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2014
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Ohio State University Board of Trustees officially names new cancer hospital

Columbus, Ohio – On the day of the dedication of the new 21-story cancer hospital, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees officially named the new building as The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. The new James Cancer Hospital, which will open in December, is the newest and one of the largest cancer hospitals in the nation.

In addition, the board approved a variety of personnel, academic and fiscal matters at its meeting on Friday, Nov. 7.

Mid-autumn semester break established
Trustees approved a change to the autumn semester calendar that provides a four-day weekend break – with Thursday and Friday added to the weekend between the two autumn sessions. The extended weekend does not diminish the current number of instructional days. Autumn semester will begin one day earlier and extend one day later.

Buildings named
The board approved the naming of the new building located at 460 W. Tenth Ave. as The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James).

Trustees also approved the naming of the new building located at 151 W. Woodruff Ave. as the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry (CBEC) Building.

Buildings renamed
The board approved the renaming of the former Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute of the Wexner Medical Center as 300 W. Tenth Ave. The former cancer hospital is targeted for renovation and repurposing as part of future Wexner Medical Center plans.

Trustees also approved the renaming of Joseph H. Koffolt Laboratories as 140 W. 19th Ave. The new CBEC Building will open to students in January 2015. The former Koffolt Laboratories building, along with neighboring Fontana Laboratories, is targeted for renovation and repurposing as part of future plans for that district, with work beginning as soon as fiscal year 2017.

New degree established
Trustees approved the establishment of a Master of Quantitative Risk Management Degree in the Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. The new program responds to an increasing demand by employers in both public and private sectors for graduates with knowledge and skills in actuarial and quantitative risk management, and the need for both academic research and industrial practice.

Department name changed
The board approved changing the name of the Department of Otolaryngology to the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine. The new name better recognizes all areas of the department and is representative of the mission and scope of the work that this department does. It also is the title used by peer institutions and by the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

State law provisions adopted
Trustees agreed to adopt the provisions of Amended Substitute House Bill 488, which requires state-supported institutions in Ohio to support veterans as they pursue advanced degrees. In response, the university has established “Valuing Our Veterans: Support & Assistance Interim Policy” which sets forth the ways that support and assistance will be provided to service members and veterans.

There are currently over 2,200 veterans and family members receiving benefits who are studying at Ohio State. Ohio State'sOffice of Military and Veterans Services assists students with educational and academic resources. The office provides military and veteran orientations, focused academic counseling, tailored support services and the education of faculty and staff on military student issues.
Ohio State’s strong support of military and veteran students continues to receive national recognition. The university is fifth nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges for Veterans ranking. Military Times magazine calls Ohio State one of the most veteran-friendly universities in the country, and G.I. Jobs magazine has named Ohio State one of the country’s top "Military Friendly Schools" for six consecutive years. 

Foundation report accepted
The board accepted The Ohio State University Foundation report as of Sept. 30, 2014, which includes the establishment of the Dr. Gary G. Koch and Mrs. Carolyn J. Koch Fellowship in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Biostatistics; six endowed scholarships as part of the Ohio Scholarship Challenge: The Mariana and George S. Kaufman Scholarship Fund, The Bruce and Judy Lavash Endowed Scholarship Fund, The Judy Lavash Hornet to Buckeye Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Linda Stern Kass Eastmoor Academy Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Kathleen and Thomas Kahle Fund, and The Schwarm Endowed Scholarship Fund in Microbiology; four endowed scholarships as part of the Joseph A. Alutto Global Leadership Initiative: the Joseph A. Alutto Global Leadership Fund, the Phillip Wm. Fisher International Scholarship Fund, the Terrence E. and Cecelia M. Geremski International Scholarship Fund and the Eric Olwert International Scholarship Fund; and the establishment of 12 named endowed funds providing $66.2 million in private gifts to the university.


