APPENDIX A: ACTIONS OF THE

APRIL 7, 2014, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the minutes of the January 27, 2014, meeting of the 

Board of Regents. [2014.04.01]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the fiscal year 2016 Federal budget priorities 

proposed by the Secretary. [2014.04.02]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves a 5 percent payout from the Smithsonian 

Endowment in fiscal year 2015 to support programmatic activity. The Board further authorizes 

up to an additional 1 percent payout from the Smithsonian Endowment in fiscal year 2015 to 

fund certain expenses associated with the national fundraising campaign. The payout shall be 

calculated against the current five-year average market value of the Smithsonian Endowment.

[2014.04.03]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the Intel Corporation to the 

National Museum of American History and accepts the terms of the sponsorship agreement.

[2014.04.04]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Suzi Cordish, Roger Crandall, Wendy Dayton, Ronald 

Gidwitz, Rick Goings, Bonnie Gwin, Nancy Hogan, David Love, Kevin McGovern, Jorge Puente, 

Elisa Stephens, and Jack Tsui, and reappoints Peggy Burnet, Jennifer Johnson, Allan Landon, 

Betsy Lawer, Sarah Nash, Kristin Richardson, Fredericka Stevenson, Michael Tennenbaum, and 

John Wilkerson to the Smithsonian National Board, each for three-year terms each effective 

October 1, 2014. [2014.04.05]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Mossi K. Tull and Paul K. Ward to the Advisory Board 

of the Anacostia Community Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2014.04.06]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Debra J. Force and Leslie J. Garfield to the Board of 

Trustees of the Archives of American Art for three-year terms effective immediately.

[2014.04.07]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Umang Gupta and Robert Johnson to the Advisory 

Board of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center for three-year terms effective 

immediately. [2014.04.08]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Ellen McCulloch-Lovell to the Advisory Council of 

the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage for an exceptional three-year term effective 

immediately. [2014.04.09]
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VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Jon C. Iwata, Abraham N. Reichental, and Todd 

Waterbury, and reappoints Judy Francis Zankel to the Board of Trustees of Cooper Hewitt, 

Smithsonian Design Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2014.04.10]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints William M. Carey and Janine Luke and reappoints 

Jeffrey P. Cunard to the Board of Trustees of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery 

of Art for four-year terms effective September 10, 2014. [2014.04.11]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Neil D. Cohen and Paul Wood to the Board of the 

National Air and Space Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. [2014.04.12]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints A. Scott Berg and Jeff Garrett to the Advisory Board 

of the National Museum of American History for three-year terms effective May 1, 2014.

[2014.04.13]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints LaDonna Harris, Victor Montejo, Deborah Parker, 

and Valerie Rowe to the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the American Indian for 

three-year terms effective immediately. [2014.04.14]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Ronald A. Rosenfeld to the Advisory Board of the 

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for a three-year term effective immediately.

[2014.04.15]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints William Childs and John Schwieters to the Advisory 

Board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center for three-year terms effective 

immediately. [2014.04.16]

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

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Advisory Board. [2014.04.17]