7-10-98 TRUSTEES APPROVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS, ACCEPT NAMED ENDOWED FUNDS COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on Friday (7/10) approved several appointments and accepted 14 new named endowed funds. Ray appointed interim senior vice president and provost The board appointed Edward J. Ray of UPPER ARLINGTON as interim senior vice president and provost, effective Sept. 1. Ray will succeed Richard Sisson, who will return to the faculty, where he is a professor of political science. Ray, currently senior vice provost and chief information officer, served as acting senior vice president and provost from Dec. 15, 1997, until July 1. He has been a faculty member at Ohio State since 1970 and chaired the Department of Economics from 1976 until 1992, when he joined the Office of Academic Affairs as an associate provost. He has been senior vice provost since 1993. Sisson named to Board of Trustees Chair in Comparative Politics Trustees appointed Richard Sisson of UPPER ARLINGTON, senior vice president and provost, to the Board of Trustees Chair in Comparative Politics, effective Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, 2003. Sisson is stepping down from the provost position on Aug. 31 to return to the faculty. Sisson, who served as interim president from Dec. 15, 1997, to July 1, also will serve as senior adviser to the president. A graduate of Ohio State, Sisson returned to his alma mater to assume the provost's duties on Aug. 1, 1993, after 25 years as a faculty member and administrator at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an internationally known expert on Asian politics and international affairs, and plans to resume his scholarly work on political and economic change in South Asia and the challenges to international strategy occasioned by recent events in India and Pakistan. The Board of Trustees Chair in Comparative Politics was established in December 1997 to support a distinguished teacher and scholar in the Department of Political Science whose interests focus on one or more areas of comparative politics, especially involving democratic politics and governance. Interim College of Education dean appointed The board approved Daryl L. Siedentop's appointment as interim dean of the College of Education, effective July 1 through June 30, 1999. Siedentop, of WESTERVILLE, has been senior associate dean since 1995 and professor of sport and exercise sciences since 1976. He is one of the world's leading authorities on sport education for children and youth, and is its most influential scholar in the analysis of teaching effectiveness in physical activity settings. Siedentop joined the College of Education faculty in 1970 after 10 years at Hope College. Faculty and administrative appointments and reappointments Trustees appointed J. Layne Moore of UPPER ARLINGTON, assistant professor of neurology, to the Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Professorship for Clinical Research in Epilepsy, effective July 1 through June 30, 2002. The professorship was established in 1995 to support the work of a distinguished researcher, teacher and practitioner in the College of Medicine and Public Health. The board reappointed the following administrators and faculty: -- Barbara Rich of COLUMBUS (43231), interim vice provost for minority affairs, effective July 1 through June 30, 1999. -- Gerald M. Reagan of WESTERVILLE, secretary of the University Senate, effective Oct. 1, 1998, through Sept. 30, 2001. -- Jay B. Barney of WESTERVILLE to the Bank One Chair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy in the Max M. Fisher College of Business, effective Oct. 1, 1998, through Sept. 30, 2003. -- Frederick H. Davidorf of JOHNSTOWN to the Martha G. and Milton Staub Chair for Research in Ophthalmology, effective July 1 through June 30, 2002. -- M. Ronald Glaser to the Gilbert and Kathryn Mitchell Chair in the College of Medicine and Public Health, effective July 1 through June 30, 2002. -- Calvin M. Kunin of UPPER ARLINGTON to the Frank E. and Mary W. Pomerene Professorship in the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine and Public Health, effective July 1 through June 30, 2002. The board appointed Peter D. March of UPPER ARLINGTON as chair of the Department of Mathematics, effective July 1 through June 30, 2002. Trustees also appointed William F. Saam of UPPER ARLINGTON as chair of the Department of Physics, effective Oct. 1, 1998, through Sept. 30, 2002. Trustees appointed five interim department chairs with terms effective July 1 through June 30, 1999: -- Michael B. Howie of UPPER ARLINGTON, Anesthesiology. -- Robert M. DePhilip of WESTERVILLE, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy. -- Susan King Roth of UPPER ARLINGTON, Industrial, Interior and Visual Communication Design. -- Gary W. Mullins of GALLOWAY, School of Natural Resources. -- Antoinette J. Eaton of WHITEHALL, School of Public Health. The board also reappointed 10 chairs/directors: -- David L. Zartman of WORTHINGTON, Animal Sciences, July 1 through June 30, 