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OSU trustees accept funds, approve projects and personnel

COLUMBUS -- New endowed funds, personnel appointments and construction projects are among the items approved by The Ohio State University Board of Trustees at its meeting Friday (4/5). The board accepted 13 new endowed funds established with nearly $600,000 in gifts to the university and 218 research grants and contracts totaling nearly $21 million received by the university during February.

Named endowed funds

  • The Richard S. Zimmerman Athletic Scholarship Fund, $120,261, provided by gifts from Richard S. Zimmerman (B.S. Bus.Adm. 1946) of COLUMBUS to supplement scholarship costs of a student athlete on the football team

  • The International Camelid Initiative Fund, $113,512, provided by gifts from camelid owners, breeders, veterinarians and friends of the college to support camelid research in the College of Veterinary Medicine

  • The Fountain C. Beattie, M.D., and Mary Beattie Medical Scholarship Fund, $50,000, provided by gifts from the Fountain C. (B.A. 1939, M.D. 1942) and Mary Beattie (Cert. Of Grad. Nurs. 1941) Trust to provide scholarships in the College of Medicine and Public Health

  • The Dr. Martin H. Zarnett Equine Scholarship Fund, $43,737, provided by gifts from family and friends in memory of Martin Zarnett (B.S. 1963, D.V.M. 1967) to support a student in the College of Veterinary Medicine

  • The National City Bank Dean’s Innovation Fund, $40,000, provided by a gift from the National City Bank to support new initiatives in the Fisher College of Business by faculty and students

  • Irma Cooper Endowment Fund for International Studies in Music, $35,000, provided by gifts from Irma Cooper, professor emeritus, to support international activities for students in the School of Music

  • The Paul E. Young, Jr. 1955 Scholarship Fund, $29,750, provided by a gift from Professor Paul E. Young, Jr.’s (B.Arch. 1955) family to honor his 33-year teaching career in the School of Architecture and to provide support for students in the Knowlton School of Architecture

  • The Stanley E. and Nancy L. Longbrake Fund in the Max M. Fisher College of Business, $28,148, provided by gifts from Stanley (B.S. Bus. Adm. 1955) and Nancy Longbrake for undergraduate scholarship support in the Fisher College

  • Clinton County 4-H Endowment Fund, $27,690, provided by gifts from friends of Clinton County 4-H for program support

  • The Linda K. Pulskamp Fund in Neuromuscular Research, $27,521, provided by gifts from Frank E. (B.A. 1968, D.D.S. 1971) and Linda K. (B.S. 1969) Pulskamp of OSTRANDER to support the advancement of medical knowledge in neuromuscular disease in the College of Medicine and Public Health

  • The Linda Weber Daniel Athletic Training Scholarship Fund, $25,395, provided by gifts from family, friends, alumni and professional colleagues in memory of Linda Weber Daniel (B.S. Allied Health Professions 1974, M.S. 1983) of WORTHINGTON to supplement tuition costs of students in the Athletic Training Program

  • The James T. Mahoney and Jean Casey Mahoney Scholarship Fund, $25,001, provided by gifts from Jean (B.S.Ed. 1942, M.A. 1956) and James (B.S.Ed. 1952) Mahoney for scholarship support in the College of Education

  • The Connelly and Jackson Scholarship Fund, $25,000, provided by gifts from William M. Connelly (J.D. 1964) of TOLEDO and Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. (B.A. 1968, J.D. 1971) of MAUMEE to fund student scholarships in the Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Changes in name and/or description of named endowed funds

  • The Adivar Fellowship Fund for Study of Ottoman and Turkish History

  • The Dr. Lee E. and Rita M. Watkins Vice President’s Excellence Endowment Fund

  • William M. and Rosalind W. Wolfson Scholarship Fund in the Fisher College of Business

  • The Young Buckeyes of Central Ohio Alumni Scholarship Fund

  • The Verland W. and Brian Belt Engineering Scholarship Fund

Personnel Appointments

  • Karen A. Bell of COLUMBUS (43202) has been named dean and professor of the College of the Arts, effective May 1, 2002, through June 30, 2007. Currently interim dean of the college, Bell joined the Ohio State faculty in 1980 and chaired the Department of Dance – one of the leading dance departments in the country – since 1995, including one year as acting chair. She also served as associate dean of the College of the Arts from 1992 to 1996 and was responsible for the college’s undergraduate academic programs. She has been a visiting assistant professor at Cornell University and, prior to coming to Ohio State, taught at Cornell, Wells College, Elmira College, and the State University of New York at Potsdam. She holds a master’s degree of fine arts in dance from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y., and a bachelor’s in sociology from S.U.N.Y., Potsdam.

