03-03-95 Actions of the OSU Board of Trustees

ACTIONS OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees met
Friday (3/3).  Among the actions of the board were the following:

Humphries named executive assistant

     The board approved the appointment of Barry K. Humphries as
executive assistant to the vice president for student affairs,
retroactive to Nov. 1.  In that position, Humphries is serving as
president of Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment
Inc.

     Ohio State created Campus Partners as a non-profit
redevelopment corporation to encourage improvements to the
neighborhoods around the university.  Humphries came to Ohio
State from the presidency of the Renaissance Group Inc., a
Columbus-based development and property management firm.

     Trustees reappointed Diane W. Birckbichler as director of
the Foreign Language Center for a four-year term through
September 1999.

     The board promoted Mary M. Garrett of the Department of
Communication to the position of associate professor and awarded
her tenure, retroactive to Oct. 1.

     Trustees granted the title of professor emeritus, effective
April 1, to:

     -- James L. Battersby, Department of English.
     -- Katherine H. Burkman, Department of English.
     -- Donald B. Cooper, Department of History.
     -- Richard T. Garner, Department of Philosophy.
     -- Michael L. Geis, Department of Linguistics.
     -- Feng-Sheng Frank Hsueh, Department of East Asian
Languages and Literatures.
     -- Ronald E. Laymon, Department of Philosophy.
     -- Williamson Murray, Department of History.
     -- Robert T. Ross, Department of Biochemistry.

     The title of associate professor emeritus, was granted,
effective April 1, to:

     -- William W. Allen, Department of English.
     -- Daniel R. Barnes, Department of English.
     -- Mario Iglesias, Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
     -- Richard T. Martin, Department of English.
     -- Bernard Rosen, Department of Philosophy.

     The board named Philip B. Graham, as assistant professor
emeritus, and Faith A. Kersey and Janet E. Overmyer, as
instructor emeritus, retroactive to April 1.  All three are
members of the Department of English.

Resolutions in memoriam adopted

     Resolutions in memoriam were adopted for:
     -- Samuel R. Beitler, professor emeritus in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering and former director of budgets and
administrative assistant to university President Howard L. Bevis.
Beitler died Dec. 18.
     -- McHenry Boatwright, professor emeritus in the School of
Music, Grammy Award winner, and renowned bass-baritone opera and
concert artist, who died Nov. 5.
     -- Wesley P. Cushman, professor emeritus in the School of
Health, Physical Education and Recreation, who died Jan. 1.
     -- Harold E. Dilley, associate professor emeritus in the
College of Dentistry, who died Dec. 17.
     -- J. Bruce Griffing, professor emeritus in the Department
of Entomology and former chairman of the Genetics Department, who
died Dec. 1 .
     -- Donald E. Johnston, professor of entomology and director
of the Acarology Laboratory, who died Aug. 9.
     -- John A. Schmitt, professor emeritus in the Department of
Plant Biology, who died Dec. 24, and former chairman of the
Botany Department.

Board names Drew to Marion Board of Trustees

     Trustees accepted the resignation of Ronald Hopwood from The
Ohio State University-Marion Board of Trustees, retroactive to
July 1, and appointed G. Scott Drew, a dermatologist at Smith
Clinic in Marion, to fill the three-year term.

     Drew is an adjunct assistant professor in the College of
Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University.  He is a trustee and
chair of the Ohio division of the American Cancer Society and is
active with the society's Marion County unit, the United Way of
Marion County, the Marion Rotary Club, Marion Area Partners in
Education, and the Epworth Preschool and Day Care Board of
Directors.  Drew, his wife, Pamela, and two children reside in
Marion.
Trustees establish two chairs, professorship, 12 funds
     
     The board established The Harold E. Burtt Chair in
Psychology in the College of Medicine, with $1,488,243 from a
fund established in 1990 with gifts from Ruth and Frank Stanton
of New York.  Frank Stanton, retired president of CBS, was a
student of Burtt's.  Income from the endowment is to provide
salary and program support for the work of a distinguished
teacher and scholar in the Department of Psychology whose
interests focus on issues of fundamental research and theory,
related to the application of psychology.

     The board also established The John C. Geupel Chair in the
College of Engineering, with $1 million from a fund established
in 1982.  Income from the endowment is to provide salary and
program support for a distinguished teacher, researcher and
engineer in the Department of Civil Engineering.