1999. -- Jack A. Rall of UPPER ARLINGTON, interim chair, Physiology, July 1 through June 30, 1999. -- Robert A. Bornstein of WORTHINGTON, interim chair, Psychiatry, July 1 through June 30, 1999. -- Richard M. Bednarski, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, July 1 through June 30, 1999. -- William A. Anderson of WOOSTER, Agricultural Technical Institute, July 1 through June 30, 2002. -- Douglas A. Rund, Emergency Medicine, July 1 through June 30, 2002. -- Ken Lee of UPPER ARLINGTON, Food Science and Technology, July 1 through June 30, 2002. -- Caroline C. Whitacre of COLUMBUS (43201), Medical Microbiology and Immunology, July 1 through June 30, 2002. -- William S. Pease of UPPER ARLINGTON, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, July 1 through June 30, 2002. -- C. Ronald Huff of WORTHINGTON, School of Public Policy and Management, July 1 through June 30, 2002. Regional campus appointment/reappointments Trustees approved the reappointment of Dan E. Fuhrman and Jaye E. McCain to three-year terms on the Ohio State University Lima Board. Robert A. Barnes, Thomas A. Brannon and Earl Shurtz were reappointed to three-year terms, and Kori Pittman (student trustee) to a one-year term, all on the Ohio State University Newark Board. New student trustee Jennifer E. Unruh, an elementary education major at the Mansfield campus, was appointed to a one- year term on the Ohio State University Mansfield Board. Board accepts 14 new named endowed funds The board heard a report from Jerry May, vice president for development, on fund-raising efforts, including the establishment of the Earl K. Peters and Elizabeth Peters Loan Fund. Gifts of $387,500 from the estate of Earl K. Peters were used to establish the fund, which will provide interest-free loans to professional, graduate and undergraduate students at the discretion of the Office of Student Financial Aid. May also reported on the establishment of 13 other named endowed funds with gifts totaling more than $580,000. -- The C.A.P. Fund in Health Services Management and Policy, $30,000, to provide scholarships and general support to the Division of Health Services Management and Policy. -- The Business History Fund, $27,644, to support teaching and research in business history. -- The William and Shirley Shapero Scholarship Fund, $251,159, to provide scholarships in the College of Medicine and Public Health. -- The Michael M. and Doris Boich Diabetes Education and Research Fund, $40,000, to support medical education, research and programs in the field of diabetes. -- The Wayne and Emeline Boich Cancer Education and Research Fund, $40,000, to support breast cancer education and research at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. -- The John W. Nelson & Arthur Tye Graduate Endowed Fund in Pharmacology, $26,000, to provide graduate student stipends in the Division of Pharmacology. -- The Carl E. Bentz Architectural Scholarship Fund, $25,000, to provide scholarships in the Knowlton School of Architecture in honor of Carl E. Bentz. -- The Michael and Doris Boich Medical Research Fund, $25,000, to support research in the Medical Research Facility. -- The Wayne and Emeline Boich Medical Research Fund, $25,000, to support research in the Medical Research Facility. -- The Donald G., M.D., and Patsy P. Jones Fund in Obstetrics and Gynecology, $25,000, to support a lectureship in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. -- The Robert A. Liebert Family Athletic Scholarship Fund, $25,000, to provide tennis scholarships. -- The William L. Pritchard Football Scholarship Fund, $25,000. -- The Wendell A. Weller Merit Scholars Award Fund in Medicine, $16,716, to provide scholarships in the College of Medicine and Public Health. Emeritus titles granted Trustees granted emeritus titles, effective July 1, 1998, unless otherwise noted, to: -- Hao Chang of UPPER ARLINGTON, professor emeritus of history. -- William J. Davis of WORTHINGTON, professor emeritus of mathematics. -- Patrick K. Gallagher of POWELL, professor emeritus of chemistry. -- Duane F. Marble of UPPER ARLINGTON, professor emeritus of geography. -- Rex T. McGraw, Jr. of UPPER ARLINGTON, professor emeritus of theatre. -- Glyn Meyrick of UPPER ARLINGTON, professor emeritus of materials science and engineering. -- George E. Milo of UPPER ARLINGTON, professor emeritus of medical biochemistry. -- James C. Naylor of WORTHINGTON, professor emeritus of psychology. -- Samuel C. Patterson of WORTHINGTON, professor emeritus of political science. -- Bradley M. Richardson of UPPER ARLINGTON, professor emeritus of political science. -- Samuel H. Osipow of BEXLEY, professor emeritus of psychology, effective Oct. 1, 1998. -- Mathew Herban III, associate professor emeritus of history of art. -- Harvey T. Hubbard of UPPER ARLINGTON, associate professor emeritus of journalism and communication. Resolution in memoriam Trustees adopted a resolution in memoriam for Melba Woodruff, associate professor emeritus in the College of Education, who died March 21. # Contact: Emily Caldwell, University Communications, (614) 292-8309