[2009-02-20] February 20, 2009 Meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University

              February 20, 2009
Meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University
Minutes
A meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University was held on Friday, February 20, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. in the University Meeting Center located at 101 North Harrison Street.
Board members present were Messrs. Rosenthal (Rector), Hurtado, Jackson, McCandlish and Siegel; Drs. Bersoff, Broaddus, Doswell, Romano and Shapiro; and Mrs. Rhodes. Messrs. Baldacci, Jones, Robertson, Snead; and Mrs. Lambert were absent. Also present were Dr. Trani, Mr. Ross and Mrs. Balmer.
On motion made and seconded, the Board convened into closed session to discuss certain personnel and related matters including discussion and consideration of prospective candidates for employment and matters related thereto, as authorized by Section 2.2-3711 A(1) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Following closed session, on motion made and seconded, the following resolution was approved by roll call vote:
Virginia Commonwealth University hereby certifies that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed session meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed session meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Roll Call Vote
Ayes
Nays
Mr. Thomas G. Rosenthal, Rector
X
Mr. David G. Baldacci
Absent
Dr. Edward H. Bersoff
X
Dr. J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.
X
Dr. John C. Doswell II
X
Mr. Arthur D. Hurtado
X
Mr. Brian K. Jackson
X
Mr. Maurice A. Jones
Absent
Ms. Lillian L. Lambert
Absent
Mr. Thomas W. McCandlish
X
Mrs. Anne J. G. “Panny” Rhodes
X
Mr. Richard T. Robertson
Absent
Dr. Michele A. Romano
X
Dr. Carol S. Shapiro
X
Mr. Stuart C. Siegel
X
Mr. Thomas G. Snead, Jr.
Absent
Total ayes: 11 Total nays: 0 Total absent during meeting: 5 Total absent during voting: 5
On motion made and seconded, the Board approved the appointment of Michael Rao as President of Virginia Commonwealth University, effective July 1, 2009.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
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