August 30, 2013 Meeting, Board of Trustees
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August 30, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Columbus, Ohio, August 28, 29, & 30, 2013 The Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, and Friday, August 30, 2013, at the Ohio Union, Columbus, Ohio, pursuant to adjournment. ** ** ** Minutes of the last meeting were approved. 1 August 30, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees The Chairman, Mr. Schottenstein, called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 8:34 am. Present: Robert H. Schottenstein, Chairman, Alan W. Brass, 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, G. Gilbert Cloyd, and Corbett A. Price. Good morning. I would like to convene the meeting of the Board of Trustees and ask the 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 Judge Marbley, the Board of Trustees adopted the foregoing motion by unanimous roll call vote, cast by Trustees Schottenstein, Brass, Marbley, Kass, Reid, Jurgensen, Wadsworth, Kellogg, Smucker, 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 Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 10:37 am. Present: Robert H. Schottenstein, Chairman, Alan W. Brass, 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, 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 continue its Executive Session to consider business sensitive trade secret matters required to be kept confidential by Federal and State statutes. May I have a second? 2 August 30, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees 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, Marbley, Kass, Reid, Jurgensen, Wadsworth, Kellogg, Smucker, 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, August 30, 2013, at 8:41 am. Present: Robert H. Schottenstein, Chairman, Alan W. Brass, 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, G. Gilbert Cloyd, and Corbett A. Price. Mr. Schottenstein: 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: 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 devices be turned off at this time, and ask that the members of the audience observe rules of decorum proper to conducting the business at hand. The minutes of the June meeting of the Board of Trustees were distributed to all members and unless there are any additions or corrections, the minutes stand approved as distributed. Thank you. I would now like to call on our Student Trustee, Stacie Seger, for the Student Recognition Awards. Stacy. *** STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARDS Ms. Seger: Thank you Chairman Schottenstein. At this meeting, we will present one student recognition award. The second student receiving this award, Sherry Liu, was not able to attend. We will present her award at the November Board meeting. I would like to invite Brett Geiger to join me at this time. 3 August 30, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees Brett was nominated by Dean Williams to represent the College of Engineering. Brett will be graduating Summa Cum Laude in May with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. In his last four years, Brett has excelled in many different research experiences. As an undergraduate research scholar at the OSU Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Brett is focusing on biological drug release systems, drug delivery devices, and synthetic vascular grafting. At the Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, he is an undergraduate researcher who focuses on the development a device capable of capturing and detecting circulating tumor cells. This research project earned him first place in the Open Track Fisher Business Plan Competition, a $25,000 grant from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, a provisional patent on the technology, and was presented at the OSU Undergraduate Research Forum. Brett has also interned in Berlin, Germany at the German Helmholtz Institute Center for Biomaterial Development, where he investigated methods of coating a cardiovascular stent with nanofibers. The results from his internship were presented in Germany. Brett’s superior academics and dedication to research has resulted in many well- deserved accolades. He was named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention, Undergraduate Research Scholar within the College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Junior Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi Honoree, a member of the Honors Collegium Class of 2014, National Merit Scholar in 2010, and a 4-year Distinguished Merit Scholar at OSU. Brett has maintained an impressive GPA in a rigorous curriculum, while also staying involved as a member of the Student Advisory Council in the Undergraduate Research Office, Mirror Sophomore Honor Society, Ohio Staters, Incorporated, and as the academic chairman of Sigma Phi Epsilon. We wish Brett the absolute best as he pursues a PhD in biomedical engineering with a focus on biomaterials for regenerative medicine applications. We also wanted to let Brett know that OSU has a wonderful doctorate program in biomedical engineering if you need help deciding where to pursue your next level of education. Congratulations Brett, on your outstanding work in research and as a student. Mr. Geiger: I would like to thank the Trustees for this honor. I have had a really incredible experience here at Ohio State. It feels weird to be a senior. I am not sure I am quite ready to be done but we are getting there. Football season begins this weekend so let’s hope for an undefeated one to send me off. I would like to thank my guests for skipping class and work to be here with me. In the second row is my dad Chuck and my girlfriend Laura. Thanks to them for being here. My family and friends have always supported me and I think that is a really big factor in all of my successes. I understand that not everyone gets to have that kind of support from their friends and family and I appreciate how lucky I am to have that. Not only have I received support from my friends and family, but my research advisors here at OSU have been very open and accepting of my ideas. They were both very happy to take me on and very excited to invest in me as a student. I remember when I first began working in Dr. Lannutti’s material science and engineering lab. I was a freshman with no research experience. The one question he asked me to get involved was, “do you tend to break things?” When I answered no, he was happy to take me on. I think that’s a testament to how willing OSU professors are to invest in their students. 4 August 30, 2013 meeting, Board of Trustees I appreciate the other things OSU has done for me, all of the opportunities it has provided for me; to go to Germany, for me to do research at such a young age, and the ability to compete in the Business Plan Competition. Most of all, I appreciate the scholarships that have enabled me to be here and focus on other things than paying my tuition bill. In summation, I think given that football week is just beginning, Go Bucks! Mr. Schottenstein: I would now like to call on Dr. Alutto for the President’s report. *** PRESIDENT’S REPORT President Alutto: Good morning. I am delighted to be here today. I have had the privilege of serving as interim president for only two months and already I have witnessed two of the most exciting times in the life of our university; that is Welcome Week and Commencement. Those two bookends of a college experience define why we are here and what Ohio State is really all about. They reveal much about the spirit and soul of this university. I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Columbus Metropolitan Club downtown. I was asked about my focus and my priorities in leading the university.