MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Held January 27, 1972
A regular meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth
University was held Thursday, January 27, 1972, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board
Room of Sanger Hall.
Present were all the members of the Board except Miss Keyser, Mr.
Sheffield and Dr. Thornton. Present by invitation were Drs. Barker, Brandt,
Brooke, J. Curtis Hall, Smith, Willett and Woods; Messrs. Broaddus, Holmes,
Imirie and Ware; and Miss Cosby.
Mr. Wilson called the meeting to order. On motion duly made and
seconded, the following minutes were unanimously approved as distributed:
Regular Meeting of the Board of Visitors, held November 18, 1971, and
Special Meeting of the Academic Policy Committee, held December 8, 1971.
It was suggested that the minutes be distributed as promptly as possible to
the members of the Board following each meeting.
Dr. Brandt explained the reasons for the proposed revision of the
mandatory residence hall requirements. It was moved and seconded that the
second paragraph on Page 39 of the University catalog under Student Housing
be revised to read as follows:
All freshmen men and freshmen and sophomore women
under 21 years of age are required to live in University
residence halls unless they are living with their
parents or legal guardian.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
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The following resolution was unanimously adopted on motion made
and seconded:
BE IT RESOLVED that Virginia Commonwealth
University make available certain right-of-way for the
extension of Leigh Street Viaduct in accordance with
Section 2.1-5 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Commonwealth University hereby approves
the sale of the property described as follows:
Parcel 1 and so much as is required of Parcel 3
as shown on City of Richmond Department of
Public Works Drawing No. T-18371 dated May
19, 1971, revised July 21, 1971, to the City of
Richmond at fair market value to be determined
prior to the execution of a deed for the purpose
of construction of the Leigh Street Viaduct Project.
This action is predicated on the urgent need as
set forth by the City of Richmond to construct
this arterial street in lieu of rebuilding the
Marshall Street Viaduct.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors of
Virginia Commonwealth University empowers the Administration
of the University to make the future transactions necessary
to implement the Leigh Street stipulations and agreements.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted on motion made
and seconded:
BE IT RESOLVED that the income received from the
Estate of Isaac Davenport has been applied strictly in accordance
with the terms of the Will during the calendar year 1971;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all future remittances from
said Estate will be applied likewise.
There was reference to previous discussion concerning the need for
private practice in Dentistry and the fact that there is a need for in-hous
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space for this project. About $150,000 is needed to do this; the money would
be repaid from the funds received from the private practice. It was moved
and seconded that authority be given to the administration of the University
to borrow $150,000 from the local financial market to provide space for the
private practice program in Dentistry. The motion was approved unanimously.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Report on Gifts, Grants
and Contracts was unanimously adopted.
There was some discussion concerning the number of accounts that
are written off each year in the Hospital Accounts Report. The Board expressed
its continuing concern over the magnitude of the amount written off. On
motion made and seconded, the Hospital Accounts Report was unanimously
approved.
It was moved and seconded that the Finance Committee meet before
the next Board meeting to report to the Board on the procedures for the collec-
tion of accounts and long-range planning concerning the writing off of accounts.
The motion was unanimously approved.
On motion made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the Faculty
Appointments and Changes of Status were approved. There was some dis-
cussion concerning the number of foreign professors being appointed to the
faculty and also on having medical students work in other hospitals in the
area. Dr. Brandt commented on his pleasure in the appointments of two new
Deans, Dr. Strandberg and Dr. Minton.
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Mr. William G. Broaddus, Assistant Attorney General, explained
the First Set of Interrogatories to Defendants by Vincent F. Wright.
Mr. McGehee expressed his appreciation to Dr. Brooke for his
recent presentation to the Interclub Council.
The Building Naming Committee recommended to the Board that the
Chair of Real Estate be named the Alfred L. Blake Chair of Real Estate. It
also recommended that the lecture room on the second floor of Sanger Hall
be named the Sidney F. Negus Room. Upon motion duly made and seconded,
these two recommendations were approved unanimously.
Mr. Scott said that the Property Committee, on the recommendation
of the President and the Vice Presidents, would like to recommend that Hayes,
Seay, Mattern and Mattern be retained to develop the first phase of the• Fine
Arts Center. On motion duly made and seconded, the recommendation was
unanimously approved.