  • Martha Chamallas has been named to the Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law in the Michael E. Moritz College of Law, effective Aug. 16, 2002. She is currently a professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Chamallas received a B.A. in sociology from Tufts University and a J.D. from Louisiana State University Law Center. She served as scholar-in-residence at the Duke University School of Law and has held faculty positions at Lousiana State, the University of Iowa and Ohio State.

  • Joshua Dressler of COLUMBUS (43235) has been named to the Frank R. Strong Chair in Law, effective Aug. 16, 2002. Currently serving as visiting professor of law in the University of Michigan’s School of Law, Dressler joined the Ohio State law faculty in 2001. He is consistently ranked among the top five criminal law scholars in the United States. He holds a B.A. and J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

  • Eric R. Kunz of UPPER ARLINGTON (43221) has been named associate vice president for health sciences in the Office of Health Sciences, effective March 11, 2002. He will continue to serve as chief administrative and planning officer for the Ohio State University Health System, a position he has held since 1999. He began his career at Ohio State in 1990 as the director of the Office of Budget Planning. Kunz holds a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a master’s degree in business administration from Syracuse University.

  • Dev S. Pathak of WESTERVILLE has been named interim dean for public health in the College of Medicine and Public Health, effective June 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003. He is currently director of health sciences administration and professor in the School of Public Health and Department of Marketing. Pathak holds an M.S. in economics from Southern Illinois University and an M.B.A. and D.B.A. in marketing and finance from Michigan State University.

  • john a. powell (sic) has been named director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in the Americas and holder of the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Michael E. Moritz College of Law, effective Jan. 15, 2003, through June 30, 2006. He currently serves as the executive director of the Institute on Race and Poverty and holds the Earl R. Lawson Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the University of Minnesota Law School.

  • Todd I. Stewart has been named director of the Program for International and Homeland Security in the Office of Research Administration, effective April 1, 2002, to March 31, 2007. A recently retired Air Force major general, Stewart was formerly director of plans and programs for the Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton.

Reappointments

  • Jerald Greenberg has been reappointed the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professor in the Max M. Fisher College of Business, effective March 1, 2002, through Feb. 28, 2007.
  • Peter W. Culicover has been reappointed chair of the Department of Linguistics, effective Oct. 1, 2002, through Sept. 30, 2006.

Emeritus titles

  • Edward H. Jennings, president emeritus, Office of the Board of Trustees, effective April 1, 2002

  • A. John Arnfield, professor emeritus, Department of Geography, effective July 1, 2002

  • Karin L. Dahl, professor emeritus, School of Teaching and Learning, effective July 1, 2002

  • Walter A. Davis III, professor emeritus, Department of English, effective April 1, 2002

  • Joseph C. Ferrar, professor emeritus, Department of Mathematics, effective July 1, 2002

  • James C. Papritan II, professor emeritus, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, effective April 1, 2002

  • Larry W. Robertson, professor emeritus, College of Pharmacy, effective April 1, 2002

  • Yung-Chen Lu, associate professor emeritus, Department of Mathematics, effective July 1, 2002

  • Martin Lubow, associate professor emeritus, Department of Ophthalmology, effective April 1, 2002

Resolutions in memoriam

  • Walter E. Carey, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who died Feb. 9, 2002

  • Wilbur C. Roberts, assistant professor emeritus in The Ohio State University Extension, who died July 15, 2001

Hospital board appointments
The board approved the appointment/reappointment of the following as citizen members of the University Hospitals Board for terms ending as indicated:

  • Richard Murphy, Jr. – April 2003

  • Peter F. Frenzer – May 2003

  • John G. Kramer – May 2003

  • Grayce M. Sills – May 2003

  • Robert E. H. Rabold – April 2004

  • Merom Brachman – May 2004

  • Sara Ross Soter – May 2004

Medical bylaws amended
Trustees approved several amendments to the bylaws of the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute that had previously been ratified by the hospital’s board.

Medical department renamed
The board approved the renaming of the Department of Anatomy and Medical Education in the College of Medicine and Public Health to the Department of Biomedical Informatics.

Construction projects approved The board authorized the employment of an architect/engineering firm and request for construction bids for the following projects:

  • Renovation of the space used by the ambulatory surgery on the first and second floors and the patient treatment areas on the ground floor of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Total estimated project cost is $1 million with funding provided by the James.

  • Replacement and upgrade of the existing fire alarm system in Morrison Tower and Siebert Hall. Total estimated project cost is $649,950 with funding provided by university bond proceeds with debt service paid by Student Affairs.

