APPENDIX A: ACTIONS OF THE

JANUARY 27, 2014, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the minutes of the October 21, 2013, meeting of 

the Board of Regents. [2014.01.03]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the Morton and Barbara Mandel 

Foundation to Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and names the Carnegie Mansion’s 

third-floor gallery the Barbara and Morton Mandel Design Gallery in perpetuity, and approves 

the creation of an endowment to support the gallery and its future maintenance and 

renovation. [2014.01.04]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation 

to the National Museum of American History and names the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object 

Project for 20 years or until the next major renovation of the space, whichever occurs last. 

[2014.01.05]

VOTED that the Board of Regents creates a quasi-endowment for the benefit of the 

Smithsonian American Art Museum to support the preservation of Nam June Paik’s Megatron 

Matrix and other works by the artist in the museum’s collection and archives. Further, the 

Board authorizes the transfer of the funds identified for this purpose. [2014.01.06]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Helen W. Drutt English to the Board of Trustees of 

the Archives of American Art for a three-year term effective February 1, 2014. [2014.01.07]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Dawn McCall, Ana Maria Ochoa, and George 

Papagiannis to the Advisory Council of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage for threeyear terms effective immediately. [2014.01.08]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Elizabeth Ainslie, Kurt Andersen, Michael R. 

Francis, Alice Gottesman, Paul Herzan, John Maeda, and Enid Morse to the Board of Trustees of 

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. 

[2014.01.09]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Frederico Curado and Ross Perot Jr. to the Board of 

the National Air and Space Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2014.01.10]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Steven Fink and Sue Van to the Advisory Board of 

the National Museum of American History for three-year terms effective immediately. 

[2014.01.11]
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VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Scott Edwards and Jorge Soberón to the Board of 

the National Museum of Natural History for three-year terms effective immediately. 

[2014.01.12]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Rose Carter, Azita Raji, and Paul Stern and 

reappoints Linda Ferber and Steven Hamp to the Commission of the National Portrait Gallery, 

all for four-year terms effective immediately. [2014.01.13]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Harold M. Brierley, Charles Francis, and Thomas E. 

Lovejoy and reappoints Susan Mars to the Advisory Board of the National Zoological Park for 

three-year terms effective immediately. [2014.01.14]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Gabrielle Bekink and reappoints Aida Alvarez and 

John Kotelly to the Commission of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, all for four-year 

terms effective immediately. [2014.01.15]

VOTED that the Board of Regents affirms the principle that members of the Governance and 

Nominating, Audit and Review, and Compensation and Human Resources Committees shall be 

selected from the Board of Regents. [2014.01.16]

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

member assignments for 2014 and requests that the Chancellor make the necessary 

appointments. [2014.01.17]

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

Committee’s compensation recommendations for senior executive positions. [2014.01.18]

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

Committee’s compensation recommendation for the Secretary. [2014.01.19]