Mr. Temple gave a progress report on the MCV Foundation. He said
that there has been an independent audit of the accounts so that the Board
will know the intent of each donor and the intent of each fund. Dr. Sanger
is the Executive Director of the Foundation. Dr. Woods and Mr. Imirie have
been meeting with the Foundation each month. Great strides have been made
in coordinating the funds derived from the Foundation for the intended pur-
pose of strengthening medical services rendered by the institution.
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Mr. Buford Scott submitted a letter of resignation to the MCV
Foundation in January. It was moved and seconded that a formal resolution
be drafted, expressing the University's appreciation for the many significant
contributions Mr. Scott has made to the Medical College of Virginia Founda-
tion and that the resolution be framed and presented to Mr. Scott. The
motion was unanimously approved. Mr. Obenshain was directed to draw up
the resolution.
Dr. Brandt announced that Mr. John Garber, Director of the Division
of Personnel for the State, has stated that VCU is the only institution in the
State which is paying a salary, without the performance of duties, to three
former administrators of the University. The three individuals, Dr. William
T. Sanger, Dr. Henry H. Hibbs, and Dr. George J. Oliver, have been retained
as consultants to the University. It was the general consensus of the Board
that these payments are justified and members of the Board expressed willing-
ness to meet with the Governor, either formally or informally, to re-affirm
the Board's view on this matter.
Dr. Thomas C. Barker, Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions,
gave a slide presentation on the School and discussed the expanding programs
and the needs of the School of Allied Health Professions.
On motion made and seconded, the recommendation to change the
names of the administrative units in the School of Allied Health Professions
was unanimously approved. The changes are as follows:
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FROM: TO:
School of Hospital Administration Department of Hospital and Health
Administration
School of Medical Technology Department of Medical Technology
School of Nurse Anesthetists Department of Nurse Anesthetists
School of Occupational Therapy Department of Occupational Therapy
Program of Patient Counselors Program of Patient Counseling
School of Physical Therapy Department of Physical Therapy
School of Radiologic Technology Program of Radiologic Technology,
Department of Radiation Sciences
Dr. J. Curtis Hall, Dean of the School of Business, expressed his
delight with the new School of Business Building. He described the growth
of the School and the varied programs being carried out.
Following the report of the President, the meeting was adjourned
at 4:00 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on March 23, 1972, at 10:00 a.m. in
the School of Business Building conference room, Room 215.
APPROVED: Secretary
Report of the President to the Board of Visitors
January 27, 1972
Dr. Brandt commented on the referendum held on the student union. The
student union was voted down by an overwhelming majority of the students
who voted.
The Self-Study is progressing nicely. The departmental reports are due
February 1.
Service awards have been presented this week to employees who have given
five or more years of service to the University. There will be a banquet
held January 28 honoring those with more than 20 years of service.
There were eight locations in the state visited by Dr. Brandt, Dr. Willett,
Mr. Ware and Mr. Dunn over a five- to six-week period. The dinner
meetings with alumni were disappointing in terms of numbers that turned
out, but the luncheons with the legislators were good.
Dr. Brandt will be continuing his luncheons with community businessmen
after the General Assembly has adjourned. They are beneficial for us as
well as for the persons invited.
Two new deans have been selected, one for Arts and Sciences and one for
Education. Dr. Richard Lodge, Dean of the School of Social Work, is
leaving as of July 1, 1972.
Education Day was held on the West Campus on December 6, 1971. Some
members of the Board and people from the community attended.
Some of the M.D.'s were upset about the billing system lately, but it has
been put back together nicely.
Applications are running higher this year than last. Applicants are being
turned down mainly because of lack of faculty and funds. There are over
1,800 applications for 146 positions in the School of Medicine.
The Associates of the Library keep acquiring gifts of personal papers and
private collections of significant note for the Library.
A tour of the hospitals was held late in December for the Property and
Insurance representatives and the Fire Marshal. They now seem to under-
stand better why we are constantly in violation of fire regulations in the
hospitals.
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We are looking for a Chairman of Radiology which is very difficult because
the Radiology situation in the hospital is very bad as far as space, faculty
and equipment are concerned.
The computer was installed about Christmas. We have requested to go to
a much larger operation. Hopefully, the next step will come soon.
