MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. July 20, 1990

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1 15320 MNUTES OF THE MEETNG OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MCHGAN STATE UNVERSTY The meetng of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Presdent John DBaggo at 9:00 a.m. n the Lncoln Room of The Kellogg Center. Trustees present were: Malcolm G. Dade, Jr., Lawrence D. Owen, Dean Prdgeon, Thomas Reed, Barbara J. Sawyer, Robert E. Wess, and Kathy Wlbur. Trustee absent: Joel Ferguson Unversty offcers present ncluded: Presdent DBaggo, Provost Scott, Secretary Davs, and Vce Presdent Wlknson. Faculty Lason representatves present were: Professors Abeles, Fox, Selke, Smon, and Van Tassel!. Student Lason representatves present were: Martell and Schaper.. 1. On a moton by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Wess, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the proposed agenda. Presentaton by Mr. Jack Laure, Presdent, Farm Bureau Mr. Owen ntroduced Mr. Jack Laure, Presdent of Mchgan Farm Bureau, who provded an overvew of the cooperatve efforts of the agrculture ndustry, Mchgan State, and State government. Mchgan State T s partcpaton and contrbutons were recognzed as havng a postve role n the development of agrculture n the State and mprovng the qualty of lfe. n addton to expressng apprecaton, Mr. Laure dscussed the current poston of the agrculture ndustry as well as the outlook for the ndustry as a part of the State's economy n the 1990 T s and the turn of the century. The meetng of the full Board recessed untl the afternoon sesson. The Trustee Fnance Commttee and the Trustee Polcy Commttee meetngs were held n the Lncoln Room of The Kellogg Center. The mnutes of the commttee meetngs are on fle n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. The meetng of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Presdent DBaggo at 1:15 p.m. n the Board Room of the Admnstraton Buldng. Trustees present were: Malcolm G. Dade, Jr., Joel Ferguson, Lawrence D. Owen, Dean Prdgeon, Thomas Reed, Barbara J. Sawyer, Robert E. Wess, and Kathy Wlbur. Unversty offcers present ncluded: Presdent DBaggo, Provost Scott, Secretary Davs, and Vce Presdents Cantlon, Guyer, Kurz, Turner, and Wlknson. Faculty Lason representatves present were: Professors Selke and Van Tassell. Student Lason representatves present were: Martell, Purvs, and Schaper. Executve Sesson held Publc Partcpaton Presdent's 2. Presdent DBaggo announced that accordng to the Amended Agenda, mmedately after the luncheon break was concluded and on a two-thrd's roll call vote, an Executve Sesson of the Board of Trustees was held to consder the purchase of real property. 3. The followng ndvdual addressed the Board of Trustees: A. Mr. Jason Aaron Booms expressed concern that an ncrease n resdence hall rates would cause a hardshp for hmself and other students who have lmted ncomes. 4. The report of the Presdent ncluded the followng: A. Dr. John Cantlon was commended for hs dstngushed career as an admnstrator, renowned researcher, and teacher. Presdent DBaggo remarked that Dr. Cantlon served sx Unversty presdents wth loyalty and ntegrty n a career whch spanned fve decades. Apprecaton was conveyed to Dr. Cantlon for hs past servce and also for the legacy that wll reman at Mchgan State.

