MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
HELD ON APRIL 23, 1968
The first meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia
Commonwealth University was held on the 23rd day of April, 1968
at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon in the Governor's office, Capitol
Building, in the City of Richmond, Virginia, pursuant to the call
of the Governor.
Present were Mrs. James B. Bullard and Mrs. Charles
G. Thalhimer and Messrs. Andrew J. Brent, Virginius Dabney, Eppa
Hunton, IV., C. Coleman McGehee, Dr. Richard A. Michaux, Dr.
James W. Mullen, S. Buford Scott, James Edward Sheffield, John
H. Temple, J.K. Timmons and B. Walton Turnbull.
Also present was the Honorable Mills E. Godwin, Jr.,
Governor, the Honorable Carter O. Lowance, Commissioner of
Administration, and Mrs. Pat Perkinson, Administrative Assistant
to the Governor, and Mrs. Audrey Moore, Secretary to the Governor.
By unanimous consent, the Governor served as Presiding
Officer and Mrs. Moore as the Secretary of the meeting.
Governor Godwin thereupon outlined the background of
the new University and the formation of the Board, and presented
the following items as a basis for discussion:
1. Reference to the Act (Chapter 93) which provides
for the Board to elect a Rector, Vice Rector, a
Secretary, and an Executive Committee with power
to act prior to the formal establishment of the
new University as of July 1, 1968.
2. Members of the two Institutional Boards not
appointed to the new University Board to continue
as Advisory Boards to the new Board of Visitors
until July 1, 1970.
3. Appointment of a Nominating Committee for Officers
of the Board.
4. Agreement on date for next meeting at which absent
members might be present.
5. Reference to the appropriation for organization
of the new University (Item 753 of the budget) of
$125,000 the first year, and $175,000 the second
year. (Although no specific appropriation for
land acquisition, the sum of $500,000 was included
as part of the Governor's land acquisition fund
for expansion of RPI's holdings.)
6. Reference to action already taken by respective
Boards pertaining to private funds.
7. Discussion of the possible procedure for selection
of President and submission of names heretofore
suggested.
Following the presentation by the Governor, Mr. Eppa
Hunton, IV. moved that the Governor appoint a Nominating Committee
of three Visitors to meet and to make recommendations to the Board
for a Rector, Vice Rector and Secretary. The motion was duly
seconded and. after a brief discussion was unanimously adopted.
To the end that the organization of the Board might
be completed at the earliest possible date, on motion duly made,
seconded and unanimously carried, it was determined that this
meeting would adjourn upon the conclusion of its business to the
following Tuesday, April 30, 1968, at 10:00 o'clock in the morning
at the Governor's office, no notice thereof being required.
The Governor thereupon named the following Visitors
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to the Nominating Committee:
from MCV Board
Mrs. Charles G. Thalhimer (from RPI Board
Mr. B. Walton Turnbull (representing members unaffiliated
with either Board).
Mr. C. Coleman McGehee, Chairman
The Nominating Committee was requested to submit its
recommendations to the meeting of the Board to be held on April
30, 1968.
The Board then held a brief Executive Session, after which
on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting
adjourned to 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on April 30, 1968 in the
Governor's office.
Temporary Secretary
APPROVED:
