November 8, 2013 Meeting, Board of Trustees
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November 8, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Columbus, Ohio, November 7-8, 2013 The Board of Trustees met on Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, 2013, at Longaberger Alumni House, Columbus, Ohio, pursuant to adjournment. ** ** ** Minutes of the last meeting were approved. 167 November 8, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees The Chairman, Mr. Schottenstein, called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 10:37 am. Present: Robert H. Schottenstein, Chairman, Alan W. Brass, Ronald A. Ratner, Algenon L. Marbley, Linda S. Kass, Janet B. Reid, William G. Jurgensen, Jeffrey Wadsworth, Clark C. Kellogg, Alex Shumate, Cheryl L. Krueger, Michael J. Gasser, Brent R. Porteus, Benjamin T. Reinke, Stacie E. Seger, G. Gilbert Cloyd, and Corbett A. Price. Good morning everyone. I would like to convene the meeting of the Board of Trustees and ask our Secretary to note the attendance. Dr. Horn: A quorum is present, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Schottenstein: I hereby move that the Board recess into Executive Session to consider business sensitive trade secret matters required to be kept confidential by Federal and State statutes, to discuss personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment, compensation and dismissal of public officials, and to consult with legal counsel regarding pending or imminent litigation. May I have a second? Upon motion of Mr. Schottenstein, seconded by Mr. Jurgensen, the Board of Trustees adopted the foregoing motion by unanimous roll call vote, cast by Trustees Schottenstein, Brass, Ratner, Marbley, Kass, Reid, Jurgensen, Wadsworth, Kellogg, Shumate, Krueger, Gasser, and Porteus. Dr. Horn: Motion carries, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Schottenstein: We are recessed. *** The Chairman, Mr. Schottenstein, called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 9:05 am. Present: Robert H. Schottenstein, Chairman, Alan W. Brass, Ronald A. Ratner, Algenon L. Marbley, Linda S. Kass, Janet B. Reid, William G. Jurgensen, Jeffrey Wadsworth, Clark C. Kellogg, Timothy P. Smucker, Alex Shumate, Cheryl L. Krueger, Michael J. Gasser, Brent R. Porteus, Benjamin T. Reinke, Stacie E. Seger, and G. Gilbert Cloyd. Mr. Schottenstein: Good morning, everyone. We will reconvene the meeting of the Board of Trustees and ask our secretary to note the attendance. Dr. Horn: A quorum is present, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Schottenstein: Thank you. So that we are able to conduct the business of this meeting in an orderly fashion, we would ask that the ringers on all cell phones and other communication 168 November 8, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees devices be turned off and ask that everyone here observe the proper rules of decorum proper to conducting the business at hand. The minutes of the August meeting of the Board of Trustees were distributed to all members of the Board. If there are no additions of corrections, those minutes stand approved, as distributed. Before we begin with the formal agenda, I do want to take a moment to recognize someone who has been a very special part of our Board for the last two and a half years and that is our wonderful secretary, David Horn. As the members of this Board know because we celebrated and saluted David yesterday, this is David’s last meeting. He doesn’t want me to do this so bear with me. Dr. Horn: I will. What choice do I have? Mr. Schottenstein: None! For the last two and half years, David has been a dutiful, but more important a wonderful, steadfast, and very effective secretary to this board and to this university. As we said yesterday, he has served us at all times with grace, character, class, and distinction, particularly during times that were challenging for him and his family for a variety of reasons, all of which are now much more settled. Thank God for his wife and his two wonderful sons. David’s devotion to this university goes back a long way. He has been part of our university since 1990 serving as a member of the faculty and a member of the University Senate; we will miss him on this board. He is not leaving the Ohio State family. He will remain part of us, going back to his real love, which is teaching. Always mindful that above all, this university is about the students and faculty and David is a superb example of the latter. David, as we said to you yesterday, thank you for everything. We wish you well and we know we will see you around campus and we look forward to it. Effective today and going forward, we are also very pleased Dr. Blake Thompson, who is here, will be serving as our interim secretary as we proceed to find a permanent replacement for that position. David, we just can’t thank you enough and we deeply appreciate all that you have done for us; thank you. Now, the first official order of business. It’s my pleasure to call on our student trustee, Stacie Seger, for the student recognition awards. Stacie. *** STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARDS Ms. Seger: Thank you, Chairman Schottenstein. If I could, I would like to invite our two students to join me. Jonathan Elder represents the very best of Fisher College of Business. He is a dedicated and engaged student with an exceptional record of achievement both inside and outside the classroom. 