February 27-28, 1981
02-27-1981
Pages 33-68
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SYSTEM
February 27, 1981
The Board of Regents met on the above date at Western Nevada
Community College, 22Ol West Nye Lane, Carson City.
Members present: Mr. Robert A. Cashell, Chairman
Mr. James L. Buchanan, II
Ms. Frankie Sue Del Papa
Mrs. Lilly Fong
Mrs. Dorothy Gallagher
Mr. Chris Karamanos
Mr. John R. Mc Bride
Mr. John Tom Ross
Mrs. June Whitley
Others present: Chancellor Donald H. Baepler
President William Berg, NNCC
President Joseph Crowley, UNR
President Jack Davis, WNCC
President James Eardley, TMCC
President Judith Eaton, CCCC
President Leonard Goodall, UNLV
President Clifford Murino, DRI
Vice Chancelllor Larry Lessly
Secretary Bonnie Smotony
Also present were Senate Chairpersons and Student Association
Presidents from each of the Institutions.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cashell at 10:4O A.M.
1. Adoption of Consent Agenda
Adoption of the Consent Agenda (identified as Ref. A and
filed with permanent minutes) was recommended. The Consent
Agenda contained the following items:
(1) Approval of minutes of regular meeting of January 23,
l981.
(2) Acceptance of gifts and grants.
(3) Resolution #81-1, concerning the safeguarding of clas-
sified information.
(4) Transfer of funds, as follows:
Estimative Budget Accounts
#81-O64 From the Ending Fund Balance to Student Serv-
ices Administration Classified, $5095; funds
needed to create a half-time position in
Financial Aids for an Administrative Aid.
Fund 01
#81-O65 From the Reserve for Contingency to Mathemat-
ics Operating, $9950; funds needed to cover
matching funds for the National Science
Foundation.
#81-072 From the Reserve for Contingency to Letters
of Appointment, Professional, $20,700; funds
available from Graduate Assistant salary sav-
ings due to unfilled positions for Spring
semester.
(5) Revision of UNLV Museum Budget for the Archaeology
Program.
(6) Request for six-foot wide easement required to enable
Nevada Power Company and Central Telephone Company to
provide services to the Henderson Center of Clark
County Community College.
President Crowley reported the following two additional
gifts:
(a) Gift-in-kind of $4800, the difference in the appraised
value and the purchase price of l6 head of dairy cattle
from Mr. Paul Schwartz of New Plymouth, Idaho.
(b) 14 shares of American Telephone and Telegraph common
stock and 92 shares of Greyhound, Inc., common stock
with a combined value of $2213 from Mr. Gerald B.
Hartley, Jr. of Reno, Nevada. The proceeds from the
sale of this stock are to be used to augment the
Gerald and Mabel Hartley/Mackay School of Mines
Library Fund.
President Crowley also requested authorization to sell the
following shares of stock which have previously been accept-
ed by the Board of Regents.
(a) 5 shares - Champion International Company - Anonymous
proceeds to be used in support of the Dean's Contingen-
cy Fund, School of Medicine. Estimated value - $46.
(b) 375 shares - Gannett Company, Inc. - Clarence K. Jones
proceeds to be used in support of the Clarence K. Jones
Laboratory in Electrical Engineering. Estimated value
- $12,656.
(c) 103 shares - Louisiana Pacific Company - Mrs. Dudley
Stahr. Proceeds to be used in support of the Roland W.
Stahr Award in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics,
School of Medicine. Estimated value - $2,472.
Mr. Buchanan moved approval of the Consent Agenda, including
the additional gifts reported by President Crowley. Motion
seconded by Ms. Del Papa, carried without dissent.
2. Report of Selection Committee
Mrs. Whitley reported that the Search Committee had conclud-
ed its assignment, having interviewed four finalists for the
position of Chancellor and had met the previous day with the
"Specific Review Committee" required by the Code; i. e., the
Presidents, the Faculty Senate Chairpersons and the Student
Body Presidents. At the conclusion of that meeting, the
Committee unanimously voted to recommend that Dr. Robert M.
Bersi be appointed to the position of Chancellor, with an
initial two-year contract (the multi-year contract offered
in lieu of tenure), at an annual salary of $47,500, a moving
allowance of actual costs up to $7500, an annual automobile
allowance of $6000, housing allowance of $7200, and a reim-
bursable host account of $5000.
Mrs. Whitley moved that the Board of Regents approve the
Search Committee's recommendation and that Dr. Bersi be
appointed Chancellor, effective immediately. Motion
seconded by Mrs. Fong, carried without dissent.
The Board also agreed that the appointment carried wlth it
the academic rank of Professor in the College of Education,
UNR.
Chancellor Baepler congratulated the Board on the appoint-
ment stating that he believed that Dr. Bersi was an excel-
lent choice. He added that he would begin immediately to
direct his major activities toward his new interests at
UNLV.
Chairman Cashell stated that Dr. Baepler had done an out-
standing job at the Legislature and that he had agreed to
be of assistance when requested by the Board for the re-
mainder of the session.
3. Request for Emergency Item
Mr. Cashell reported that a letter had been received from
the Attorney General in which it was requested that the
Board take certain action within a specified period of
time to conform its procedures to the Open Meeting Law.
Mr. Mc Bride moved that this matter be added to the agenda,
as an emergency item, in view of the fact that a 30-day
period is specified and the Board is not scheduled to meet
again within that period. Motion seconded by Mr. Karamanos,
carried with Mr. Buchanan abstaining.
Mr. Mc Bride recalled that he had received a call on the
previous Wednesday from a media representative, asking for
comments on the Attorney General's opinion which had been
previously provided to Channel 8, but which, Mr. Mc Bride
stated, had not been provided to members of the Board of
Regents. Mr. Mc Bride stated that he objected to such
treatment of elected officials.
Mr. Mc Bride continued by noting that the opinion from the
Attorney General containing a reference to a violation; how-
ever, the letter asks for some procedural corrections to be
made within 30 days. Mr. Mc Bride objected to the ultimatum
contained in the Attorney General's letter that if the cor-
rections were not made within a specified period of time,
suit would follow. He asked if other Boards and Commissions
had been put on the same notice. Mr. Mc Bride also asked if
Counsel would comment on the six points contained with the
Attorney General's letter and advise if the Board is requir-
ed to respond as specified. (Attorney General's letter was
distributed and is on file with permanent minutes.)
Mr. Lessly recalled that the question raised by the media in
Las Vegas with respect to the Board's going into an execu-
tive session at its Janury 12 meeting was whether or not the
Board could do so for the purposes of discussing its own
professional competence. In response to a question from
Regent Karamanos concerning that point, Mr. Lessly recalled
that he has indicated that the language of the statute was
such that a personnel session was permissible to discuss the
professional competency of a "person", and suggested that as
public officials the Regents would qualify under this lan-
guage as "persons". Mr. Lessly stated that the newspaper
accounts indicate that the Attorney General's staff agrees
with the advice given the Board that they could go into a
personnel session to discuss their own professional compe-
tence, but suggested that the Attorney General does not
agree with the Law and will seek to have it changed.
Mr. Cashell quoted a statement from the Attorney General's
letter that "I have determined that the following procedural
irregularities occurred...", adding that the letter does not
say that there was a violation of the Open Meeting Law.
Mr. Mc Bride asked if Counsel would advise on whether or not
the Board is bound to comply with the six points raised in
the Attorney General's letter.
Mr. Lessly stated that the Attorney General has said that in
his opinion, in order to comply with the Open Meeting Law,
certain procedural motions must be followed. Quoting from
Attorney General Bryan's letter, those recommendations were:
1. Adoption by appropriate action of a policy or rule of
procedure, setting forth the guidelines that will be
followed by members of the Board of Regents in noticing
and conducting closed meetings in compliance with all
requirements of the Open Meeting Law.
2. Establishment of guidelines setting forth (a) the steps
that will be taken in giving notice of any motion to
close an open and public meeting to conduct a closed
executive session or (b) the procedures to be followed
in specifying the existence of an "emergency" that re-
quires a motion to close a meeting for the reasons set
forth in NRS 24l.020(4).
3. Clarification of the parliamentary rules of procedure
that govern Board meetings, including any motion to
close a meeting to the public.
