[2009-08-12] August 12, 2009 Meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University

              August 12, 2009
Meeting of the Board of Visitors of
Virginia Commonwealth University
Minutes
A regular meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University was
held on Thursday, August 12, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. in the Richmond Salons 1 and 2
located in the University Student Commons at 907 Floyd Avenue.
Present were Mesdames Rhodes (Rector) and Lambert; Messrs. Hurtado, Jackson, Jones,
McCandlish, Morse, Robertson, Rosenthal, Siegel and Snead; and Drs. Bersoff,
Broaddus, Doswell and Shapiro. Dr. Romano was absent. Also present were Drs. Rao,
Corey, Gottfredson, Huff, Macrina, Myles, Moriarty, Retchin, Rhone and Toscan;
Messrs. Bennett, Bunce, Gehring, Ream, Ross and Wyeth; and Mesdames Balmer,
Currey, Honsharuk, Hulett and Messmer.
The Rector’s report was presented.
The Report of the President was presented. Mr. Morse, newly appointed Board member,
was introduced. Also introduced were the 2009 Convocation Honorees:
Dr. Evertt Worthington, University Award of Excellence;
Dr. Patricia Slattum, Distinguished Service Award;
Dr. Ena Gross, Distinguished Teaching Award; and
Dr. Rakesh Kukreja, Distinguished Scholarship Award.
Ms. Suzanne Havasy, the 2009 Dorris Douglas Budd Award recipient, was also
introduced. Dr. Joseph P. Ornate, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency
Medicine and Medical Director of the Richmond Ambulance Authority, was recognized
for the Institute of Medicine Award. Dr. Linda Corey, Faculty Representative to the
Board, Ms. Delores Collier, Staff Representative to the Board, and Mr. JT Stranix,
alternate Student Representative to the Board, were introduced.
Mr. Jones reported for the Academic and Health Affairs Policy Committee. A report on
Degrees Awarded and the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Financial
Statement Summary for Fiscal Year 2009 – Eleven Months Ending May 31, 2009, were
presented for information.
Dr. Broaddus reported for the Audit and Compliance Committee. The Audit and
Compliance Committee Charter was presented. Annually, the Committee reviews its
Charter to ensure that the document reflects the full scope of responsibilities appropriate