TRUSTEES ACCEPT ENDOWED FUNDS, CONDUCT OTHER BUSINESS

   WOOSTER -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees accepted named endowed funds, changed the name of a degree, authorized establishment of a new department and approved appointments during its meeting Tuesday (4/6). The board also conducted other business.

Board accepts 12 named endowed funds

   The board heard a report from Jerry A. May, vice president for development, on fund-raising efforts, including the establishment of the Max M. Fisher MBA Fellowship Fund. Gifts of $150,435 were provided by family and friends of Fisher in honor of his 90th birthday. The annual income from the endowment will be used to provide one or more fellowships to MBA students of the highest caliber.

   May also reported on the establishment of 11 other funds, with gifts totaling more than $380,000.

   -- The Peggy Egelhoff Breast Cancer Research Endowment Fund, $30,933, supporting breast cancer research at the Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

   -- Class of 1957 Endowed Dentistry Scholarship Fund, $26,050.

   -- The Edna Lillian Fritz Memorial Lectureship Fund, $65,000, supporting annual lectures in the College of Nursing.

   -- The Billy Joe Armstrong Football Scholarship Fund, $50,000.

   -- The Heffner Family Olentangy River Wetland Research Park "Site Engineer" Endowment Fund, $44,000.

   -- The Mildred and Simon Dinitz Graduate Fellowship Fund in Criminology in the Department of Sociology, $40,314.

   -- The Peggy S. Cuthbert M.D. Scholarship Fund in Primary Care Medicine, $25,625, providing scholarships or medical education expenses in the College of Medicine and Public Health.

   -- Robert C. Schneider Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ohio Scholarship Fund, $25,500, providing scholarships for students who were "littles" in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization.

   -- The Dr. Donald G. & Jo Anne Miller Endowment for Food Animal Research and Graduate Studies in Veterinary Preventive Medicine, $25,287.

   -- The James and Annette Hartman and Lester E. Wiley Scholarship Fund, $25,000, providing scholarships in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

   -- The Donald B. and Thekla R. Shackelford Medical Research Fund, $25,000.

Degree name changed

   Trustees approved changing the name of the Bachelor of Science in Surveying degree to the Bachelor of Science in Geomatics Engineering, effective with graduation in spring quarter. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, which offers the undergraduate major, proposed the name change to present a more accurate picture of the content and intent of the program and to focus the thrust of the program on wider geomatics issues. Surveying is perceived as concentrating solely on boundary and engineering surveying, while geomatics is the study and practice of dealing with spatial data and information in any form in which it may occur. It includes surveying, geodesy, photogrammetry, mapping and cartography, and is oriented toward dealing with spatial information throughout its life and use rather than restricted to one particular area.

Department of Orthopaedics created

   Trustees approved creation of the Department of Orthopaedics in the College of Medicine and Public Health, effective immediately. Orthopaedics has held divisional status within the Department of Surgery since 1954; today, 87 percent of orthopaedic units of colleges nationally are departments. The mode of clinical practice, rapid developments in medical technology, delivery trends in orthopaedics services and changes in medical education combine to differentiate the scholarly, research, teaching and clinical work of separate departments of Orthopaedics and Surgery. Creation of the department received support from the Department of Surgery, the Faculty Council, the Council of Chairs and the dean of the college, as well as approval by the Council on Academic Affairs and University Senate.

Appointments

   Trustees appointed Donna A. Caniano of WESTERVILLE, associate professor of surgery and pediatrics, to the H. William Clatworthy, Jr., Professorship in Pediatric Surgery, effective through June 30, 2002. The professorship was established in 1994 by Dr. and Mrs. H. William Clatworthy Jr. and others to support a distinguished scholar in pediatric surgery.

   The board appointed Thomas H. Mallory of LOUDONVILLE, clinical assistant professor of surgery, to the Frank J. Kloenne Chair in Orthopedic Surgery. The chair, established in 1997 with gifts from Jacqueline Kloenne Klein in memory of her late husband, supports the advancement of medical knowledge in the field of orthopedic surgery and is to be held by a nationally eminent faculty member. Mallory also was appointed chair of the new Department of Orthopaedics, effective through June 30, 2003.

   Trustees approved the appointment of Alan G. Goodridge of DELAWARE as executive dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, effective through June 30, 2001. Goodridge, dean of the College of Biological Sciences, succeeds Kermit L. Hall as executive dean. The arts and sciences cluster consists of five colleges: Arts, Biological Sciences, Humanities, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The executive dean serves as a point of contact for issues involving all the colleges and coordinates activities among them, including convening meetings of the deans of each college.

   David E. Hahm of DUBLIN was appointed interim chair of the Department of Greek and Latin, effective July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000.

   The board also appointed Matthew J. Buckley of ELIDA as a student member of the Ohio State University - Lima campus board for a one-year term.

Emeritus titles granted

   Trustees granted emeritus titles to:

   -- Richard J. First of COLUMBUS (43220), associate professor emeritus of social work, effective July 1, 1999.

   -- Mary N. Gouke, associate professor emeritus, University Libraries, effective April 1, 1999.

   -- Bruce L. Brockett of DEERFIELD, assistant professor emeritus, Ohio State University Extension, effective Feb. 1, 1999.

   -- H. Joyce Coures of MIDDLETOWN, assistant professor emeritus, Ohio State University Extension, effective Feb. 1, 1999.

Resolutions in memoriam

   The board adopted resolutions in memoriam for:

   -- Albert B. Bishop III, professor emeritus in the Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, who died Feb. 25.

   -- Mary F. Hull, assistant professor emeritus in the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, who died Dec. 17, 1998.

   -- Robert E. Oates, assistant dean emeritus of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, who died Feb. 16.

Miscellaneous business

   In other business, trustees:

   -- Approved 207 contracts totaling $16.4 million for research projects funded in February.

   -- Amended the Rules of the University Faculty, eliminating the vice president of Undergraduate Student Government as a nonvoting member of University Senate.

Contact: Emily Caldwell, University Communications, (614) 292-8309