4. Identification of the Board rule requiring that any
motion to close an open meeting must set forth the
subject matter or nature of the business to be consid-
ered at the closed meeting and further requiring that
only the subject matter or business identified in the
motion may be discussed in closed session.
5. Identification of the guidelines that will henceforth be
followed in recording the proceedings of a closed meet-
ing or an executive session and preparing minutes of
such meeting, as required by NRS 24l.035.
6. With respect to the meeting of January 12, 1981, veri-
fication that the minutes of the closed meetings that
took place on that date have been reconstructed and are
available for the use of the persons entitled to access
to said minutes as provided by Nevada Law. (Confirma-
tion that said minutes have been reconstructed should
be in the form of a letter of the Secretary of the Board
of Regents certifying that said minutes are on file with
the other official records of the Board.)
Mr. Karamanos recalled that the original complaint by the
media was that the Board went into personnel session to
discuss their own competency, which the news media charged
was in violation of the Open Meeting Law; however, it ap-
pears that the Attorney General has found only that the
failure to take minutes was in violation. Further, the
Attorney General's letter stated that there was no motion
to go into personnel session; however, Mr. Karamanos
stated that he did make such a motion.
Mr. Cashell spoke concerning articles which had appeared in
the Reno newspapers attributing certain remarks to him con-
cerning the advice received from the Board's Counsel. Mr.
Cashell stated that he did not say, nor did he mean to im-
ply, that Mr. Lessly had done more than advise the Regents
that they could go into personnel session for the purpose of
discussing their own professional competence. He further
noted that the article goes on to point out that the Attor-
ney General's own staff agreed with Mr. Lessly's interpre-
tation of the Law, but notes that the Attorney General will
ask the Legislature to amend the Law to prohibit public bod-
ies from discussing their own competency in a closed ses-
sion. Mr. Cashell pointed out that the Attorney General's
letter does not state that the Board violated the Open Meet-
ing Law by following Mr. Lessly's advice, noting further
that Mr. Lessly had been excluded from both closed sessions
and could not have given the Board advice concerning the
discussion which occurred in his absence.
Mrs. Gallagher suggested that since the Attorney General has
stated that he is going to seek amendment of the Open Meet-
ing Law, the Board of Regents should go on record opposing
that amendment. She suggested that instead of being prohib-
ited from such self-evaluation, public bodies should be re-
quired to assess their own performance.
Mr. Mc Bride agreed, suggesting that as a matter of public
policy alone, such a move to amend the Open Meeting Law
would be defeated by the Legislature. He further stated
that he regarded the tone of the Attorney General's letter
as threatening, and suggested that any arguments concerning
legal technicalities could be easlly resolved between the
Attorney General's Office and University's Legal Counsel.
Mr. Buchanan suggested a motion in response to the letter as
follows:
(1) If anyone has any idea that a personnel session would
be required at a forthcoming meeting, the Secretary of
the Board be requested to place such an item on the
agenda;
(2) Any motion to go into personnel session shall specify
the subject to be discussed;
(3) In the event of a closed personnel session, there be
a Secretary in the session for the purposes of minute
record, or that a tape recording be made in order for
the person so discussed to have access to the record
upon request;
(4) That personnel sessions follow all applicable statutes
as set forth in NRS 214.020 to the best of Counsel's
interpretation.
At the Chairman's request, Mr. Buchanan also included in his
motion the appointment of a Committee to assist the Secre-
tary in reconstructing the minutes of the two closed ses-
sions. Motion seconded by Mr. Ross.
Mr. Lessly suggested that the motions run along the lines
suggested by the Attorney General to comply with his mandate
that the Board take certain actions within thirty days, but
suggested that in adopting this procedure, it be included
within the Board's Bylaws and offered a substitute statement
for adoption:
(l) All closed executive sessions of the Board will be
conducted in full compliance with the Nevada 0pen
Meeting Law, NRS 241.010.
(2) Notice of an executive session of the Board shall be
placed upon the agenda of the Board in the same manner
as any other agenda item with the exception of an emer-
gency executive session. An emergency executive ses-
sion may be added to the agenda by motion and vote of
a majority of the members of the Board present at the
time of the convening of the meeting. To qualify for
an emergency executive session the need to discuss or
act upon the item, the subject of the executive session
must truly have been unforeseen at the time the agenda
of the meeting was posted and mailed and must truly be
of such a nature that immediate action is required at
the meeting.
(3) Any motion to close the meeting to the public shall be
governed by Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition,
and must set forth the subject matter or nature of the
business to be considered at the closed meeting as per-
mitted by NRS 241.030.
(4) Only the subject matter of business identified in the
motion to close an open session of the Board may be
discussed in the closed session of the Board.
(5) The Secretary of the Board of Regents, or another ap-
propriate staff member of the Board, shall be present
at all closed sessions of the Board for purposes of
recording the proceedings of the closed session and
preparing minutes of such meeting as required by NRS
241.O35.
Mr. Buchanan pointed out that an amendment to the Bylaws re-
quires thirty days notice. Mr. Lessly agreed but suggested
that the Board could waive that notice requirement if it
wished to.
Mr. Buchanan stated that he did not believe it desirable to
waive the Bylaws requirement, in that his motion had covered
the points the Attorney General had asked be addressed.
Ms. Del Papa agreed, suggesting that most of what was con-
tained in Mr. Lessly's suggested Bylaws amendment was con-
tained in Mr. Buchanan's motion.
Mr. Buchanan's motion carried without dissent.
4. Appeal of Mandatory Retirement
Dr. Richard Byrns, Professor of English at UNLV, appeared
before the Board to appeal for an exception to the manda-
tory retirement policy. Dr. Byrns reviewed his service with
UNLV and his efforts to obtain a post-retirement appoint-
ment after the third academic year, during which he turned
65. He cited his competence as a Professor of English and
as a Counselor in the University College, noting that he is
near completion in his efforts to gain a Nevada Marriage
and Family Counselor's license, and requested the Board to
grant an exception to its policy to provide a continuing
appointment for him either as a Counselor in the Psycho-
logical Counseling and Evaluation Center or in some capac-
ity in the University College.
Ms. Del Papa suggested that the question involves much more
than Dr. Byrns' competence as an instructor, pointing out
that there is presently a similar case in litigation before
the courts.
Mr. Lessly agreed, noting that there are actually two cases
before the courts, one of which is presently before the
District Court and the other before the Nevada Supreme
Court.
Mr. Karamanos asked about the status of those individuals
whose cases are pending. Mr. Lessly reported that these two
individuals have obtained an injunction which requires that
they be permitted to continue working pending the outcome of
the litigation.
Mr. Buchanan asked if it would be permissible, if Dr. Byrns
would agree in advance that he would abide by the decision
of the Supreme Court, to permit him to continue working
until that decision is handed down.
Mr. Lessly said he could not accurately guess when the de-
cision would be reached in the case pending before the Su-
preme Court. He recalled that it is a nontenured suit but
the principle involved in both of the lawsuits is the
question of the constitutionality of a State statute which
prohibits any type of mandatory retirement. Mr. Lessly
suggested that if the Board loses on the question of a
nontenured faculty member being mandatorily retired at age
70, the statute would most certainly apply to tenured fac-
ulty members being retired at age 65. In response to Mr.
Buchanan's question concerning Dr. Byrns' continued employ-
ment pending the Supreme Court decision, Mr. Lessly asked
what the Board would propose to do with all of the other
age 65 people who would also like to continue under the
same circumstances.
Mr. Lessly reminded the Board that he had previously advised
them that it is not appropriate to make an exception in an
individual case. If an exception is desirable simply change
the retirement policy and avoid the probability of being
involved in an allegation of arbitrary and capricious action
in allowing one faculty member to continue working and
another faculty member not being allowed.
Mr. Mc Bride expressed concern for the situation in which
Dr. Byrns finds himself, along with a number of other well
qualified and competent individuals; however, he pointed out
that granting the exception requested would be compromising
the Board's position before the Court, and for that reason,
moved to deny the appeal.
