APPENDIX A: APPROVED RESOLUTIONS OF THE

APRIL 11, 2011, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

VOTED that the Smithsonian Board of Regents expresses its deep appreciation and gratitude to

Doris O. Matsui for the outstanding service she has provided to the Smithsonian Institution as a

Regent.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, approves the minutes of the January 31, 2011, meeting of the Board of Regents.  

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VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, approves the fiscal year 2013 Federal budget priorities proposed by the Secretary.  

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VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints John Jay, Jennifer Johnson, David Kidder, Allan Landon, Fredericka

Stevenson, Michael Tennenbaum, and L. John Wilkerson and reappoints Peggy Burnet, Tom

Castro, Abby Joseph Cohen, Michael Francis, Betsy Lawer, and Kristin Richardson to the

Smithsonian National Board for three‐year terms effective October 1, 2011.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Faith Mitchell to the Advisory Board of the Anacostia Community Museum

for a three‐year term effective April 20, 2011.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Jennifer Cover Payne and reappoints Mounir Bouchenaki, Mickey Hart,

and Ellen McCulloch‐Lovell to the Advisory Council of the Center for Folklife and Cultural

Heritage for three‐year terms effective immediately.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, reappoints Agnes M. Brown, Wesley G. Bush, Edsel B. Ford II, S. Taylor Glover,

Rodney R. Lewis, Jack J. Pelton, Roger D. Percy, and Richard Sugden to the Board of the National

Air and Space Museum for three‐year terms effective immediately.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Brian T. Moynihan to the Council of the National Museum of African

American History and Culture for a three‐year term effective immediately.  [2011.04.01]

  
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VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Anne‐Imelda Radice and the Robin Renee Sanders to the Advisory Board

of the National Museum of African Art for three‐year terms effective immediately.  

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VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Barry Meyer and Robert Uhler to the Board of the National Museum of

American History for three‐year terms effective May 12, 2011, and reappoints Ellsworth Brown,

David McCullough, and Vicki Ruiz to the Board three‐year terms effective immediately.  

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VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints S. Haunani Apoliona, Brian Patterson, and Brenda Toineeta Pipestem and

reappoints Manley Begay Jr., Roberta Leigh Conner, Catherine S. Fowler, George Gund III, and

José Zárate the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the American Indian for three‐

year terms effective immediately.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, reappoints Paul G. Risser to the Advisory Board of the National Museum of Natural

History for a three‐year term effective immediately.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Teresa Bergeson, Irwin Shlachter, Frazier Wilson, and Christos Zahopoulos

to the National Advisory Board of the National Science Resources Center for three‐year terms

effective May 1, 2011.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Fleur Bresler and reappoints Norma Lee Funger, Edgar M. Masinter, Nion

McEvoy, and Clarice R. Smith to the Commission of the Smithsonian American Art Museum for

four‐year terms effective immediately.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, appoints Kevin Compton and Elaine Heldewier and reappoints Verna K. Holtzendorf

to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center for three‐year terms

effective immediately.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, approves the appointment of France Córdova as Chair of the Strategic Planning and

Programs Committee for 2011 and requests that the Chancellor make the necessary

appointment.  [2011.04.01]
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VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of the Whitney & Elizabeth MacMillan Foundation to the

National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History.  For the

National Museum of American History, the Board creates an endowment to support the

position of Associate Director for Education and Public Programs and names the position the

MacMillan Associate Director for Education and Public Programs, and, for the National Museum

of Natural History, the Board creates and names The MacMillan Endangered Languages

Endowment and The MacMillan Education and Public Engagement Endowment for the

purposes described.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Hugh Trumbull Adams to the Smithsonian Institution

and creates and names the Hugh Leander Adams, Mary Trumbull Adams, and Hugh Trumbull

Adams Memorial Fund.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Dr. Jahangir Amuzegar to the Freer Gallery of Art and

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and creates and names the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Persian

Cultural Celebrations Fund and the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Fund for Contemporary

Iranian Art for the purposes described.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Masako and James Shinn to the Freer Gallery of Art

and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and creates and names the Masako and James Shinn

Endowment, an endowment for unrestricted support of the Galleries.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Peter and Rhondda Grant to the National Museum of

American History and creates and names The Peter and Rhondda Grant Conservation

Endowment to support the object conservation efforts of the museum.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Susan and Michael Pillsbury to the Freer Gallery of Art

and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and creates and names the Susan and Michael Pillsbury

Endowment, an endowment for unrestricted support of the Galleries.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Dr. Jerrold H. Levy and, for the National Museum of

American History, creates and names The Jerrold Levy Blood and Hematology Collection

Endowment for the purposes described, and, for the National Zoological Park, names The

Jerrold Levy Veterinary Fund for four years or until the funds are expended.  [2011.04.01]
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VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, creates a quasi‐endowment for the benefit of the National Museum of Natural

History to fund research, outreach, and acquisitions in support of the National Gem and

Mineral Collection.  Further, the Board authorizes the transfer of funds identified for this

purpose.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, creates the Mpala Research Center Endowment, a quasi‐endowment to benefit the

Mpala Research Center in Kenya and the Smithsonian’s priorities at that facility.  Further, the

Board authorizes the transfer of funds identified for this purpose.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of The Douglass Foundation to the Smithsonian American

Art Museum and names The Douglass Foundation Fellowship in American Art for five years,

beginning in 2012.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Enid and Lester Morse to Cooper‐Hewitt, National

Design Museum and approves naming the Enid and Lester Morse Historic Lecture Series for a

period of two years.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, recognizes the generosity of Fleur Bresler to the Smithsonian American Art

Museum and its Renwick Gallery and creates an endowment for the museum’s decorative arts

and craft program, the payout from which will support the salary and benefits of a curator of

crafts. In addition, the Board names the position the Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator of

American Craft.  [2011.04.01]

VOTED that the Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Regents pursuant to Board

Bylaw 3.01, presents the Joseph Henry Medal to Roger G. Kennedy in recognition of his many

contributions to the Smithsonian Institution as the long‐serving, transformational director of its

National Museum of American History and for his lifetime of service to the United States of

America.  [2011.04.01]