     The Dow Professorship in Chemistry also was established with
$252,557 from a fund created in 1986 with funds from Dow Chemical
Co. of Midland, Mich., Ohio State alumni and friends.  The Dow
Professor will teach and conduct research in chemistry related to
materials science.

     Trustees also established:

     -- The Optometry Alumni Endowed Fund, $67,820.
     -- The Jim Jackson Athletic Scholarship Fund, $50,000.
     -- The Jim Jackson Endowed Fund for the Benefit of The Frank
W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, $50,000.
     -- The James R. Thomas Scholarship Fund in the Max M. Fisher
College of Business, $17,757.
     -- The Ohio State University Cheerleader Alumni Society
Scholarship Fund, $16,193.
     -- The Darke County Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund,
$15,588.
     -- The Coshocton County 4-H Endowment Fund, $15,501.
     -- The Donald and Gail Anderson Award in the College of
Education, $15,285.
     -- The Mahoning County 4-H Endowment Fund, $15,350.
     -- The Helen G. Saum Memorial Fund to provide an award for
women students majoring in physical education, $15,000.
     -- The Alumni Scholarship House Fiftieth Anniversary
Scholarship Fund, $10,234.00.
     -- The Daughters of Ralph J. Stolle Food Science and
Technology Support Fund, $50,000.

Research contracts approved

     Trustees approved contracts for 141 research projects
totaling $11,554,000.  Singled out for special mention were:
     -- A $1,850,580 contract with the Department of Energy to
conduct research in elementary particle physics.  Fifteen
faculty, 16 post-doctoral researchers, 16 graduate students, and
more than a dozen engineers and technicians make up the high
energy group at Ohio State.
     -- A $124,101 contract with the National Institute of Dental
Research to develop wear-resistant nanostructured composite
materials for restorative work in dentistry.  Robert Seghi of the
College of Dentistry is the principal investigator.
     -- A $92,563 contract from the Office of Naval Research to
study a "hybrid learning architecture" for tactical decision
making.  Todd R. Johnson of the Department of Pathology and
Jiajie Zhang of the Department of Psychology are the project
leaders.
     -- A 450,000 contract with The Consortium for Plant
Biotechnology Research Inc. to study bioconversion of carbon
dioxide to ethanol.  The investigators are T. Conway and F.
Robert Tabita of the Department of Microbiology.

Board changes medical practice plan

     Trustees amended the College of Medicine Practice Plan,
incorporating several new features.

     Payments to the Dean's Teaching and Research Fund were
changed from a fixed dollar amount to 3 percent of gross practice
income collections.

     Other features include a clear definition of academic
enrichment and a minimum level of academic enrichment payment for
the combined clinical departments.  An annual full audit report
is to be submitted by each clinical department practice group to
the Medical Research and Development Committee, an oversight
body.

     The previous practice plan allowed faculty to increase their
university salary with practice dollars to a maximum level as
determined by the dean.  The amended practice plan limits the
increase to a level commensurate with other university faculty at
the same rank.

     In addition, the academic enrichment and teaching and
research funds will now be transferred directly from the medical
practice groups to the university rather than through a
foundation.

Employee medical benefit premium shares increased

     Linda Tom, vice president for human resources, told trustees
that monthly premiums charged to employees enrolled in the
PrimeCare medical benefit plan will increase 98 cents per month
for single employees and $3.07 a month for those with family
members enrolled.  The new fees for fiscal 1995-96 will be $20.59
per month for single employees and $64.36 for families.

     Tom noted that for employees on the university's Traditional
Plan and OSU Health Plan, family premium-sharing would need to
increase at least $100 per month to pay all costs above
PrimeCare.

     To mitigate those increases, the premium sharing will be
phased in over three years.  For 1995-96, single employees will
pay $46.18 per month, an increase of $10.26, and employees with
families enrolled will pay $144.32 per month, up $32.07 from the
current plan.

     Those changes, Tom said, should reduce Ohio State's total
annual cost of the medical benefit plans by about $1.6 million.

