July 12, 2007

In Open Session
                       
The Personnel Committee of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees met on Thursday, July 12, 2007, at 12:30 p.m. in the Gallery of 21 C Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, with members present and absent as follows:

Present:            Mr. Grant Helman, Chair
Dr. Beth Boehm
Ms. Margaret Handmaker
                        Dr. Robert Curtis Hughes
                        Ms. Rebecca Jackson

Absent: Ms. Marie Abrams

Other Trustees
Present:            Mr. Jonathan Blue
                        Mr. Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr.
                        Mr. Owsley B. Frazier
                        Mr. Brent Fryrear
                        Dr. Salem George
                        Mr. Brian Hoffman
                        Ms. Jessica Loving
                        Mr. J. Chester Porter
                        Ms. Sandra Metts Snowden
Mr. William A. Stone

From the                                                             
University:        Dr. James R. Ramsey, President
                        Dr. Shirley Willihnganz, Executive Vice President and Provost
                        Dr. Larry Cook, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
                        Dr. Manuel Martinez-Maldonado, Executive Vice President for Research
                        Ms. Angela D. Koshewa, University Counsel
                        Mr. Mike Curtin, Vice President for Finance
                        Mr. Larry Owlsey, Vice President for Business Affairs
                        Mr. Tom Sawyer, Acting Vice President for Information Technology
                        Mr. John Drees, Assoc. VP for Communications & Marketing
                        Dr. Dan Mahony, Associate University Provost
                        Dr. Craig McClain, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology,                                               Pharmacology and Toxicology
                        Ms. Carolyn Cochran, Provost’s Office
                        Mrs. Kathleen M. Smith, Assistant Secretary

I.          Call to Order                                                               

Having determined a quorum present, Chair Helman called the meeting to order at 12:50 p.m. 

Approval of Minutes, June 14, 2007

Dr. Boehm made a motion, which Ms. Handmaker seconded, to approve the minutes of June 14, 2007.  The motion passed unanimously.

II.         Executive Session

            Dr. Boehm made a motion, which Dr. Hughes seconded, to recess the open      session at 12:53 p.m. to discuss personnel matters pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(f).          The motion passed unanimously.

III.       Open Meeting Reconvenes                                                      

Chair Helman reconvened the open session at 12:58 p.m. and reported the Committee discussed personnel recommendations and the Alumni Fellows Award in executive session. 

Personnel Recommendations

Ms. Handmaker made a motion, which Dr. Hughes seconded, to approve the

President’s recommendation that the following personnel recommendations be approved by the Board of Trustees.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Brian C. Edwards, J.D., Assistant Professor of Pan African Studies; additional appointment as the Robert Douglas Endowed Chair in Pan African Studies, July 12, 2007.

Jasmine L. Farrier, Ph.D.; promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Political Science, January 1, 2008, and award of tenure, January 1, 2009.

Kaila A. Story, Ph.D., Instructor in Women’s and Gender Studies and Pan-African Studies; additional appointment as the Andre Lord Endowed Chair in Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality, July 12, 2007. 

Ronald Vogel, Ph.D.,  Professor of Political Science and Professor of Urban and Public Affairs; additional appointment as Chair of Political Science, July 1, 2008.  The appointment as Chair is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Nathaniel Irvin, II, D.M.A., University of North Texas; Strickler Executive-in-Residence Professor of Management (Term/Rolling), August 1, 2007 through May 31, 2010.

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

John J. Sauk, D.D.S., University of Detroit; Professor, Department of  Surgical and Hospital Dentistry, with tenure, and Dean of the School of Dentistry, September 1, 2007.  The appointment as Dean is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

David Westbrook Britt, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Professor, Department of Health and Sport Sciences, with tenure, and Chair, Department of Health and Sport Sciences, August 1, 2007.  The appointment as Chair is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

Terrance M. Scott, Ph.D., University of Oregon; Professor, Department of  Teaching and Learning, with tenure, August 1, 2007.

James R. Stone, Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Professor, Department of Leadership, Foundations and Human Resource Education, with tenure, August 1, 2007.

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Marcia Hern, Ed.D., University of Cincinnati; Professor of Nursing, with tenure, and Dean of the School of Nursing, September 1, 2007.  The appointment as Dean is at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

The motion passed unanimously.

2007 Alumni Fellows Award

Ms. Handmaker made a motion, which Dr. Hughes seconded, to approve the

President’s recommendation that the Board of Trustees approve the following nominee for Alumni Fellows Award for 2007 as recommended by the Alumni Association:

Stuart Scott – Speed School of Engineering

The motion passed unanimously.

IV.       Other Business

There was no other business.

V.        Adjournment

Dr. Boehm made a motion, which Dr. Hughes seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 12:57 p.m.  The motion passed unanimously.