considering alternatives such as targeted severance pay/annuity
incentives, phased retirement, and workload and performance
management.


Research Contracts Accepted

     The board approved 94 research contracts totaling
$6,645,439.76.  Those singled out for special mention include:

     =FE Developing a comprehensive training program for biomedical
imaging engineers to address the national shortage of engineers
in that area, with $250,000 from The Whitaker Foundation.  The
principal investigator is J. Fred Cornhill of the Biomedical
Engineering Center.

     =FE A study of the savings behavior of young adults and the
effect of household wealth on the probability of home ownership,
funded with $70,000 from the Federal National Mortgage
Association.  The principal investigators, Donald R. Haurin of
the Department of Economics, and Patric H. Hendershott of the
Department of Finance, note that the age- adjusted home-ownership
rates of married couples, particularly couples younger than 35,
have been declining in the United States for the past 11 years.

     =FE A determination of needs and the resources required to
develop a professional rehabilitation program to train in allied
health professions Saudi Arabians who are college graduates in
other fields.  The research, funded with $220,000 from the
Department of the Treasury, will be led by Stephen L. Wilson,
director of the School of Allied Medical Professions.  The issue
is to reduce the reliance on foreign nationals as health care
professionals while maximizing the employment of university-
educated Saudis.

     =FE Development and testing of a scale model of a gas turbine
marine engine to ensure that inlet air flow quality requirements
and ship specifications can be met with the air intake duct
configuration proposed for a high speed vessel, with $190,950
=66rom YachtDevelopment Limited.  The principal investigator is
Richard J. Freuler of the Department of Aeronautical and
Astronautical Engineering.


Center of Health Policy Studies

     At a time when health care policy has become a major focus
of the U.S. and many state governments, Ohio State's Board of
Trustees voted Friday to create the Center of Health Policy
Studies.
     The center builds upon the Program for Health Policy and
Health Services Research in the Division of Hospital and Health
Services.  Among the goals of the center are to promote
interdisciplinary studies and assist local, state and federal
government agencies in developing solutions to health policy
issues.

Open Forum with Students

     Trustees held an open forum in which students were invited
to address the board about any topics they wished.  There were 15
presentations by individuals or pairs of students.  Several
students spoke about the need for better services for students
with disabilities.  Other topics included lack of progress in
implementing the Hispanic Action Plan and the demands of ACTION
(Afrikans Committed to Improving Our Nation); lack of campus bus
routes along Neil Avenue south of campus; the condition of the
South Area residence halls; the role of students in the
restructuring process; and the role of students in determining if
and how a new student activities center should be funded.

Other Board Actions

     The board also:

     =FE Renewed an easement to the Columbus Southern Power Co. for
15 years for electric service to the Foundry-Glass Building at
1055 Carmack Road and granted a 25-year easement to install a
tunnel under the north Don Scott Field access roadway to provide
a walkway connecting the Beightler Armory on Ohio 161 with the
Adjutant General's Emergency Operations Center/Joint Dispatch
Facility.

     =FE Approved 46 waivers of competitive bidding for annual
purchases totaling about $4,246,500, including 11 for sole source
suppliers, two for emergency reasons and seven for sufficient
economic reason.

     =FE Amended the Rules of the University Faculty to provide for
the relocation of faculty from one tenure-initiating unit to
another as a result of the restructuring of academic units; to
add the assistant vice president for facilities planning or
designee to the Committee on Traffic, Parking, and Public Safety;
and to abolish the Mershon Committee on Education in National
Security.  According to Nancy M. Rudd, associate provost, the
Mershon Center will have a faculty oversight committee appointed
by the dean to which the center reports.

     =FE Voted to confer degrees and certificates on March 18 to
people who have completed the requirements for them.

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Contact:  Tom Spring, University Communications,
(614) 292 8309.



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