Murray State's Digital Commons Board of Regents Meeting Minutes Digitized Collections 8-3-1979 10:15 AM 1979-08-03 Board of Regents, Murray State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/borminutes Recommended Citation Board of Regents, Murray State University, "1979-08-03" (1979). Board of Regents Meeting Minutes. 445. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/borminutes/445 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Digitized Collections at Murray State's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Board of Regents Meeting Minutes by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 3!9 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY August 3, 1979 The Board of Regents of Murray State University met August 3, 1979 at 10:15 a.m. in the Board Suite of Rainey T. Wells Hall on the campus of the University. The following members were present: Mr. Mack Bushart, Mr. Bob T. Long, Dr. S. M. Matarazzo, Mr. Jere McCuiston, Mr. A. B. Mitchell, Dr. Ed Settle, Mr. 0. B. Springer, and Dr. Charles E. Howard, Chairman, presiding. I Absent were Mr. Bill Carneal and Mr. Ron Christopher. Also present were Dr. Constantine W. Curris, President; Mrs. Patsy R. Dyer, Secretary of the Board; Dr. Richard Gray, Treasurer of the Board and Vice-President for Administrative Services; Vice-Presidents Butwell, Gordon and Julian; Dr. Wade Kadel, Director of the Veterinary Diagnostic and Research Center; and members of the news media. Chairman Howard called the meeting to order. Oath of Office administered to Mr. Mack Bushart Mack Bushart, being a resident of Kentucky and President of the Student Government Association, was administered the Oath of Office for Student Regent of the Board by Mrs. Patsy R. Dyer, Notary Public. Dr. Curris congratulated Mr. Bushart and Chairman Howard welcomed him to the Board. Dr. Matarazzo led in prayer. Agenda The following agenda for the meeting was presented by President Curris: AGENDA I for Meeting of the Board of Regents Murray State University August 3, 1979 l. Oath of Office administered to Mr. Mack Bushart 2. Reorganization of the Board of Regents 3. Minutes of the Meetings of the Board held on April 28 and May 12, 1979 4. President's Report 5. Appointment of Chairman, Department of Biological Sciences I recommend the appointment of Dr. Charles Kupchella as Chairman and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at an annual salary of $29,500, effective August l, 1979. Dr. Kupchella, a native of Pennsylvania, received his baccalaureate degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in Physiology and Microbiology from St. Bonaventure. After completing his doctorate, he was appointed to the faculty of Bellarmine College and in 1973, joined the University of Louisville School of Medicine as Associate Professor of Oncology and Associate Director of the I University's Cancer Center. He has served as President of the Kentucky Academy of Science and the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education. He has published extensively and has just concluded service as Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Legislative Research Commission on the status of scientific research and development in the Commonwealth. 6. Appointment of Interim Chairman, Department of Agriculture I recommend the appointment of Dr. Charles Chaney as Interim Chairman of and Professor in the Department of Agriculture effective August l, 1979, with a $200 monthly stipend in addition to his regular salary. 320 Dr. Chaney, a 1957 graduate of Murray State University, received his doctorate in agricultural science at the University of Kentucky in 1961. After six years on the faculty of the University of Kentucky, he joined the Murray State faculty in 1967. Dr. Chaney is a specialist in swine production and nutrition, and has several publications in this area. He serves as advisor to pre-veterinary medicine students and prepared the University's extensive report for the establishment of a School of Veterinary Medicine. 7. Appointment of Interim Chairwoman, Department of Nursing I recommend the appointment of Mrs. Lou Ann Atkins as Chairwoman of and Assistant Professor in Nursing effective July l, 1979, with a $200 monthly stipend in addition to her regular salary. I Professor Atkins, a native of Mascoutah, Illinois, received her baccalaurate degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and her master's in nursing from St. Louis University. She has served on the nursing faculty of Bellville Community and Southern Illinois University prior to rejoining the Murray State faculty in 1978. 