2 ±0321 B. Presdent DBaggo commented on the collegalty that occurred wth students durng the past academc year when nformaton was shared and ther advce was sought on many ssues. Student leaders, especally, were complmented for ther representatve roles Presdent's contnued C. A commtment to hgher educaton exsts n the State, and Dr. DBaggo stated there s an understandng of the role and msson of hgher educaton. Board members were encouraged to contnue ther advocacy and to support the recommendaton of the admnstraton to the Fnance Commttee. t s a responsble recommendaton whch s equally senstve to access and qualty. D. Mchgan State s commtted to provdng students wth a qualty resdental lfe and contnually mprovng the servces to students n the Resdence Halls. Wth the suggested ncrease, Presdent DBaggo remarked that MSU T s resdence hall rate s stll one of the most nexpensve among peer nsttutons wthn and external to the Bg Ten, and s compettve wthn the State. E. Dr. Lsa Delpt, Assocate Professor of Teacher Educaton, has been awarded a MacArthur Fellow. She s the frst Mchgan State faculty member to receve ths "no-strngs attached" award whch reflects the MacArthur Foundaton's belef n the mportance of unrestrcted support for creatve ndvduals. F. Ag Expo, Mchgan 1 s largest farm show, was a successful event held on the campus ths past week. An estmated 50,000 to 60,000 farm famles attended the event to vew equpment and exchange technologcal nformaton wth exhbtors and Unversty experts. On a moton by Mr. Wess, supported by Ms. Sawyer, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the followng personnel actons. A. Appontments Personnel Actons Appo ntments 1) von Bernuth, Robert D., AN-Professor, Department of Agrcultural Engneerng, $95,000, wth Tenure, effectve July 23, ) Harwood, Rchard R., AN-Professor, Charles Stewart Mott Char n Sustanable Agrculture, Department of Crop and Sol Scences, $100,000, wth Tenure, effectve August 15, ) Loescher, Wayne H., AN-Professor, Department of Hortculture, $95,000, wth Tenure, effectve August 1, ) van der Smssen, Margaret E., AN-Professor, Department of Park and Recreaton Resources, $90,000, wth Tenure, effectve August 1, ) Gray, John C, AN-Ernst and Young Professor, Department of Accountng, $110,000, wth Tenure, effectve August 1, ) Cox, Samuel H., AY-A.J. Pasant Professor n nsurance, Department of Fnance and nsurance, $85,000, wth Tenure, effectve September 1, ) Narayan, Raman, AN-Professor, Department of Chemcal Engneerng, wth Tenure, no pay status; MB Professor, Mchgan Botechnology nsttute, per MB/MSU Agreement on MB Dstngushed Professor and Appontment Lnkages, effectve March 1, ) Sprnger, Tmothy J., AN-Professor, Department of Human Envronment and Desgn, $70,000, wth Tenure, effectve July 1, ) Znn, Maxne Baca, AN-Professor, Department of Socology, $65,000, wth Tenure, effectve September 1, ) Perre, Percy A., AN-Vce Presdent for Research and Graduate Studes; Professor, Department of Electrcal Engneerng, $115,000, wth Tenure, effectve September 1, Pror to Dr. Scott's presentaton of personnel tems, Dr. DBaggo commented on the qualfcatons and experences of Dr. Percy A. Perre, whose appontment as Vce Presdent for Research and Graduate Studes and Professor of Electrcal Engneerng was beng recommended. L

3 T Personnel Actons contnued Other Personnel Actons 6. On a moton by Ms... Sawyer, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the followng personnel actons. A. Other Personnel Actons 1) Waltzer, Kenneth A., AN-Professor, James Madson College, to add ttle Actng Dean, James Madson College; to change from an academc year appontment bass to an annual appontment bass: and for a change n salary rate from $49,135 to $66,419, effectve September 1, ) Thullen, Manfred, AN-Assstant Dean, nternatonal Studes and Programs; Professor, Department of Resource Development, for a change n ttle to Actng Dean, nternatonal Studes and Programs and for a change n salary rate from $72,902 to $75,902, effectve July 1, ) Cantlon, John E., AN-Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology; Vce Presdent for Research and Graduate Studes; Dean, Graduate School, contnuaton as Vce Presdent and Dean, effectve July 1, 1990 through August 31, 1990; and retrement as Professor and Vce Presdent and Dean Emertus, effectve September 1, Pursuant to Unversty polcy and Board acton, Vce Presdent Cantlon would have relnqushed hs admnstratve dutes as of July 1, t s recommended that he contnue the admnstratve dutes for the perod specfed above. Unversty Dstngushed Professors Gft, Grant and Contract B. Unversty Dstngushed Professor On June 9, 1989, the MSU Board of Trustees approved the establshment of the Unversty Dstngushed Professor desgnaton. A standng advsory commttee revewed nomnatons and recommended twenty canddates to the Provost. Based on these recommendatons and on nomnatons from the Colleges, the Provost recommended a lst of twenty-one canddates to the Presdent. The Provost and Presdent now recommend approval of the Unversty Dstngushed Professor desgnaton for the ndvduals lsted below, to be effectve July 1, Davd Anderson Sam M. Austn Henry Blosser Jere"Brophy Bang-Yen Chen Warren. Cohen James L. Dye Mchele M. Fluck Konrad Gelbke Bradley Greenberg Dean L. John M. Haynes Hunter Hans Kende Mordecha Krenn Judth E. Laner John R. Lloyd Gerald Mller E. James Potchen Charles Sweeley Dane Wakosk Mary Zabk Department of Amercan Thought and Language Department of Physcs and Astronomy; Natonal Superconductng Cyclotron Laboratory Department of Physcs and Astronomy; Natonal Superconductng Cyclotron Laboratory Department of Teacher Educaton Department of Mathematcs Department of Hstory Department of Chemstry Department of Mcrobology and Publc Health Department of Physcs and Astronomy; Natonal Superconductng Cyclotron Laboratory Department of Teleconmuncaton; Department of Communcaton Department of Entomology Department of Geography; Department of Communty Health Scence MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory Department of Economcs Department of Teacher Educaton Department of Mechancal Engneerng Department of Communcaton Department of Radology; Department of Management Department of Bochemstry Department of Englsh Department of Food Scence and Human Nutrton 7. On a moton by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the Gft, Grant and Contract for the perod May 22, 1990 through June 29, 1990, wth a total value of $21,551, A copy of the report s ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. l