  • Renovation of the entrance to Rhodes Hall. Total estimated project cost is $270,000 with funding provided by University Hospitals.

  • Renovation of the boat docks and walks from the dock area to Cooke Castle on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie. Estimated project cost is $63,250 with funding provided by House Bills 748 and 850.

The board approved the awarding of contracts for the following projects:

  • Construction of graduate and professional student housing in the south campus area. Total project cost is $29 million with funding provided by future university bond proceeds with debt service paid by Student Affairs. Estimated completion date is July 2003. Architect of record is URS of Columbus and general contractor is Smoot Construction Company of Ohio, Columbus.

  • Evaluation, programming and renovation for the University Hospitals East Muscular Skeletal Program. Total project cost is $10.9 million with funding provided by University Hospitals East. Estimated completion date is July 2003. Architect of record is URS of Columbus.

  • Construction of a wetlands research and education facility. Total project cost is $2.04 million with funding provided by the Ohio Board of Regents and gifts. Estimated completion date is June 2003. Architect of record is NBBJ Inc. of Columbus and general contractor is Righter Construction Services of Columbus.

  • Replacement of the fire alarm system in Steeb, Smith, Park and Stradley halls in the south campus area. Total project cost is $1.54 million with funding provided by future university bonds proceeds with debt service paid by Student Affairs. Estimated completion date is December 2002. Engineer of record is W.E. Monks of Columbus and electric contractor is Superior Electric of Columbus.

Trustees briefed on YMCA-Hospitals partnership
The board received a briefing on the university’s long-term leases and subleases with YMCA facilities in Gahanna, Grove City, Hilliard and Powell. The facilities will serve as community partnerships with the University Health System and will provide University Hospitals with more comprehensive therapy and wellness settings. Each site will be approximately 4,800 square feet attached to the YMCA facility and will offer rehabilitation services including physical therapy and aquatic therapy programs. Other programs may include comprehensive weight management, prenatal classes and smoking cessation. Terms call for a 20-year initial lease with $70,000 rent per year to amortize construction costs. Rent will be paid by University Hospitals Rehabilitation Department. All but one of the new sites will replace current leased space.

Board authorizes Lane Avenue project
Trustees authorized the granting of temporary construction licenses for approximately two acres and the sale of some seven acres to the city of Columbus for the purpose of widening Lane Avenue between Olentangy River Road and High Street.
The city, in partnership with the university, intends to widen the road, install streetscape enhancements and related improvements and construct a permanent right of way. The city will pay $1.08 million of the $1.14 million appraised property value of the south side of Lane and will contribute an additional $400,000. Rather than accepting cash for the right-of-way payment, the university will contribute the $1.08 million toward the enhancements of the property. Property on the north side of Lane will be sold at the appraised value of $25,850.

Student and Educational Affairs Committee receives update
Trustees heard reports on east of High Street safety initiatives and the new Multicultural Center. The university is continuing a multifaceted approach – working in collaboration with students, police, property owners, residents and others – to deal with safety issues in the neighborhoods east of High Street. The Multicultural Center is a joint undertaking of the offices of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs. It was created to fulfill expectations of the university’s Academic Plan and Diversity Plan, providing intellectual and cultural enrichments as well as student services and programs.

Dual majors are focus
The board heard a report from three students who are pursuing dual majors or double degrees, highlighting the opportunities offered by a major comprehensive university.

Agriculture service learning programs highlighted
Trustees heard a report on service learning initiatives within the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, which highlighted three of the more significant programs and one of the college’s exceptional volunteers, Micki Zartman. Lawrence H. Newcomb, senior associate dean and director of academic affairs, introduced Zartman as a volunteer who possesses a tremendous passion for working with undergraduate students to reach out to urban school children to help them gain an understanding of agriculture. Three significant service learning programs were highlighted: The dairy barn tours, which reach about 5,000 central Ohio elementary school children each year; Scarlet and Gray Ag Day, a day-long program that provides multiple learning stations on campus for 300 to 500 Columbus-area school children; and Scarlet and Gray Ag Biotechnology Day, which caters to high school science students and served approximately 100 students this year.

Student receives board recognition
Michelle Kiracofe of UTICA, a senior majoring in clinical psychology, received the board’s Student Recognition Award. For her honor’s thesis paper, she researched the impact of exercise on the psychological well-being and nutritional status of adults with emphysema. She serves as the president of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society for Psychology, and as an officer in the senior honorary Mortar Board. She also volunteers her time working with inmates at a maximum-security prison who have severe psychological problems.