In response to Mr. Karamanos' request for clarification on
the Federal Law concerning mandatory retirement, Mr. Lessly
recalled the Board had decided to adopt the Federal policy
on retirement that says mandatory retirement can occur at
age 7O. There is an exception in the Federal Law which
says that tenured faculty members may be mandatorily retired
at age 65 until July 1, 1982, after which both tenured and
nontenured faculty can be retired at age 70. He pointed out
that the question in the lawsuits now pending is not inter-
pretation of the Federal Law, but a question of whether the
Nevada statute, which has a much broader standard than the
Federal Law which is the basis of the Board's policy, would
take precedence. He stated that he has taken the position
on behalf of the Board of Regents that the Legislature of
the State of Nevada cannot impose a State statute upon the
constitutional Board of Regents.
Ms. Del Papa talked about the impact the Federal Law will
have on the University when the mandatory retirement age
goes to 70 in 1982, and the ramifications that will have on
the total University System.
Motion to deny the appeal was seconded by Mrs. Fong, carried
by the following vote:
Yes - Mrs. Fong, Mrs. Gallagher, Mr. Mc Bride, Mr. Ross,
Mrs. Whitley, Mr. Cashell
No - Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Del Papa, Mr. Karamanos
Ms. Del Papa suggested that this dissussion emphasizes the
importance of immediate attention to the problem of manda-
tory retirement and the affect the extension to age 7O in
1982 will have on the financial ability of the University.
She urged that the new Chancellor be asked to address this
as a priority within the long range planning process which
is underway.
Dr. Crowley agreed, suggesting that in addition, there needs
to be some attention given to the development of an early
retirement program which will be attractive. He recalled
that the Board had previously approved a phase-in retirement
policy that was endorsed and sponsored by the Public Employ-
ees Retirement System and is now being amended to make the
phase-in approach more attractive. He urged the Board to
promote that amended proposal in appropriate ways.
5. Report of the Finance Committee
Ms. Del Papa reported that the Finance Committee had met
earlier to consider four agenda items. The first item con-
cerned the selection of independent auditors and it is the
recommendation of the Finance Committee that the auditing
firm of Haskins & Sells be approved by the Board of Regents.
The second matter concerned a quarterly report of State
funds; the third item was a follow-up report to suggestions
made previously by the current independent auditors, and the
fourth matter was a recommendation concerning allocations
from the Board of Regents Special Projects account.
Ms. Del Papa recalled that the Finance Committee had been
requested to develop criteria for the expenditures from the
Board of Regents Special Projects account. The Committee is
still in the process of doing that and is expected to have a
formal report ready soon, perhaps even at the April meeting.
In the interim, the Committee considered several pending
requests for funding from this account, and specifically
recommended the following:
(1) Augmentation of Interview and Recruiting accounts by
the amounts listed below:
Desert Research Institute $10,000
University of Nevada, Reno 10,000
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 10,000
Clark County Community College 5,000
Northern Nevada Community College 3,000
Truckee Meadows Community College 2,500
Western Nevada Community College 3,000
Unit 10,000
(2) Augmentation of Institutional and other cost accounts
by the following amounts:
Desert Research Institute $ 1,500
University of Nevada, Reno 2,000
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2,000
Northern Nevada Community College 1,000
Truckee Meadows Community College 2,000
Western Nevada Community College 1,000
Board of Regents 5,000
(3) Augmentation of the following special travel accounts
by the following amounts:
NNCC Instate Travel 5,000
Board of Regents Out-of-State Travel 5,000
(4) It is also recommended that sufficient funds be encum-
bered to provide those perquisites to Officers and
others during the 1981-82 fiscal year at least at the
level provided during the current year, subject to
review and allocation at the appropriate time. The
amount estimated to be required for this purpose is
$134,800.
(5) It is further recommended that $210,000 be provided to
a central account to which each of the institutions may
make application for staff/faculty development funds as
projected in the submitted proposals. Amounts request-
ed by each institution are as follows:
Desert Research Institute $ 25,000
University of Nevada, Reno 50,000
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 50,000
Clark County Community College 30,000
Northern Nevada Community College 12,500
Truckee Meadows Community College 30,000
Western Nevada Community College 12,500
It is understood that allocation of the funding will be
contingent upon approval by the Board of the proposal
submitted by each institution, and that submission of
the proposals to the full Board will be accomplished in
the report of the Finance Committee to the February 27
Board meeting.
Ms. Del Papa noted that copies of the proposal were before
the Board.
Mr. Cashell opposed the recommendation for the appointment
of Haskins & Sells, suggesting that the University is facing
period of tight budgets and he could not support paying a
firm a substantially higher fee than is now being paid.
