MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

September 21, 2009

APPENDIX A 

APPROVED RESOLUTIONS

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Minutes of the Meeting of June 22, 2009.  

[2009.09.01] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents presents to Ira Rubinoff the Joseph Henry Medal in recognition of 

his many contributions to the Smithsonian Institution as the Director of the Smithsonian Tropical 

Research Institute beginning in 1974.  [2009.09.02] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the budget of appropriated funds for fiscal year 2010 

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.  [2009.09.03] 

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

2010 as 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.  [2009.09.04] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves a special payout from the Institution’s Endowment not 

to exceed $2.5 million to fund the fiscal year 2010 expenses of the National Campaign and other 

related development funding requirements.  [2009.09.05] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents reelects Patricia Q. Stonesifer as Chair of the Smithsonian 

Institution’s Board of Regents for a one‐year term effective January 25, 2010.  [2009.09.06] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents reelects Alan G. Spoon as Vice Chair of the Smithsonian 

Institution’s Board of Regents for a one‐year term effective January 25, 2010.  [2009.09.07] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the appointment of George E. Hartman as a non‐Regent 

member to the Facilities Committee.  [2009.09.08] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Paul Neely as Chair and Judy S. Huret and Gary B. Moore 

as Vice Chairs of the Smithsonian National Board for three‐year terms effective October 1, 2009.  

[2009.09.09] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Diane Scott‐Jones to the Advisory Board of the 

Anacostia Community Museum for a three‐year term effective immediately and reappoints Jeannine 

Smith Clark, Arrington Dixon, Sam Gilliam, Frederick D. Gregory, Gloria Herndon, and Anas Shallal 

to the Advisory Board for three‐year terms effective October 1, 2009.  [2009.09.10] 
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VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Judith Jones, Nicholas Lowry, and Ellen Phelan and 

reappoints Warren Adelson, Lynn Johnston, and Barbara Mathes to the Board of Trustees of the 

Archives of American Art for three‐year terms effective immediately.  [2009.09.11] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Jameson McJunkin to the Advisory Board of the National 

Air and Space Museum for a three‐year term effective October 1, 2009.  [2009.09.12] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints James T. Bartlett, Linda S. Ferber, Steven K. Hamp, and 

James Reinsch and reappoints Anthony C. Beilenson and Mallory Walker to the Commission of the 

National Portrait Gallery for four‐year terms effective immediately.  [2009.09.13] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Kathryn S. Fuller and Sandra Day O’Connor to the 

Advisory Board of the National Museum of Natural History for three‐year terms effective 

immediately.  [2009.09.14] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints John W. Butler to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian 

Environmental Research Center for a three‐year term effective immediately.  [2009.09.15] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints John Germano and Augustus C. Miller and reappoints 

Pamela J. Braden, Kay Dryden, Hope L. Furth, and George Gwynn Hill to the Advisory Board of 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries for three‐year terms effective January 1, 2010.  [2009.09.16] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Microsoft Corporation to the Office 

of the Chief Information Officer and accepts the terms of the gift agreement.  [2009.09.17] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the Hattie M. Strong Foundation to 

the National Zoological Park and, in honor of the foundation’s former president and chairman, 

names the Think Tank exhibit’s new classroom/lab The Hank Strong Enrichment Lab for 20 years 

or until the classroom/lab’s next major renovation, whichever is latest.  [2009.09.18] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents creates a true endowment and a quasi endowment to support a 

research fellowship at the National Zoological Park and authorizes their establishment using funds 

identified for this purpose.  Further, the Regents approve naming the fellowship The David 

Challinor Fellowship.  [2009.09.19] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Eric R. Keto to the Smithsonian 

Astrophysical Observatory and approves naming The Eric R. Keto Prize for Graduate Students in 

Theoretical Astrophysics, which is made possible by his gift.  The Board of Regents also approves 

the creation of an endowment to support this prize.  [2009.09.20] 

VOTED that the Board of Regents strongly endorses and approves the Smithsonian’s strategic plan 

for fiscal years 2010–2015 and commends the Secretary for his leadership and the entire staff for 

their valuable contributions toward its development.  [2009.09.21]