Hospital spaces named
The board approved the naming of internal spaces in the new OSUCCC-James in recognition of those who have provided significant contributions to the building fund for the facility:

  • D252: Richard J. & LaDonna Solove Radiation Oncology Faculty Suite
  • A201: Richard J. & LaDonna Solove Radiation Oncology Administrative Suite
  • D252F: Richard J. & LaDonna Solove Radiation Oncology Faculty Chair Suite
  • X1406C: Turney Family Foundation Terrace Garden
  • B2110: Robert D. Walter Family Foundation Translational Research Laboratory
  • D920D: Schoen Family Director Suite - In Honor of Regine Schoen
  • A417: Patricia & Thomas Curry Physician Lounge
  • B2103: Charles & Brooke Ruma Consultation Room
  • C2122: Ellen & Jim Tressel Patient Room
  • Exterior: Phyllis Kaldor Hope Garden
  • C236: Marjorie Otten Smith & Robert Burns Smith Pediatric Patient Room


CBEC internal spaces named
Trustees approved the naming of the internal spaces at the new Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry (CBEC) Building, Donors listed below have provided significant contributions to the building funds:

  • Room 030 James and Patricia Dietz Unit Operations Laboratory
  • Room 031 Karen and Milt Hendricks Student Lounge
  • Room 044 William J. and Gwendolyn W. Buschman Research High Bay
  • Room 057 Lawrence and JoAnn Woodworth Polymer Synthesis Laboratory
  • Room 067 Richard Arnold Biotechnology Laboratory
  • Room 075 Harold Shechter Microscopy Core Laboratory
  • Room 110 Doug Baughman Design Space and Classroom
  • Room 120 Doug Baughman Design Space and Classroom
  • Room 151 Richard Morrow, 1948 BS Mining Engineering Computer Room
  • Room 153 Richard Morrow, 1988 PhD (Honorary) Engineering Computer Room
  • Room 169 Arlene and Michael Winfield Family Recitation Room
  • Room 182 Matthew S. Platz Faculty Office
  • Room 185 Faculty Office In Memory of Judith A. Ladd PhD
  • Room 230 Dean and Kay Logan Snider Conference Room
  • Room 251 Louis Shore and Lillian Bard Shore Faculty Office
  • Room 252 Sheldon G. Shore Faculty Office
  • Room 254 David Grove Research Reception
  • Room 267 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Conference Room
  • Room 269 Louis Shore and Lillian Bard Shore Lounge
  • Room 285 Excellence in Undergraduate Education Faculty Office
  • Room 288 Team Dutta Graduate Student Office
  • Room 308 Class of 1966 Faculty Office in Honor of Dr. Robert S. Brodkey
  • Room 330 Class of 1961 Conference Room
  • Room 340/360 Horton Sugar Alley Laboratory
  • Room 353 Fred and Nancy Shaffstall Faculty Office
  • Room 354 Donna and Lawrence Steel Research Reception
  • Room 358 Class of 1983 Faculty Office
  • Room 367 Robert and Lois Cody Faculty and Staff Lounge
  • Room 369 James F. Bonk Lounge
  • Room 382 Ralph and Barbara Rockow Faculty Office
  • Room 384 Tom and June Fitz Research Reception
  • Room 430 Forrest R. Hurley Conference Room
  • Room 454 James F. Bonk Research Reception
  • Room 458 Grover Strickler Jr. Faculty Office
  • Room 467 The Wheasler Family Conference Room
  • Room 468 Nancy Coultrip Dawes Collaboration Room
  • Room 469 James F. Bonk Lounge
  • Room 484 James F. Bonk Research Reception
  • Room 486 William J. and Gwendolyn W. Buschman Faculty Office
  • Room 488 Glenn and Elizabeth McKee Faculty Office
  • Room 610 Dow Student Lounge
  • Room 620 Dow Student Lounge

Center purpose revised
Trustees approved the revision of the purpose of the Marci and Bill Ingram Comprehensive Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to be a virtual autism center for adults or transitioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder or developmental disabilities, and their families.

The center will support this population with advanced clinical care, outreach programs, centralized services and community partnerships through a patient-centered medical-home-model clinic which provides specialized services in medical, holistic health, abd social/psychological care and in navigation/transitioning assistance and community partnership referrals.