There was discussion concerning the fee proposed by Haskins
& Sells, with the clarification that the fee would be
$75,000 per year with no inflation over the three year
period.
Mr. Buchanan moved approval of the recommendation of the
Finance Committee that the firm of Haskins & Sells be ap-
pointed as the University's independent auditors. Motion
seconded by Mrs. Fong.
Mrs. Gallagher also expressed concern that the Board would
propose to spend so much for this service, particularly in
view of the fact that we are presently involved in negotiat-
ing with the Legislature for funding.
Motion failed by the following roll call vote:
Yes - Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Fong, Mr. Karamanos, Mr. Ross
No - Ms. Del Papa, Mrs. Gallagher, Mrs. Whitley,
Mr. Cashell
Abstain - Mr. Mc Bride
Mr. Buchanan moved that the contract be awarded to Alexander
Grant and Co., noting that they have offices in both ends
of the State, and their proposed fee is exactly the same as
that offered by Kafoury Armstrong and Company. Motion sec-
onded by Mrs. Fong, failed by the following roll call vote:
Yes - Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Fong, Mr. Karamanos, Mr. Ross
No - Ms. Del Papa, Mrs. Gallagher, Mr. Mc Bride, Mrs.
Whitley, Mr. Cashell
Mrs. Gallagher moved that the firm of Kafoury Armstrong and
Company be retained as the University's independent audi-
tors. Motion seconded by Mrs. Whitley.
Mrs. Fong suggested that Mr. Cashell would be in conflict if
he voted since he uses the accounting firm of Kafoury Arm-
strong and Company. Mr. Cashell agreed that Kafoury Arm-
strong does do the accounting work for his firm but he did
not believe there is a conflict.
Ms. Del Papa pointed out that others, including her Law
Partner and including Mr. Karamanos, also use the firm of
Kafoury Armstrong and Company.
Motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes - Ms. Del Papa, Mrs. Gallagher, Mr. Mc Bride, Mrs.
Whitley, Mr. Cashell
No - Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Fong, Mr. Karamanos
Abstain - Mr. Ross
Mr. Buchanan suggested that the foregoing action was an ex-
ample of the reason he opposed the Finance Committee or any
Committee of the Board, pointing out that the Finance Com-
mittee had spent several hours reviewing proposals, hearing
presentations and debating. The Committee has public mem-
bers who participated and made a recommendation, but the
Board has not followed the Committee's recommendation. For
that reason, he explained, he had voted no on the foregoing
motion.
Ms. Del Papa suggested that if the other Regents were going
to take the time to explain their votes, she also wished the
record to reflect her reason for voting yes, pointing out
that she had disagreed with the vote of the Finance Commit-
tee but in the interests of time and consensus had voted
with the majority. She said she believed that all four of
the firms which had been considered by the Finance Committee
were well qualified and it had proved to be a difficult de-
cision for the Committee to reach. She explained that her
reason for voting yes was that each of the firms interviewed
had stated that they opposed the rotation policy.
Mr. Mc Bride asked that the record also reflect the reason
for his votes, admitting that there must have been confusion
when he abstained on the first motion and voted on the sec-
ond motion. He said he felt the second motion was merely a
guise. Of the first two motions, he stated that he clearly
felt that the firm of Haskins & Sells was preferable. His
reason for abstaining, which he had intended to do in all
instances, was because he served as Chairman of the Finance
Committee for the previous two years and received a lot of
criticism from some of the Board members concerning the
manner in which the Committee functioned. However, he con-
cluded that in the interests of the business of the Board,
he had voted as recorded.
Mrs. Whitley explained that her yes vote was cast based on
the information and comments received from the staff of the
two Business Centers.
Mr. Cashell stated that he wished to make it very clear for
the record that Kafoury Armstrong does his corporate tax
returns; however, he did not believe that influenced his
vote. Rather, he said, no evidence was presented that
showed any need for a change in the service now being
provided.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the recommendation of
the Finance Committee contained in items (2), (3) and
(4). Motion seconded by Mrs. Gallagher, carried with Mr.
Buchanan opposing.
