Trustees: Appointments, Development, Other Business

TRUSTEES APPROVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS, ACCEPT ENDOWED FUNDS

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on 
Friday (6/5) approved several appointments, accepted nine named 
endowed funds and two professorships, and conducted other business.
David Andrews appointed dean of Human Ecology
The board approved the appointment of David Andrews, professor 
of human development and family science and assistant director of The 
Ohio State University Extension for 4-H Youth Development, as dean of 
Ohio State's College of Human Ecology, effective July 1.

Andrews, 41, of DUBLIN, joined Ohio State in August 1995 as an 
associate professor and Extension state specialist in the college's 
Department of Family Relations and Human Development (which since has 
been restructured and renamed).  He became assistant director for 4-H 
youth programs in August 1996 and was named a full professor in 
August 1997.

Though he has retained his faculty appointment and continued to 
work with graduate students, Andrews' efforts for the past two 
years have been focused on administration of the Ohio 4-H Youth 
Development Program.  Before coming to Ohio State, he was co-
investigator on national adolescent drug-abuse prevention projects as 
a research scientist for the Oregon Social Learning Center in Eugene 
from 1989 to 1995.  He was an adjunct professor of psychology at the 
University of Oregon from 1989 to 1995, and taught in the Department 
of Human Development and Family Studies at Oregon State University 
from 1983 to 1989, heading that department from 1985 to 1989.

William Baeslack is interim vice president for research
Trustees approved the appointment of William A. "Bud" Baeslack 
III, an associate dean of the College of Engineering, as interim vice 
president for research at Ohio State, retroactive to May 19.

The appointment follows the March 20 death of Edward F. Hayes, 
who served as Ohio State's vice president for research for seven 
years.

Baeslack, 46, of WESTERVILLE, has served as associate dean for 
research and college development in the College of Engineering since 
1994.  Also a professor of industrial, welding and systems 
engineering, he joined the faculty in 1982.  He chaired the 
Department of Welding Engineering from 1991 to 1994 and was director 
of the National Excellence in Materials Joining Education and 
Training Program at Ohio State during the 1994-95 academic year. 

Baeslack and his staff have initiated or facilitated development 
of several major research-related activities at Ohio State, including 
a collaborative effort with the Edison Welding Institute to establish 
the Edison Joining Technology Center.  Other partnership initiatives 
include the Gas Turbine Research Center, several National Science 
Foundation centers, the Ergonomics Institute and, most recently, a 
Federal Aviation Administration Center of Airworthiness Assurance. 

Mabel Freeman named interim director of the Honors Center

The board appointed Mabel G. Freeman of BEXLEY, associate 
director of the University Honors Center, as interim director of the 
center, effective July 1.  Freeman replaces David Hothersall, who is 
retiring.  Freeman has been on staff at the Honors Center since its 
establishment in 1985, first as an academic counselor and then as 
assistant director.  She was acting director before Hothersall's 
appointment in 1991, and became associate director during the 1992-93 
academic year.  She also is an adjunct assistant professor of 
educational policy and leadership.

Faculty appointments

Trustees appointed William S. Marras of POWELL, professor of 
industrial, welding and systems engineering, to the Honda Chair in 
Transportation, effective July 1 through June 30, 2003.  Marras is 
director of the Biodynamics Laboratory and co-director of the 
Institute for Ergonomics.  He also holds joint appointments in the 
Department of Physical Medicine and the Biomedical Engineering 
Center.  The Honda Chair in Transportation was established in 
February 1997 to promote and support teaching and research in 
transportation-related technology in the College of Engineering.

Marcia P. Miceli, professor of management and human resources, 
was appointed to the Robert and Anne Hoyt Designated Professorship in 
Management, effective Oct. 1, 1998, through Sept. 30, 2003.  An Ohio 
State faculty member since 1981, Miceli has served as department 
chair for management and human resources and as senior associate dean 
for academic programs in the Fisher College of Business.  The 
professorship was established Friday (6/5) to fund the teaching, 
research and service activities of the Hoyt Professor in the Fisher 
College of Business.

Concurrent appointments 

Joseph A. Alutto of UPPER ARLINGTON, dean of the Max M. Fisher 
College of Business, has been appointed to serve as executive dean 
for the professional colleges, effective July 1 through June 30, 
2001.  Alutto replaces Nancy Zimpher, dean of the College of 
Education, who is leaving Ohio State to become chancellor of the 
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Alutto has been dean and professor of management in the college 
since 1991.  He previously was dean of the School of Management at 
the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1976 to 1990.  He 
also was a faculty member in the Department of Organization and Human 
Resources at SUNY-Buffalo from 1966 to 1991.

Ohio State's colleges cluster into three areas: the professional 
colleges, the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, and the health 
sciences.  Executive deans coordinate discussions among the deans of 
each cluster on such issues as recruitment and retention of students 
on all levels, budget restructuring, performance and benchmarking 
measures, research support, and enhancing diversity and a sense of 
community on campus.  The professional college cluster includes the 
Fisher College of Business and the colleges of Education; 
Engineering; Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Human 
Ecology; Law; and Social Work.

