MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
HELD ON MARCH 27, 1969
A regular meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia
Commonwealth University was held on the 27th day of March, 1969 at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon in the Board Room of Sanger Hall,
Health Sciences Center of the University in the City of Richmond,
Virginia pursuant to due notice.
Present were all of the members of the Board of Visitors
except Mr. Wayne.
Present by invitation were Dr. Warren W. Brandt, President-
elect; Mr. Fred O. Wygal, Executive Administrator; Messrs. Brooke,
Holmes, Edwards, Fleshood, Coppedge, Renneisen, Kooiman and Mrs.
Bacon of the Academic Center; Messrs. Heil, Weaver, Crooks, Ware
and Dr. Yingling of the Health Sciences Center; and Mrs. Hodges.
Mr. Dabney served as Chairman of the meeting and Mr.
Brent as Secretary thereof.
Thereupon, on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of
Visitors held on January 9, 1969; the special meeting held on
January 24, 1969; the special meeting held on January 27, 1969,
and the special meeting held on February 27, 1969 were approved
in the form distributed to all Visitors.
On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried,
the meeting then went into Executive Session with those persons
present as guests at such time being asked to remain.
Proceeding with the Agenda, the Chairman called on Dr.
Brandt who presented a Memorandum entitled "A Proposed Bacca-
laureate Degree Program in Nursing" which he reviewed and ex-
plained with the assistance of Dr. Yingling and Mrs. Bacon. A
general discussion then followed, after which on motion duly made,
seconded and unanimously carried, the Memorandum was amended and
as amended approved, with the Secretary being directed to attach
a copy thereof to the minutes of the meeting.
Mr. Wygal then presented for the information of the
Visitors a Memorandum with respect to a proposed optional retire-
ment program for persons employed by the University.
The Chairman thereupon called on Colonel Heil for the
report of the Medical Center.
Colonel Heil then commented briefly on various faculty
matters, pointing out that the same had been approved by the
Executive Committee.
Turning to gifts, grants and contracts, Colonel Heil
stated that these had likewise been approved and accepted by the
Executive Committee and pointed out that the same exceeded the
previous year by more than $400,000.
Colonel Heil then called attention to the fact that
various representatives of the Health Sciences Division had re-
"Health Sciences Center." He explained that the Executive
Committee recommended approval of the request unless Schechter
quested that the designation "Medical Center" be changed to
Luth were of the opinion that it would be inadvisable. Mr.
Wilson stated that he had talked to Mr. Schechter on the telephone
and that no objection had been offered. A discussion then
followed after which on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried, the designation "Medical Center" was changed to "Health
Sciences Center."
In concluding his report, Colonel Heil reviewed the current
status of the various construction projects currently under way.
Dr. Doris B. Yingling, Dean of the School of Nursing and
Dr. Warren E. Weaver, Dean of the School of Pharmacy, thereupon
presented reports with respect to their respective Schools.
The Rector then called on Dr. Brooke for the report of
the Academic Center.
Dr. Brooke introduced Dean Arnold Fleshood, Dean of the
School of Education, and Mr. Cornelius A. Kooiman, Director of
Occupational Therapy, who presented reports with respect to their
areas of responsibility.
Dr. Brooke then pointed out that the various faculty
matters set forth in the memorandum which had been distributed
had been approved by the Executive Committee but that he would
be happy to answer any questions.
He then turned to the Memorandum which had been distributed
setting forth salaries for the 1969-70 Session which he proceeded
to review, answering such questions as were propounded. After
discussion thereof, on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried, the recommended faculty contracts and salaries for the
1969-70 Session were approved and authorized as set forth in the
Memorandum presented to the meeting.
Colonel Heil then pointed out that the Administration
had received a request that the new Caesarian Section Room in
the Labor and Delivery Suite at the Health Sciences Center
Hospital be named after Dr. H. Hudnall Ware, Jr. It was also
pointed out that the Academic Center had requested that the new
School of Art Building at the Academic Center be formally named
the "Theresa Pollak Building."
Mr. Hunton then explained that the Executive Committee
had reviewed both requests carefully and had concluded that as
the new Caesarian Section Room was an interior portion of a
building, that it would be proper for this request to be approved
and that the Executive Committee recommended that this be done.
However, he said, as to the naming of the new School of
Art Building, the Executive Committee held the view that this
should be deferred until the Administration could establish a
Committee to recommend policy and guidelines with respect to the
naming of buildings in order that such policy might be considered
and acted upon by the Board. The Committee would, he pointed
out, relate such policy and guidelines to the proposed name for
the School of Art Building.
The matter was generally reviewed, after which on motion
duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the naming of the
new Caesarian Section Room in the Labor and Delivery Suite at the
Health Sciences Center Hospital after Dr. H. Hudnall Ware, Jr.
was approved and authorized, and on further motion duly made,
seconded and unanimously carried, the Administration was requeste
to establish a Committee to recommend policy and guidelines
with respect to the naming of buildings and other facilities,
such policy and guidelines to be submitted to the Board of
Visitors for approval.
In connection with the Academic Center, Mr. Holmes then
reviewed the procedures followed in the acquisition of land for
the School of Business building site and also the status of the
various construction projects currently under way.
Mr. Crooks then presented information with respect to the
Hospital Accounts Committee Report which he stated had been
approved by the Executive Committee and for the information of the
Board of Visitors reviewed the present profit and loss position of
the Health Sciences Center Hospital.
Mr. Crooks thereupon said that each year the Virginia
Trust Company, in connection with the Estate of Isaac Davenport,
requested resolutions from the Board of Visitors with respect to the application of the income paid to the University from such
Estate. He stated that all income received from this source had
been applied strictly in accordance with the terms of the Will
and that in the future it would likewise be applied. With this
assurance, on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried,
the following resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED, that the income received from
the Estate of Isaac Davenport has been applied
strictly in accordance with the Will during the
past year;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all future remittances
from such Estate shall be likewise applied.
At this point, the Chairman requested that all guests
present withdraw from the meeting.
Mr. Hunton then stated that Dr. Warren W. Brandt,
President-elect, desired to occupy 1201 Loch Lomond Court in the City of Richmond, Virginia as the residence of the President,
and had inquired as to whether this was considered an appropriate
residence. A discussion then followed, after which on motion
duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, it was determined
that 1201 Loch Lomond Court would be an appropriate residence for
the President of the University, it being understood that University
funds would not be used for the purpose of the purchase.
Dr. Brandt then stated that he anticipated presenting
a revised administrative structure for the University to the next
meeting of the Board.
He also requested that all members of the Board of
Visitors clear questions concerning the activities of the various
Schools or Departments of the University through him, and that
he felt that it would be helpful if communications received by the Visitors requiring public answer were also directed to him,
all to the end that the activities and affairs of the University
might be fully coordinated.
In conclusion, Dr. Brandt advised that he proposed to
use 910 West Franklin Street as the Administrative Offices of the University and that this would require very little alteration
of the Building.
The Chairman announced that the next meeting of the
Board of Visitors would be held on the 24th day of April, 1969
at a time and place to be announced in the Notice of the Meeting. There being no further business to come before the
. There being no further business to come before the
meeting, the same on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, adjourned.
carried, adjourned.