The revised focus of the center addresses a shortage of coordinated care as pediatric patients with ASD transition to adulthood.

Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center recently opened its Center for Autism Services and Transition, one of only a few clinics in the country to provide care coordination and primary and specialty care services for adults with ASD.

Joint use agreements approved
The board authorized the university to enter into a 20-year joint use agreement with Hattie Larlham, a nonprofit agency in Akron. Hattie Larlham was allocated $250,000 in the 2015 state capital bill, and plans to use the funds to construct a community food processing hub. The organization has committed to engage students in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Ohio State University Extension personnel for research, field experience and education at the facility. The Ohio Board of Regents requires a joint use agreement between the university and Hattie Larlham before state funding can be released.

Trustees also authorized the university to enter into a 20-year joint use agreement with Tech Town New Market, Inc., a nonprofit agency in Dayton. Tech Town Ohio Research Center was allocated $250,000 and will utilize the funds to design and build-out space in building three of the Tech Town Technology Park. The park will support the application, commercialization, and convergence of cutting-edge technologies and collaborations between the Air Force Research Laboratory and non-defense organizations, including Ohio State. The organization has committed to providing classroom, conferencing, administrative or other education space to Ohio State students and faculty, offering close proximity to the Air Force Research Laboratory for the term of the agreement. The Ohio Board of Regents requires a joint use agreement between the university and Tech Town New Market Inc. before state funding can be released.

Property sale approved
The board authorized the university to negotiate the sale of improved properties located at 1445 Neil Ave., 1457 Neil Ave., 1469 Neil Ave., 1618-1624 Neil Ave., 1630 Neil Ave., 250-252 W. 10th Ave., 300 W. Lane Ave. and 441 Ackerman Road. The properties are excess to any immediate or future need of the university.

Retirement plans amended
The board approved amendments to The Ohio State University Supplemental Retirement 415(m) Plan and the Harding Hospital Employees’ Retirement Plan Agreement.

The amendments put the plans in compliance with new Internal Revenue Service regulations on tax-qualified retirement plans, which say that retirement plans are required to treat same-sex spouses the same as opposite-sex spouses effective as of June 26, 2013.

Board of Trustees committee appointments approved
The board approved the appointment of members to the following committees for 2014-2015:

Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee:
Alex Shumate, Chair
Linda S. Kass, Co-Chair
Cheryl L. Krueger, Vice Chair
Algenon L. Marbley
Janet B. Reid
Clark C. Kellogg
Timothy P. Smucker
Abigail S. Wexner
Alan VanderMolen
Steven M. Loborec
Janet Box-Steffensmeier (faculty member)
Jeffrey Wadsworth (ex officio)

Finance Committee:
Michael J. Gasser, Chair
Ronald A. Ratner, Co-Chair
Brent R. Porteus, Vice Chair
W.G. “Jerry” Jurgensen
Erin P. Hoeflinger
Alex R. Fischer
G. Gilbert Cloyd
Corbett A. Price
Stacie E. Seger
Jo Ann Davidson
Jeffrey Wadsworth (ex officio)

Advancement Committee:
Janet B. Reid, Chair
Erin P. Hoeflinger, Vice Chair
Linda S. Kass
Clark C. Kellogg
Cheryl L. Krueger
Brent R. Porteus
Alex R. Fischer
Abigail S. Wexner
G. Gilbert Cloyd
Corbett A. Price
Alan VanderMolen
Stacie E. Seger
John W. Kessler
Nancy Kramer
Christopher A. Ito (Alumni Association member)
Larry Moore (Alumni Association member)
Keith D. Monda (Foundation Board member)
Daniel J. Wampler (Foundation Board member)
Jeffrey Wadsworth (ex officio)

Audit and Compliance Committee:
W.G. “Jerry” Jurgensen, Chair
Michael J. Gasser, Vice Chair
Ronald A. Ratner
Timothy P. Smucker
Steven M. Loborec
Lawrence A. Hilsheimer
Amy Chronis
Craig S. Morford
Jeffrey Wadsworth (ex officio)

Governance Committee:
Timothy P. Smucker, Chair
Alex Shumate, Vice Chair
Algenon L. Marbley
Linda S. Kass
Janet B. Reid
Erin P. Hoeflinger
G. Gilbert Cloyd
Alan VanderMolen
Stacie E. Seger
Jeffrey Wadsworth (ex officio)

Personnel actions approved
The board approved the following personnel appointments and reappointments:

  • Bruno Cabanes has been appointed professor and holder of The Donald G. and Mary A. Dunn Designated Chair in Modern Military History in the College of Arts and Sciences effective Aug. 29, 2014 through July 31, 2019
  • Daniel C.K. Chow has been appointed professor and holder of The Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law in The Michael E. Moritz College of Law
effective Oct. 1, 2014 through Sept. 30, 2019
  • Melinda D. Church has been appointed vice president for advancement integration and communications in the office of University Advancement
effective Oct. 6, 2014 through Oct. 5, 2015
  • Katherine H. Federle has been appointed professor and holder of The Joseph S. Platt-Porter, Wright, Morris & Authur Professorship in Law
in The Michael E. Moritz College of Law effective Oct. 1, 2014 through Sept. 30, 2019
  • Shelly A. Hamilton has been appointed acting vice president of marketing and communications in the office of University Advancement effective Oct. 6, 2014 through April 5, 2015
  • John C. Lane has been appointed vice president and chief investment officer in the Office of Business and Finance
effective Oct. 29, 2014 through Oct. 28, 2017
  • Anil K. Makhija has been appointed dean, professor and holder of The John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business in The Max M. Fisher College of Business effective Nov. 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019
  • Gary P. Rose has been appointed professor and holder of the Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professorship in Business Law in The Michael E. Moritz College of Law effective Oct. 1, 2014 through Aug. 31, 2016
  • Kathy N. Northern has been appointed professor and holder of The Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professorship in Law in The Michael E. Moritz College of Law
effective Oct. 1, 2014 through Aug. 31, 2016
  • Kay N. Wolf has been appointed vice provost for academic policy and faculty resources in the Office of Academic Affairs effective Nov. 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019
  • Louis F. DiMauro has been reappointed professor and holder of The Dr. Edward E. and Sylvia Hagenlocker Chair in Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences effective Oct. 1, 2014 through Aug. 31, 2019
  • Mark B. Landon has been reappointed professor and holder of the Richard L. Meiling Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the College of Medicine effective
July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018
  • Mark D. Wewers has been reappointed professor and holder of The John A. Prior Professorship in the College of Medicine
 effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016
  • Thomas M. Wickizer has been appointed professor and holder of The Stephen F. Loebs Professorship in Health Services Management and Policy in the College of Medicine effective Sept. 1, 2014 through Aug. 31, 2019

Resolutions in memoriam adopted
The board adopted resolutions in memoriam for the following persons:

  • Margaret E. Griffiths, associate professor emeritus of OSU Extension, who died on Sept. 9, 2014
  • William A. Jensen, professor emeritus in the Department of Molecular Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences, who died on Sept. 9, 2014
  • Angelene E. Phillips, assistant professor emeritus of OSU Extension, who died on Sept. 10, 2014
  • Cary B. Rader, associate professor emeritus of mathematics at The Ohio State University at Newark. who died on Aug. 26, 2014
  • Bert K. Waits, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, who died on July 27, 2014
  • Thomas M. Woodson, professor emeritus of English in the Department of English, who died on Aug. 17, 2014

Bylaws amended
Trustees approved amendments to the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Medical Staff of The Ohio State University Hospitals and to the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Medical Staff of the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

About The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University is a dynamic community of diverse resources, where opportunity thrives and where individuals transform themselves and the world. Founded in 1870, Ohio State is a world-class public research university and the leading comprehensive teaching and research institution in the state of Ohio. With more than 64,000 students (including 58,000 in Columbus), the Wexner Medical Center, 14 colleges, 80 centers and 175 majors, the university offers its students tremendous breadth and depth of opportunity in the liberal arts, the sciences and the professions.