Mr. Otis Brown, Director of the Department of Welfare and Institutions, met
with Dr. Brandt and Dr. Brooke to discuss the possibility of setting up a
system around the state whereby a member of his operation would be able to
obtain an education in a variety of places around the state. One institution
would keep his records, but he could take courses from different schools.
Planning for summer orientation is proceeding. An incoming freshman and
his parents would come in for a day in the summer and receive counseling
and information letting them know what to expect.
Leigh Street will be coming up soon.
The Psychiatric Institute had planning money a couple of years ago. After
the Master Site Plan was completed, the north side of Marshall Street
between Tenth and Eleventh Streets was considered as the location for the
Institute. We are working actively with the City to acquire that space.
The HMO concept is still being considered.
We are still waiting for authorization to pay retroactive pay from the wage/
price freeze.
The medical school accreditation came through a couple of weeks ago.
One faculty member of the School of Medicine who was denied tenure is
contesting it. There is some legislative pressure to grant him tenure. He
was given one hearing and asked for a second one. The second hearing was
granted, but he did not appear for it. We intend to hold with the decision
not to grant tenure.
Grove Avenue Baptist Church is trying to sell their property and want us to
buy it. It is not in the Master Site Plan.
Through the efforts of Mr. Dabney and others, we are well along the way to
convincing the White House of the Confederacy to cooperate in joint usage
of the Ruffner Property.
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The Department of Rehabilitation Counseling was named the Number 1 quality
program in the United States by the Department of Health, Education and
Welfare! Mr. Wilson is going to write a letter to the head of the Department,
Dr. Richard E. Hardy, expressing congratulations from the Board.
The Annual Fund Drive is progressing, and the Alumni magazine is at the
printers.
The School of Business Building has been occupied, and it is great. The
Pollak Building and the Business Building are creating some security problems
because the students want to work in them all night. The main problem is
funding.
There was an attack on a nurse in a parking lot because one security guard
left duty a few minutes early, and his replacement was a few minutes late.
Changes have been made to prevent future occurrences.
The completion money for the Library is in the budget. Architects are at
work on this. There has been contingent approval for the Education and
Science Building. The Art Commission will view the plans on February 4.
After that, it goes to City Council. There is money in the budget for the
Fine Arts Center. The architects have been approved today. Tompkins-
McCaw Library is progressing. Sanger Hall is behind schedule by about
two weeks. People should begin to move into the basement of the Lyons
Building around February 1. 910 West Franklin Street is being renovated
and repaired by an outside contractor. We should be back in the summer.
A bill has been introduced into the legislature concerning the selection of
the University Board. As it is now, eight members of the Board go off at
one time. This bill would affect those whose terms expire in 1974. Of the
appointments to replace those people, four would be appointed for four-year
terms and four would be appointed for three-year terms. It is assumed that
the three-year terms would be considered as partial terms.
A meeting has been scheduled for March 2 at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room
of Sanger Hall. Members of the State Council of Higher Education in
Virginia will meet with the administration and members of the Board to
discuss the progress, plans and purposes of the University.
The Budget Office seems to have taken a significant step towards formula
budgeting. We have been pushing for this approach. There is a good bit
of raise money for faculty members in the first year of the biennium but
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apparently none in the second year. Administrative operations have been
cut. One problem in the budget is that there was no money provided for
the Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Building. The biggest problem
is the new hospital. We need all the help the Board can give us. The
General Assembly gave us an increase in scope of the new hospital to a
$35-million hospital to be financed by revenue bonds. We are now having
difficulty in getting authorization to float the revenue bonds.
Mr. Wilson asked that the Board be given a brief on the problem and
various approaches on handling members of the legislature. Mr. Obenshain
suggested that the administration accept members of the Board as a task
force to work actively with members of the administration to get this bill
through the General Assembly. Mr. Wilson appointed the following people
to work with the administration on this problem: Mr. Temple, chairman,
Mr. Dabney, Mr. Obenshain, Mr. McGehee and Mr. Eppa Hunton, IV.
So far this year, the basketball games have been going pretty well. There
are usually about 3, 500 to 4, 000 people at the Coliseum games.
The permanent Rules and Procedures of the University are still in committees.
They will be approved by the Board before they go into effect.
The next meeting of the Board had been scheduled for March 16. However,
this date has been changed to March 23.