4 ± Ms. Sawyer, Charperson of the Trustee Fnance Commttee, presented the reports and recommendatons of the Commttee. Trustee Fnance Commttee 1 A. On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Owen, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the followng Bd and Contract recommendatons wth a consent agenda format. 1) A contract n the amount of $225,000 be awarded to Kares Constructon Company of Lansng, Mchgan, and that a budget n the amount of $263,000 be establshed for the project enttled: Old Hortculture Buldng - Exteror Wndow and Door Replacement. 2), A contract n the amount of $486,000 be awarded to Bedzyk Brothers, nc. of Lvona, Mchgan, and that a budget n the amount of $889,000 be establshed for the project enttled: Tollgate 4~H Educaton Center - Conference & Arts Buldng (Garage and Barn Renovaton). B. On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to approve selecton of the archtectural frm to make modfcatons n Erckson Hall n support of the Mchgan Partnershp for New Educaton be delegated to the admnstraton wth a report to be made to the Board at a subsequent meetng. C. On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to approve Funds Functonng as Endowments: 1) Fundng for the Elton Smth Char be completed by transfer of ol royalty revenues from the Homer Nowln Endowment (a fund functonng as an endowment) n the amount of up to $100,000 per year for three years, commencng wth the fscal year. 2) Establshment of the John R. Rood Trust as a fund functonng as an endowment. D. On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to adopt the Budget Gudelnes. E. On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to adopt the basc Resdence Hall rate of $1,056 per term effectve Fall Term 1990, and adopton of the Unversty Apartments rates of $281 per month for a one-bedroom apartment and $309 per month for a two-bedroom apartment effectve September 1, F. At the mornng meetng, the commttee receved a report from the.offce of the Vce Presdent for Fnance and Operatons on the Unversty's Pooled Cash nvestments. Staff members n the Vce Presdent f s offce were commended for ther effectveness n overseeng what s becomng a large and sophstcated nvestment program. G. The Commttee also receved an nformaton tem on the Brody Dnng Hall regardng asbestos abatement n crawl space. H. Vce Presdent Wlknson provded the Commttee wth an update on the status of Unversty actons related to support for chld care servces. 9. Mr. Owen presented the Trustee Polcy Commttee reports and recommendatons as follows: A. On a moton by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Wess, THE BOARD VOTED to approve an amendment of the Board of Trustees Bylaws, Artcles 7 and 8. Revsed Artcle 7 - Under the paragraph enttled Employee Relatons, delete the frst sentence and substtute the followng: The Board of Trustees s commtted to the objectves of dversty and pluralsm and to the prncples of equal opportunty, non-dscrmnaton and affrmatve acton as reflected n varous federal and state laws, orders and regulatons, as well as n varous Unversty polces and regulatons and wll treat ts employees n a non-dscrmnatory manner n accordance wth the law and ts own nternal polces and regulatons. Bd & Contract Recommendat ons Old Hortculture Buldng Tollgate >H Educaton Center Delegaton to adm. selecton of archtectural frm j Funds Functonng ) as Endowments Elton Smth Char John R. Rood Trust j Budget Gudelnes Resdence Hal 1 & Unversty Apartments Rates on Pooled Cash nvestments on Brody Dnng Hall on status for Chld Care Servces Trustee Polcy Comm ttee Amendment to BOT Bylaws, Artcles 7 & 8 t

5 10321 Trustee Polcy Commttee contnued Amendments to BOT Bylaws, Artcles 7 & 8 contnued Approval of j Evaluaton Crtera! Drector of nter- j col 1eg ate Athlet cs Cha rperson! s Resoluton to Vce Presdent Cant!on Revsed Artcle 8 - From the thrd paragraph delete materal followng the frst sentence and substtute the followng: The Board of Trustees s commtted to the objectves of dversty and pluralsm and to the prncples of equal opportunty, non-dscrmnaton, and affrmatve acton as reflected n varous federal and state laws, orders and regulatons, as well as n varous Unversty polces and regulatons and wll treat students and student organzatons n a non-dscrmnatory manner n accordance wth the law and ts own nternal polces and regulatons* B. On a moton by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Wess, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the evaluaton crtera for the Drector of ntercollegate Athletcs. A copy of the gudelnes s ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. 10. The report of the Charperson and Trustees ncluded the followng: A. On a moton by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Wess, THE BOARD VOTED to approve a resoluton honorng Dr. John E. Canton, Vce Presdent for Research and Graduate Studes. A copy of the resoluton s on fle n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. B. Mr. Owen announced the Board of Trustees wll hold a retreat n Traverse Cty, M, on August 24-26, The meetng was adjourned. DBaggo Secretary