Trustees appointed Gregory H. Williams, dean and professor in 
the College of Law and professor of political science, to the Carter 
C. Kissell Professorship in Law, effective July 1.  Williams has been 
dean at Ohio State's College of Law since 1993.  He previously was 
associate vice president of the Office of Academic Affairs at the 
University of Iowa, where he had been a law professor and 
administrator since 1977.  The professorship was established Friday 
(6/5) to fund a professorship in the college, with preference that 
the fund will support the Office of the Dean.


Appointments, reappointments of chairs and directors

The board appointed Marvin T. Batte of DELAWARE, professor of 
agricultural economics, as interim chair of the Department of 
Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, effective July 
1 through June 30, 1999.

Trustees appointed Carroll Glynn, chair of the Department of 
Communication at Cornell University, as director of the School of 
Journalism and Communication, effective July 1 through June 30, 2002.

James P. Phelan of UPPER ARLINGTON was reappointed as chair of 
the Department of English, effective July 1 through Sept. 30, 2002.  

Stephen A. Buser of UPPER ARLINGTON was reappointed as chair of 
the Department of Finance, effective Oct. 1, 1998, through Sept. 30, 
2002.

Appointments to Marion Campus board

The board approved the appointment of two new members to The 
Ohio State University-Marion Campus Board and the reappointment of 
two members, effective July 1.  Deborah Martin, a Delaware County 
commissioner and managing member of Delaware Realty and Properties 
Ltd., was appointed to a three-year term.  Alisha Spaid, an 
accounting major in the College of Business at the Marion campus, was 
appointed to a one-year term as a student member of the board.  Board 
members John Mizick and Fred White were reappointed to three-year 
terms.

Board accepts nine named endowed funds, two professorships

The board heard a report from Jerry May, vice president for 
development, on fund-raising efforts, including the establishment of 
The Carter C. Kissell Professorship in Law.  A gift of $750,000 from 
alumnus Carter C. Kissell of Chagrin Falls will support a 
professorship in the College of Law, with preference that the fund 
will support the Office of the Dean.

May also reported the establishment of nine named endowed funds 
and a designated professorship with gifts totaling more than 
$850,000.

-- The Frank L. Tosi Memorial Scholarship Fund, $50,000, to 
provide scholarships in the College of Dentistry.

-- The Robert and Anne Hoyt Designated Professorship in 
Management, $37,500, for the Fisher College of Business.

-- The Herbert J. Block Family Cancer Research Endowment Fund, 
$261,700, to support cancer research at the Comprehensive Cancer 
Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute.

-- The Elsie Alberty Scholarship Fund in Curriculum Studies, 
$243,468, to provide financial assistance for doctoral students in 
the College of Education.

-- The Judy Bunting Cheerleaders Scholarship Fund, $100,000, to 
provide scholarships in the Department of Athletics.

-- The Tobi Goldoftas Fluid Power Fund, $57,864, to support 
fluid power technology at the Agricultural Technical Institute in 
Wooster.

-- The Robert H. Horton Athletic Scholarship Fund, $30,960.

-- The Paul E. Bryant Athletic Scholarship Fund, $30,000.

-- The Lois M. Jones Endowment for Cancer Research Fellowships, 
$26,231, to provide fellowships and program support in the 
Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and 
Research Institute.

-- The Leggett Family Fund, $16,487, to provide scholarships in 
the Department of Computer and Information Sciences.

Emeritus titles granted

Trustees granted emeritus titles to:
-- Sandra E. McCormick, professor emeritus of teaching and 
learning, retroactive to June 1.
-- George M. Kreps, associate professor emeritus at the 
Agricultural Technical Institute, effective July 1.
-- C. Emmajo Shearer, assistant professor-clinical emeritus of 
dentistry, effective July 1.

Resolutions in memoriam

Trustees adopted resolutions in memoriam for:
-- Jack L. Beal, professor emeritus of pharmacy, who died Feb. 
24.
-- Paul C. Bowers, assistant professor emeritus of history, who 
died March 1.
-- Robert Lang, instructor emeritus in the Ohio State University 
Extension, who died March 27.

Miscellaneous business

In other business, trustees:

-- Approved changing the name of the Department of Zoology to 
the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology to better 
reflect its research and teaching mission.

-- Approved an amendment to the Rules of the University Faculty 
that will allow members of university promotion and tenure committees 
to participate in the review of cases from departments other than 
their own.

-- Approved promotions, tenure and reappointments for 182 
faculty members.

-- Heard a proposed Financial Conflict of Interest Policy for 
Faculty, which outlines policies and procedures so that faculty 
members' professional activities do not create a conflict of 
interest.

-- Heard a report from Edward J. Ray, acting senior vice 
president and provost, about continuing student computing fees for 
Public Policy and Management, Engineering and Business.  Units 
provide matching funds, and consultation with students, faculty and 
administrators shows a need to continue the fee process for computing 
equipment and services. 

-- Appointed Glenn S. Daehn, professor of materials science and 
engineering, and William E. Wolfe, professor of civil and 
environmental engineering and geodetic science, to three-year terms 
(June 1 through May 31, 2001) on the Engineering Experiment Station 
Advisory Council.

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