Personnel Committee Minutes -- Oct. 9, 2003 -- Board of Trustees -- University of Louisville
MINUTES OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
In Open Session
The Personnel Committee of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees met on Thursday, October 9, 2003, in the Jefferson Room of Grawemeyer Hall, Belknap Campus with members present and absent as follows:
| Present: |
Ms. Linda Wallbaum Cauble, Chair
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| Absent: |
Ms. Marie Abrams
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| Other Trustees Present: |
Judge Angela McCormick Bisig
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| From the University: |
Dr. James Ramsey, President
Dr. Shirley Willihnganz, Acting Executive Vice President and Provost Ms. Angela D. Koshewa, University Counsel Dr. Nancy Martin, Senior Vice President for Research Dr. Denise Gifford, Vice President for Student Affairs Ms. Terri Rutledge, Asst. Vice President for Business Affairs Ms. Carolyn Cochran, Assistant to the Provost Mr. Mitchell Payne, Assoc VP Business Affairs Ms. Rae Goldsmith, Associate Vice President for University Advancement Mr. John Drees, Director, Communications & Marketing Ms. Susan I. Howarth, Office of Vice President for Finance Ms. Kathleen M. Smith, Assistant Secretary, Board of Trustees Ms. Debbie Dougherty, Board Liaison, President’s Office |
I. Call to Order
Having determined a quorum present, Chair Cauble called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
Approval of Minutes, September 11, 2003
Ms. Brown made a motion, which Mr. Helman seconded, to approve the minutes of September 11, 2003. The motion passed unanimously.
II. Action Item: Reappointment of UMC Board Members
Dr. Ramsey reported the Board of Directors of UMC, Inc. is made up of twelve individuals: three representatives from Jewish Hospital; three representatives from Norton Health System; and six representatives from the University of Louisville. These appointments assure effective policy discussions by the UMC board. The continuing University representatives are: Dr. Joel Kaplan and Mr. Robert W. Rounsavall, III, Dr. Mark Pfeifer and Dr James Ramsey. Dr. Ramsey noted the reappointment of Dr. Richard Clover and Sandy Metts Snowden completes the University’s representation. Mr. Helman made a motion, which Ms. Denny seconded, to approve the
The Chairman’s recommendation that the Board of Trustees approve the following reappointments to the Board of Directors of the University Medical Center, Inc. representing the University of Louisville for terms expiring December 2006:
Dr. Richard Clover
Ms. Sandra Metts Snowden
The motion passed unanimously.
III. Executive Session
Pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(f), Mr. Helman made a motion, which Ms. Denny seconded, to close the session at 1:05 p.m. to discuss personnel matters. The motion passed unanimously.
IV. Open Meeting Reconvenes
Chair Cauble reconvened the open session of the Personnel Committee at 1:12 p.m. She reported the Committee discussed in closed session the monthly personnel actions. Ms. Brown made a motion, which Mr. Helman seconded, to approve the
President’s recommendation regarding the following appointment:
ADMINISTRATION
Wayne Hall; change of appointment from Acting Director to Director of Public Safety, October 9, 2003. The appointment as Director is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
The motion passed unanimously. Chair Cauble noted the above recommendation will go to the special board meeting on October 9.
Mr. Helman made a motion, which Ms. Denny seconded, to approve the
President’s recommendation that the following personnel recommendations be approved by the Board of Trustees.
APPOINTMENTS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Lt. Col. Roland Haun, M.S., Central Texas College; Professor and Chair of Military Science, July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007. The appointment as Chair is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Thomas B. Knudsen, Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University; Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Craniofacial Biology, with tenure, December 1, 2003.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Manuel F. Casanova, M.D., University of Puerto Rico; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with tenure, and additional appointment as the Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Outpatient Psychiatry, December 1, 2003.
Yousef Abu Kwaik, Ph.D., University of New York at Buffalo; Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, with tenure, and additional appointment as the Bumgardner Endowed Chair in Molecular Pathogenesis of Microbial Infections, December 1, 2003.
James O’Brien, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine and the Margaret Dorwood Smock Endowed Professor of Geriatrics; change of additional appointment from Acting Chair to Chair of Family and Community Medicine, December 1, 2003. The appointment as Chair is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
Suresh C. Tyagi, Ph.D., University of Aligrah, India; Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, with tenure, and additional appointment as Endowed Professor in Biomedical Research, December 1, 2003.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
Rudoph S. Parrish, Ph.D., University of Georgia; Professor of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, with tenure, and Chair of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, January 1, 2004. The appointment as Chair is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
David J. Tollerud, M.D., Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology; change of additional appointment from Acting Chair to Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, November 14, 2003. The appointment as Chair is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
The motion passed unanimously. Chair Cauble noted these recommendations will go to the Board on November 13, 2003.
V. Other Business
There was no other business.
VI. Adjournment
Ms. Brown made a motion, which Mr. Helman seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 1:15 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