8. Faculty Personnel/Payroll Items A. Resignations, Retirements Name Assignment Effective Sharon Edwards Assistant Professor/Nursing 5/31/79 James T. Thompson Chairman G Professor/Agriculture 7/31/79 Daniel Cook Assistant Professor/Geography 5/31/79 i<June W, Smith Associate Professor 6/30/79 Instruction G Learning Charles W. Ransom Assistant Professor/Art 5/31/79 Evelyn R. Schneider Assistant Professor 5/31/79 Library Science Billy Shaw Blankenship Assistant Professor/Director of 8/15/79 Center of Environmental Education B. Leaves of Absence without pay; Cancellation of Summer Professional Improvement Ill Leave; Postponement of Summer Professional Improvement Leaves LEAVES OF ABSENCE (W/0 PAY) Name Assignment Effective Matilda Smith Instructor/Library 7/1/79-1/15/80 Maxine McCants Assistant Professor 8/1/79-5/31/80 English CANCELLATION OF SUMMER PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT LEAVE Name Assignment James Thompson Chairman and Professor/Agriculture POSTPONEMENT OF SUMMER PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT LEAVES Name Assignment James Weatherly Chairman G Associate Professor Engineering Technology Roger Childress Assistant Professor Instruction G Learning C. Adjustments in Salary Ill Name Assignment Change/Explanation Gilbert Mathis Professor/Economics $2,500 for 4/7/79-6/30/79 for study on Econ. impact of MSU on West Kentucky; funded by Regional Services Irma Collins Assistant Professor From $17,500 (acad) to $18,000 Music (acad) effective 4/1/79; Doctorate •. •completed. ~·:Retirement 321 Faculty - Adjustments in Salary (Cont'd) Name Assignment Change/Explanation Durwood Beatty Professor $100/day for'4 'days corisul~, Agriculture Assistance,to Local Government; effective 6/1/79. Franklin Mosco Assistant Professor $571.03 for 4/23/79-6/15/79 for Political Science developing course in Public Administration of Gerontology-CHE $571.03 for 4/23/79-6/15/79 for Larry Kjosa Associate Professor I developing course in Public Political Science Administration of Gerontology-CHE Steven Jones Instructor/Sociology $225 for Services for Older Americans Workshop payable 5/30/79; $1,000, director of Geron. Frog. 5/17/79-6/30/79. Miles· ,simpson Chairman• & Associate $150 for Services for Older Professor/Sociology Americans Workshop payable 5/30/79 Machree Ward Associate Professor $300 for Social Service Workshop Psychology payable 6/ll/79. Judy Nantau Instructor $450 for Communication Disorders Special Education Workshops; 6/23/79 & 6/27/79. Torn Wagner Assistant Professor $2,000 for counseling program re: Professional Studies Early Drug Prevention, Ballard County Schools 1/8/79-5/31/79. Tom Holcomb Associate Professor $2,320 for counseling program re: Professional Studies Early Drug Prevention, Mayfield City Schools 1/8/79-5/31/79. I Lowell Latta Assistant Professor $2,000 for counseling program re: Professional Studies Early Drug Prevention, Calloway County Schools l/8/79-5/31/79. Thomas Gray Chairman & Professor $800 for April 7, 14, 21, & 28, Graphic Arts May 5, 12, 19, & 26, 1979 (8 .. days) on Validation sticker project, Justice Department & $400 for June 2, 9, 16, & 23. May B. Simmons Editor, Court Reporting $215 for May 1979 Grant Stephen Horwood Assistant Professor $500 for inst. materials, making Graphic Arts slides & cost of materials; payable 5/15/79 Paul McNeary Assistant Professor $1,000 for 2 - two-week workshops; Industrial Education payable 6/15/79. Dan R. Ward Assistant Professor From $22,500 (acad) to $23,250 (acad) Accounting & Finance effective 8/1/79; Doctorate completed Bennie Purcell Head, Tennis Camp, SYP $1,950 for 6/10/79 - 6/27/79. Yushin Yoo Coordinator of Patron From $18,000 to $18,750 p/yr I Services & Associate effective 7/l/79; promotion. Professor/Library Robert Daniel Associate Professor $232.50 for audio tapes and modules Biology re: Court Reporting grant effective 6/30/79. May B. Simmons Editor, Court Reporting $240.00 for June 1979. Grant Faculty - Adjustments in Salary (Cont'd) Name Assignment Change/Explanation Sally Duford Instructor $1,000 for Director of Nutrition Home Economics Education and Training workshop for 8/l/79 - 10/31/79. Robert W. Jones Associate Professor $2,770 for 5/14/79-8/10/79 for Staff­ Industrial Education Industry Exchange Project; reimbursed by Bureau of Vocational Education. Johnny Reagan Athletic Director $1,000 payable 6/28/79 Baseball Coach I Benny Purcell Tennis Camp $1,950 for 6/24/79-7/6/79. Summer Youth Program Ron Greene.· Director $4,137.50 for 6/17/79-6/22/79. Boys' Basketball Camp Jean C. Smith Director/Lady Racer $3,521.59 for 6/10/79-6/16/79. Basketball Camp Steve Newton Instructor/Boys' $2,000 for 6/17/79 - 6/22/79 Basketball Camp R. Thomas McKnight Assistant Professor $150.00 for Hypnosis Workshop on Special Education 6/7/79 - 6/8/79 Frank E. Mosko Assistant Professor From $15,500 (acad) to $16,000 (acad) Political Science & effective 8/l/79; doctorate completed Public Affairs Jeanette Furches Assistant Professor $1,238 for July 1979; AHES grant Nursing project. Lockie Christopher Assistant Professor $348.72 for In-Service Materials Instruction & Learning development for Spring 1979. I Alberta Chapman Professor/Office $1,040 for July 1979 for work on Admin.