APPENDIX A: ACTIONS OF THE

JANUARY 28, 2013, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

VOTED that the Board of Regents expresses its profound appreciation to the memory of

Senator Daniel K. Inouye, esteemed statesman and friend of the Smithsonian Institution, and

extends its heartfelt sympathies to his wife, Irene Hirano, and family. [2013.01.01]

VOTED that the Board of Regents expresses its appreciation for the contributions of

Representative Steven C. LaTourette to the Board of Regents and the Smithsonian Institution. 

[2013.01.02]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the minutes of the October 15, 2012, meeting of

the Board of Regents. [2013.01.03]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Pfizer Animal Health, a business 

of Pfizer, Inc., to the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service and accepts the terms of the 

sponsorship agreement. [2013.01.04]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the TurningPoint Foundation and 

Molly Byrne to the National Postal Museum and names the museum’s education mezzanine in 

the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery the Byrne Education Loft for a period of 10 years. 

[2013.01.05]

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

benefit of the National Museum of American History. Further, the Board authorizes the 

transfer of the funds identified for this purpose. [2013.01.06]

VOTED that the Advancement Committee recognizes the generosity of Frank B. Gettings to the 

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and permits the redirection of his bequest in order to 

support projects that expand the museum’s educational program and improve the conservation 

and management of its collection. [2013.01.07]

VOTED that the Board of Regents accepts the nomination by the Audit and Review Committee

and appoints KPMG LLP as the Smithsonian Institution’s external independent auditors for a

one-year period beginning May 2013 with four one-year option periods. [2013.01.08]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the renaming of the National Science Resources

Center to the Smithsonian Science Education Center. [2013.01.09]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Edgar M. Cullman Jr. as vice chair of the Smithsonian

National Board for a three-year term effective immediately. [2013.01.10]
VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Arrington Dixon, Gloria Herndon, Diane ScottJones, and Anas Shallal to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Anacostia Community

Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2013.01.11]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Jack Kuo Wei Tchen to the National Advisory Board

of the Asian Pacific American Center for a three-year term effective immediately. [2013.01.12]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Margery F. Masinter to the Board of Trustees of

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum for a three-year term effective immediately. 

[2013.01.13]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Charles Robertson and Linda Mills to the Board of

the National Air and Space Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2013.01.14]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Willie Lewis Brown Jr. the Advisory 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 immediately. [2013.01.15]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Mustafa Jama to the Advisory Board of the National

Museum of African Art for a three-year term effective immediately. [2013.01.16]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Paul Neely to the Advisory Board of the National

Museum of American History for a three-year term effective immediately. [2013.01.17]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints James W. Anderson, Brenda Child, and Lance

Morgan to the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the American Indian for three-year

terms effective immediately. [2013.01.18]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Gabriela Febres-Cordero, David Koch, and Jane

Lubchenco to the Advisory Board of the National Museum of Natural History for three-year

terms effective immediately. [2013.01.19]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Ella Milbank Foshay and Dennis O’Toole to the

Commission of the National Portrait Gallery for four-year terms effective immediately. 

[2013.01.20]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Debbie Frank Petersen and reappoints Elizabeth S.

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

effective immediately. [2013.01.21]

VOTED that Board of Regents appoints David Armstrong and Joyce Pratt and reappoints Jason

Payne to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center for three-year

terms effective immediately. [2013.01.22]
VOTED that Board of Regents appoints James Cerruti to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian

Institution Libraries for a three-year term effective immediately. [2013.01.23]

VOTED that Board of Regents appoints Ginger Lew to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian

Institution Traveling Exhibition Service for a three-year term effective immediately. 

[2013.01.24]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Mercedes Eleta de Brenes and Richard L. Sandor to

the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute for three-year terms effective

immediately. [2013.01.25]

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

Advisory Board of the National Museum of American History, Behring Center. [2013.01.26]

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

member assignments for 2013 and requests that the Chancellor make the necessary

appointments. [2013.01.27]

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

Committee’s compensation recommendations for senior executive positions. [2013.01.28]

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

Committee’s compensation recommendation for the Secretary. [2013.01.29]