Ohio State to seek architects for Bloch Cancer Survivors' Plaza,
11 other projects

     Trustees authorized the employment of architects and
engineers and request of construction bids for the following
projects:

COLUMBUS

     -- The Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors' Plaza, to
be built on the northeast corner of Lane Avenue and Olentangy
River Road.  The plaza will include sculpture, walls, seating,
walkways, an open one-story structure with a fountain and
interactive computer, and a connector walk to the Fawcett Center.
Total estimated cost is $1,271,000 with $1 million from the
Blochs and $271,000 in university funds.

     -- Renovation of North Commons and Morrill Commons to
replace outdated food service equipment and make other
modifications.  The $425,000 project is being funded by the
Office of Residence and Dining Halls.

     -- Renovation of a suite of general offices on the first
floor of the University Hospital Clinic to provide outpatient
examination areas.  The $305,000 project is being funded by
University Hospitals.

     -- Renovation of the atrium between Rhodes and Doan Halls.
The $325,000 project is being funded by University Hospitals.

     -- Renovation of the fifth floor of the Prior Health
Sciences Library into a medical heritage center. The $240,000
project is being funded with a gift from the Academy of Medicine
of Columbus and Franklin County.

     -- Renovation of rooms in Fontana Laboratory to house an
electron optics facility.  The project, estimated at $350,000, is
being funded by a grant from the Board of Regents and by various
university departments.

     -- Renovation of space in Koffolt and Fontana laboratories
to temporarily house the Department of Chemistry's Analytical
Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Instrumentation Analysis
laboratories during the rehabilitation of McPherson Laboratory.
The temporary housing work is estimated to cost $500,000, with
funding provided by the university.

     -- Renovation of Graves Hall to house the staff of the
Office of Academic Services during renovation of the Prior Health
Sciences Library.  The $325,000 project is being funded by the
College of Medicine.

LIMA, MARION, MANSFIELD, WOOSTER CAMPUSES

     -- Numerous modifications and additional signs to comply
with the Americans with Disabilities Act at the Agricultural
Technical Institute in Wooster and at the Marion, Lima and
Mansfield campuses.  The $132,000 project is being funded by the
Ohio Board of Regents.

     -- Renovation of Cook Hall Library on the Lima Campus to
replace the flooring and cooling tower and improve the entrance,
security and lighting systems.  The $130,000 estimated project
cost is to be funded by the state.

     -- Replacement of the 25-year-old lighting and sound systems
and renovation of the auditorium lobby in Reed Hall on the Lima
Campus.  The estimated cost of $85,000 is being funded by the
state.

     -- Removal of access roads, improvement of drainage,
rebuilding and repaving of road access to Reed and Cook Halls
loading docks on the Lima campus.  The state is funding the
$65,000 project.

Miscellaneous Actions

     In other matters, the board:

     -- Amended the Bylaws of the Medical Staff of The Arthur G.
James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute with respect to
membership qualifications, procedures for appointment and
reappointment, organization and administration.  The amendments
were made to assure compliance with standards of the Joint
Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and
to more accurately reflect the process of appointment and
reappointment to the medical staff and granting of clinical
privileges.

     -- Amended the Policy on Patents and Copyrights to cover
computer software prepared by instructional staff for educational
use at the primary, secondary, college or university level,
including continuing education.  Under the revised policy,
software prepared primarily for instructional use shall be
treated as textbooks are under the policy; the software will
belong to the faculty member except when the work resulted from a
specific assignment.

     -- Changed the Endowment Fund income distribution policy
formula from 5.5 percent to 5 percent of the average market value
of the portfolio over the most recent three years.  The board
also set a minimum distribution as the amount of dollars
distributed from an endowment in the 1993-94 fiscal year.

     -- Heard reports on long-range planning, including Project
Reinvent, the Kellogg Foundation's program at Ohio State; and
Continuous Quality Improvement work in a meeting of the
Agricultural Affairs Committee.

     -- Heard a report on the College of Engineering by Jose B.
Cruz Jr., dean.

     -- Authorized appointment of the university's Research
Foundation as Ohio State's agent to negotiate and execute a long-
term lease of land with the Edison Welding Institute for
construction of the Edison Joining Technology Center.

     -- Discussed the student union referendum with student
government leaders and Karl Stocker of Students for Students in a
meeting of the Student Affairs Committee on Thursday (3/2).

     -- Heard an update on restructuring by Richard Sisson,
senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.

     -- Granted 59 waivers of competitive bidding requirements
for purchases totaling more than $5 million.

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


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