169 November 8, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees In the classroom, Jonathan is a part of Fisher’s highly selective Honors Cohort Program. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Walter M. Rudin Pace Setters Award, recognizing the most outstanding junior at the college. Jonathan will graduate with honors in Business Administration with a specialty in finance and minor in economics in the spring of 2014. As an active member of the Ohio State community, Jonathan serves as the chair of the Council on Student Affairs, a role that oversees the allocation and administration of the $4.5 million Student Activity Fee. He has also served as Speaker of the Senate for Undergraduate Student Government and participated on the university’s fiscal committee. Jonathan recommended fiscal policy options to the university’s president and chief financial officer regarding a $5 billion budget, and participated in approving the leasing of the university parking assets. Jonathan also represents Fisher’s commitment to service beyond our campus walls. During college, he has offered his services as a financial literacy volunteer at Ohio State’s student wellness center and, as part of the Fisher CARES student organization, has volunteered in disadvantaged regions throughout Columbus. Jonathan is also an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Associate dean of undergraduate programs, Patricia West stated, “Our mission at Fisher is to uniquely prepare students to make a meaningful and lasting impact in business, in the community, and in the world. Jonathan speaks to that dedication and we look forward to continuing to celebrate his many accomplishments and contributions in the years to come.” After graduating this spring, Jonathan will be moving to Atlanta, Georgia where he will join the Corporate Bank at PNC Financial Services Group. Congratulations Jonathan and we wish you the very best as you start the next chapter of your life! Sherry Lui has been nominated by the College of Public Health, where she is in her final year as a doctoral student in the Division of Health Behavior and Health Education. Sherry completed her undergraduate work at Hiram College with a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Psychology and in Management. In 2010, she completed her MPH in Public Health at Ohio State. Early in her studies at Ohio State, an internship at the Ohio Department of Health aroused Sherry’s interest in Maternal and Child Health. That experience led to several publications utilizing data sets including PRAMS, statewide WIC data, and state-wide tobacco tax data. Her interests soon became focused on childhood obesity and tobacco use, and she has been involved with two different research teams at Ohio State, one studying smoking and smokeless tobacco use in Appalachia, and one looking at preschool obesity in the city of Columbus. She has published three papers in scientific journals and has two in press, and has made 10 presentations at national conferences. Sherry has also submitted two additional papers. Her dissertation will focus on Childhood obesity prevention strategies in child care settings. In addition to her academic devotion, Sherry has demonstrated unusual skill at being able to design and manage research studies. She has organized and carried out data collection for two different surveys; one being a survey of child care providers and the second a survey of parents of preschool-age children. In her research it was extremely helpful that she is fluent in both Spanish and Chinese as well as English. Division Chair, Dr. Phyllis Pirie, said: “Sherry is a delight to work with. She’s good natured and has a wonderful sense of humor. She is a natural leader among our PhD students and contributes to the College of Public Health in many ways. She is a student I can rely on to participate in student recruitment and orientation events, and as a student representative to many college-wide events and activities. Her influence 170 November 8, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees has been extremely positive for our other graduate students and she sets a great example by being hard working, productive, yet fun and involved in many activities. Overall, Sherry has first-rate academic skills. Her good citizenship within the College and within the local public health community is evident by her relationships with both the Ohio Department of Health and Columbus Public Health.