APPENDIX A: ACTIONS OF THE

APRIL 30, 2012, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the minutes of the January 23, 2012, meeting of the 

Board of Regents. [2012.04.01]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the annual Federal budget priorities proposed by 

the Secretary. [2012.04.02]

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves a payout rate of up to $46.36 per share for all 

Endowment funds for fiscal year 2013. This represents $38.63 per share for programs and 

operating costs and up to $7.73 per share for the national campaign. [2012.04.03]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Joseph Manfred Ennis and 

permits his gifts be directed as recommended by the Under Secretary for History, Art, and 

Culture and the Under Secretary for Science and in accordance with the donor’s intentions. 

[2012.04.04]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of David H. Koch to the National

Museum of Natural History and names the future paleobiology and dinosaur hall in his honor 

until December 31, 2047, a period of 35 years, or the next comprehensive renovation of the 

space, whichever is longer. [2012.04.05]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the Ford Foundation to the 

National Museum of African American History and Culture and names The Ford Foundation 

Beyond 1968 Gallery for a period of 25 years from the official date of the museum opening. 

[2012.04.06]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the Rockefeller Foundation to 

the National Museum of African American History and Culture and names the Rockefeller 

Foundation Panorama of the Modern Civil Rights Movement and Interactive Lunch Counter for 

25 years from official opening date of the museum. [2012.04.07]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of Life Technologies Corporation to 

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

[2012.04.08]

VOTED that the Board of Regents recognizes the generosity of the United Soybean Board to the 

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

[2012.04.09]

VOTED that the Board of Regents confers the title of Regent Emeritus on Alan G. Spoon with 

deep gratitude for the outstanding service he has provided, and will continue to provide, to the 

Board of Regents and the Smithsonian Institution. [2012.04.10]
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VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Vincent J. DiBona, Dennis J. Keller, Cheryl Winter 

Lewy, Diane L. Morris, and Alison Wrigley Rusack and reappoints Rod Adkins, Gordon Ambach, 

Judy Hart Angelo, Barbara Barrett, Bill Bohnett, Ed Gaylord, Myra Hart, Jonathan Kemper, Russ 

Palmer, and Phyllis Taylor to the Smithsonian National Board for three-year terms effective 

October 1, 2012. [2012.04.11]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Donna J. Gambrell to Advisory Board of the 

Anacostia Community Museum for a three-year term effective immediately. [2012.04.12]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Julian Lethbridge and reappoints Ann E. Berman and 

Rona Roob to the Board of Trustees of the Archives of American Art for three-year terms 

effective immediately. [2012.04.13]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Beth Comstock, Madeleine Rudin Johnson, 

Francine S. Kittredge, Henry R. Muñoz III, and Ruth Ann Stewart to the Board of Trustees of 

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum for three-year terms effective June 1, 2012. 

[2012.04.14]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Stuart Fred and Linda Hudson to the National Board 

of the National Air and Space Museum for three-year terms effective immediately. 

[2012.04.15]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Kwame Akroma-Ampin Kusi Appiah, Magdalene F. 

Johnson-Obaji, Rachel Pearson, and Asif M. Shaikh to the Advisory Board of the National 

Museum of African Art for three-year terms effective immediately. [2012.04.16]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints John B. Adams Jr. and reappoints Kathryn Brown, 

Timothy O’Neill, Abbe Raven, and James Vella to the Advisory Board of the National Museum of 

American History for three-year terms effective immediately. [2012.04.17]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Bruce Babbitt, Jonathan Fink, and Jeremy Sabloff 

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

June 1, 2012, and reappoints Kathryn Fuller and Sandra Day O’Connor to the Board for threeyear terms effective September 1, 2012. [2012.04.18]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Bill Anoatubby, Margaret Brown, and Gregory Pyle 

and reappoints Patricia M. Zell to the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the 

American Indian for three-year terms effective January 1, 2013. [2012.04.19]

VOTED that the Board of Regents reappoints Sheryll Cashin to the Commission of the National 

Portrait Gallery for a four-year term effective immediately. [2012.04.20]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Gordon E. Eubanks Jr. to the Council of Philatelists of 

the National Postal Museum for a three-year term effective immediately. [2012.04.21]
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VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Patricia N. Olson, and Beatrice 

Busch von Gontard to the National Advisory Board of the National Zoological Park for threeyear terms effective immediately. [2012.04.22]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints William Anders and Howard H. Stevenson to the 

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

immediately. [2012.04.23]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Jack H. Jacobs and Sarah Lawer to the Advisory 

Board of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service for three-year terms effective 

October 1, 2012. [2012.04.24]

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Dorene Domínguez, Phil Fuentes, Aida Levitan, and 

Christine Ortega and reappoints, for an exceptional third term, Virginia González Hough to the 

Smithsonian National Latino Board of the Smithsonian Latino Center for three-year terms 

effective May 1, 2012. [2012.04.25]