MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

September 22, 2008 

APPENDIX A 

APPROVED RESOLUTIONS

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the amended Charter of the Executive Committee. 

[2008.09.01]

VOTED that the Board of Regents gratefully creates and names The Coralyn Wright Whitney 

Endowment, an endowment to support gem acquisitions and activities related to the National 

Gem Collection. The Board also approves using the funds identified for this purpose. 

[2008.09.02] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Helen Marsh Reinsch to the 

National Portrait Gallery and creates and names the Reinsch Family Education Endowment to 

support the Gallery’s educational programs. [2008.09.03] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents creates and names The Edward B. and Phyllis E. Reed 

Endowment for Copepoda Research at the National Museum of Natural History, an endowment 

to fund and facilitate original scholastic research and study of copepoda. The endowment is to be 

administered through the Department of Invertebrate Zoology or an appropriate successor entity 

or entities. [2008.09.04] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents creates and names the Zug Family Amphibian and Reptile 

Endowment for the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, the purpose of which shall be to 

supplement annual subscriptions to serial publications dealing primarily with the biology, 

evolution, and systematics of amphibians and reptiles. [2008.09.05] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the IBM Corporation and 

accepts the terms of the gift agreement. [2008.09.06] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Daniel Sienkiewicz to the 

National Air and Space Museum and permits his bequest gift of $345,788.75 to be used by the 

Museum to support the second phase of construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. 

[2008.09.07]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Charter of the Advancement Committee. 

[2008.09.08] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the amended Charter of the Compensation and 

Human Resources Committee. [2008.09.09] 
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VOTED that the Board of Regents authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement between 

the National Zoological Park and George Mason University to create a partnership supporting 

conservation research and education at the National Zoological Park’s Conservation and 

Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia, and requests that periodic progress reports be 

presented to the Strategic Planning and Programs Committee. [2008.09.10] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Charter of the Strategic Planning and Programs 

Committee. [2008.09.11] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Ann E. Berman, Leslie K.S. Fogg, John K. Howat, 

and Rona Roob and reappoints Barbara G. Fleischman, Suzanne D. Jaffe, Wendy Jeffers, Frank 

Martucci, Janice C. Oresman, and John Robinson to the Board of Trustees of the Archives of 

American Art for three-year terms effective immediately. [2008.09.12] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Amita Chatterjee, and reappoints Michèle Gerber 

Klein and Karen A. Phillips to the Board of Trustees of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design 

Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2008.09.13] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Joseph Clark and Allan M. Holt to the Board of the 

National Air and Space Museum for three-year terms effective October 14, 2008. [2008.09.14] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Okwui Enwezor, Wendell McCain, Gwen Mikell, 

and Raymond Whiteman to the Board of the National Museum of African Art for three-year 

terms effective immediately. [2008.09.15] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Timothy O’Neill and James Vella to the Board of 

Directors of the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, for threeyear terms effective October 1, 2008. [2008.09.16] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Philip Deloria, 

Lucille A. Echohawk, Maurice A. John, Sr., Marshall McKay, Ronald J. Solimon, and Lynn 

Valbuena to the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the American Indian for threeyear terms effective January 1, 2009. [2008.09.17] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Whitney MacMillan to the National Museum of 

Natural History Board for a three-year term effective immediately. [2008.09.18] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints David E. Longnecker to the Advisory Board of the 

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center for a three-year term effective immediately. 

[2008.09.19] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Robert N. Snyder to the Smithsonian Institution 

Libraries Board of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries for a three-year term effective January 1, 

2009. [2008.09.20] 
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VOTED that the Governance and Nominating Committee recommends that the Board of 

Regents reappoints James I. Cash, Jr.; James A. Johnson; Ann Dibble Jordan; E. Stanley O’Neal; 

Franklin D. Raines; and Anthony Welters to the Advisory Council of the National Museum of 

African American History and Culture for three-year terms effective immediately. This 

recommendation is contingent upon adoption of the Advisory Council Co-Chairs’ 

recommendation by the Advisory Council membership. [2008.09.21] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the amended Charter of the Governance and 

Nominating Committee. [2008.09.22] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the proposed revisions to the Bylaws of the 

Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. [2008.09.23] 

VOTED that, pursuant to Bylaw 5.03, the Board of Regents elects Patricia Q. Stonesifer as Vice 

Chair of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents for a one-year term effective immediately. 

[2008.09.24] 

VOTED that, pursuant to Bylaw 5.02, the Board of Regents elects Patricia Q. Stonesifer as 

Chair of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents for a one-year term effective January 28, 2009. 

[2008.09.25] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the proposed revisions to the descriptions of the 

duties of the Chancellor and Chair of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. [2008.09.26] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Secretary’s request to lease approximately 

25,000 square feet of collection housing, lab, and photo studio space at 560 Irvine Turner Blvd., 

Newark, New Jersey, to provide off-site space for Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 

during the planned revitalization of its Carnegie Mansion and Miller and Fox townhouses. In 

addition, the Board approves the proposed financing plan for necessary tenant improvements. 

[2008.09.27]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the amended Charter of the Facilities Committee. 

[2008.09.28] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the budget of appropriated funds for fiscal year 

2009 when signed into law by the President and authorizes expenditures by the Secretary in 

accordance therewith. Any material changes in program plans incorporated into this budget shall 

be made only with the approval of the Board of Regents or its Executive Committee. 

[2008.09.29] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the institutional budget for Trust funds for fiscal 

year 2009 reflected in this report and authorizes expenditures by the Secretary in accordance 

therewith. Any material changes in program plans incorporated into this budget shall be made 

only with the approval of the Board of Regents or its Executive Committee. [2008.09.30] 
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VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Smithsonian Institution budget request for 

appropriated funds for fiscal year 2010 for presentation to the Office of Management and 

Budget. Any material changes in program plans incorporated into this budget shall be made only 

with the approval of the Board of Regents or its Executive Committee. [2008.09.31] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the transfer of $2.36 million of the $70 million 

short-term funds currently invested in the Institution’s Endowment to the Endowment of the 

Archives of American Art. [2008.09.32] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the amended Charter of the Finance Committee. 

[2008.09.33] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the creation of a quasi-endowment called the 

Reynolds Center Enhancement Fund and the transfer of $1.3 million from the Smithsonian 

Institution Central Trust to fund it. [2008.09.34]