APPENDIX A: ACTIONS OF THE

JANUARY 26, 2015, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Compensation and Human Resources 

Committee’s compensation recommendations for senior executive positions. [2015.01.01]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Compensation and Human Resources 

Committee’s compensation recommendation for the former Secretary. [2015.01.02]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the post-employment contract for former Secretary

G. Wayne Clough. [2015.01.03]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the acceptance by Secretary-elect David Skorton of 

an appointment as an academic affiliate with the title of Distinguished Professor at Georgetown 

University with the condition that Secretary-elect Skorton will seek Board approval prior to 

accepting any teaching commitments with compensation. [2015.01.04]

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

Thad Cochran and Senator Jack Reed for their dedication and contributions to the Board of 

Regents and the Smithsonian Institution. [2015.01.05]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the minutes of the October 20, 2014, meeting of 

the Board of Regents. [2015.01.06]

VOTED that the Board of Regents authorizes the Acting Secretary to submit to Congress a 

Federal budget request for appropriated funds for fiscal year 2016 as part of the President’s 

budget in the amount of $936 million, as negotiated with the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), and authorizes the Acting Secretary to inform OMB and Congress fully about the 

implications of the President’s budget for the mission and priorities of the Smithsonian. 

[2015.01.07]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of John and Adrienne Mars to the 

National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, creates 

two endowments to support the respective directors’ positions, and names each position the 

John and Adrienne Mars Director. [2015.01.08]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of John L. Plueger to the National 

Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and names the John L. Plueger Family 

Welcome Desk for a period of 10 years. [2015.01.09]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the Charles Stark Draper 

Laboratory, Inc., to the National Museum of American History and names the Draper Spark!Lab 

on the first floor of the museum’s west wing for a period of 20 years. [2015.01.10]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Coralyn Wright Whitney to the 

National Museum of Natural History and names the Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education 

Center for 20 years or until the next major renovation, whichever occurs last. [2015.01.11]
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VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Nancy Brown Negley and the 

Brown Foundation to the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and names 

the Nancy Brown Negley Hall until the next comprehensive renovation of the Renwick Gallery. 

[2015.01.12]

VOTED that the Board of Regents creates the Zappasodi Fund for South Asian Art, a quasiendowment for the benefit of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to support 

initiatives that shed light on the art, culture, and history of South Asia. Further, the Board 

authorizes the transfer of the funds identified for this purpose. [2015.01.13]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Bridget Moore to the Board of Trustees of the 

Archives of American Art for a three-year term February 1, 2015. [2015.01.14]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Maya Rogers to the Advisory Board of the Asian 

Pacific American Center for a three-year term effective immediately. [2015.01.15]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Agnes C. Bourne, Alberto M. Eiber, Harvey M. 

Krueger, Nancy Marks, Karen A. Phillips, and Esme Usdan to the Board of Trustees of Cooper 

Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2015.01.16]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Alain M. Bellemare, Mark B. Dunkerley, and Dawn S. 

Hickton to the Board of the National Air and Space Museum for three-year terms effective 

immediately. [2015.01.17]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints N. Anthony Coles, Brian Cornell, and Robert L. 

Wright to the Council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to serve 

until the opening of the museum, and such service shall be deemed an initial term effective 

January 27, 2015. [2015.01.18]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Randy Falco to the Advisory Board of the National 

Museum of American History for a three-year term effective February 1, 2015. [2015.01.19]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Anna Chavez, Alma Gildenhorn, Jane Kamensky, and 

Alyssa Taubman to the Commission of the National Portrait Gallery for four-year terms effective 

immediately. [2015.01.20]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Carolyn Small Alper and Anthony Podesta to the 

Commission of the Smithsonian American Art Museum for four-year terms effective 

immediately. [2015.01.21]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints James Erbs, Andrew Heyward, and Michael Tuteur 

to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for three-year terms 

effective immediately. [2015.01.22]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Brenda J. Gaines, Christine Jenkins, and Stephen H. 

Willard II to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service for 

three-year terms effective April 1, 2015. [2015.01.23]
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VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Ann Serrano López to the Smithsonian National 

Latino Board of the Smithsonian Latino Center for a three-year term effective immediately. 

[2015.01.24]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Teresa M. Bergeson, Irwin Shlachter, Frazier 

Wilson, and Christos Zahopoulos to the National Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Science 

Education Center for three-year terms retroactively effective May 9, 2014. [2015.01.25]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the proposed amendments to the charters of the 

Advancement; Audit and Review; Compensation and Human Resources; Facilities; Finance; 

Governance and Nominating; Investment; and Strategy, Innovation, and Technology 

committees of the Board of Regents. [2015.01.26]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the proposed committee chairmanships and 

member assignments for 2015 and requests that the Chancellor make the necessary 

appointments. [2015.01.27]

VOTED that the Board of Regents authorizes the Acting Secretary and his designees to work 

with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to develop terms as the basis for an 

agreement between the LLDC and the Smithsonian Institution for Smithsonian exhibit space in 

the cultural complex in East London. The terms shall be consistent with a minimum of a $50 

million funding commitment from the United Kingdom, an agreement term that enables exit by 

the Smithsonian if conditions warrant and within a reasonable timeframe, and a commitment 

from the LLDC to assist in raising additional donations prior to exhibit openings in 2021. The 

terms and conditions will be subject to the approval of the Executive Committee of the Board of 

Regents, the Board of Regents, the Acting Secretary or Secretary, and the General Counsel. 

[2015.01.28]