6. Report on Master Planning
Mrs. Gallagher, Chairperson of the ad hoc committee coordin-
ating the institutional Master Plans, reported concerning
the progress of this assignment, noting that an overview of
the Master Plan had been produced and that each Regent had
been provided a copy (filed with permanent minutes). She
explained that it was concluded that the 7 separate plans
would provide too cumbersome a document for legislative
review and that the overview would be more suitable for
that purpose with the plans themselves held as a backup.
It was pointed out that the individual institutional Master
Plans were prepared without benefit of guidelines or without
any system coordination and would, therefore, not fit to-
gether. In making distribution of those documents, care
should be taken to identify them as a draft and not a Board-
approved document. It was agreed that the documents would
be so marked and copies made available to each Regent and
to each institutional President.
7. Report on Faculty Workload Study
Mrs. Fong, Chairperson of the ad hoc committee coordinating
the Faculty Workload Study, reported that a working document
for that purpose had been produced, noting that copies had
been distributed to the Board. Mrs. Fong pointed out that
recent studies done at UNLV demonstrate that faculty teach
from 6 to 12 credit hours. That teaching load, combined
with advising, counseling and supervising of students,
brings the weekly workload to around 35 hours. Added to
that are such things as research, community service, public
service and institutional service, bringing an average fac-
ulty work week to 45 hours in all areas.
Mrs. Fong requested response from the Presidents.
President Crowley commented that the 45 hours reported in
the UNLV study correspond to a similar report done at UNR a
number of years ago and is similar to the work week hours
reported nationally. However, he pointed out, these figures
are based on self report systems. Generally, he added, fac-
ulty have difficulty with the concept of a 4O or a 55 hour
work week because the profession views itself in terms of
fulfilling their professional obligations without reference
to number of hours required or the timeframe within which
the work occurs. President Crowley suggested that the self
reporting systems are valuable as a way of developing some
kind of public appreciation for how faculty spend their
time. He also suggested that the document distributed by
Mrs. Fong, regarded as a progress report, will lead to fur-
ther studies and a proposed workload policy which will ul-
timately be before the Board for consideration.
President Goodall agreed, stating that he believed it would
be the consensus of the two Universities that at an appro-
priate point the document distributed by Mrs. Fong's commit-
tee would be finalized and together with background materi-
al, would lead to the development of recommendations for a
workload policy.
In response to a question concerning how the Universities'
workload studies might impact the Community Colleges, Presi-
dent Eaton stated that the policy at CCCC, which was devel-
oped in concert with the Faculty Senate, calls for a 35 hour
on-Campus work week. Dr. Eaton stated that she shared the
concern expressed by President Crowley regarding quantita-
tive description of time spent by a faculty member, that the
description appearing in various newspaper articles around
the State of the "limited productivity" of University facul-
ty does not give full attention to everything done by Uni-
versity faculty. On the other hand, she agreed that it
would be difficult to defend indefinitely a self-described
workload in the magnitude of 55 hours per week.
President Eardley stated that TMCC also has a minimum 35
hour on-Campus work week; however, that does not in all
cases accurately reflect the actual number of hours worked.
Faculty members are frequently on Campus many evening and
weekend hours. President Eardley suggested that many
individuals in the public sector do not understand the
complexlties of teaching and research in which University
faculty are involved.
In response to a questlon concerning the manner in which
faculty who neglect their responsibilities are disciplined,
President Crowley commented that usually there is an attempt
to deal with it quietly in a manner compatible with the
circumstances. President Goodall concurred, recalling that
UNLV recently had a situation where discipline was required
and it was handled very quietly, resulting in removal of the
faculty member from the classroom and the Campus.
President Crowley commented further, suggesting that Univer-
sities are frequently criticized, often unfairly, for re-
taining what is characterized as "deadwood". One of the
reasons for this, he suggested, is that the workload has not
been adequately explained.
Responding further to the question of impact on the Communi-
ty Colleges, President Berg stated that NNCC follows much
the same policy concerning workload as at TMCC and CCCC.
Insofar as providing the necessary discipline, he spoke
about the size of NNCC, suggesting that the smallness of the
institution allows it to look upon itself as a family and is
therefore able to police itself. He stated that the experi-
ence at NNCC is not with someone who does not do the job,
but in most cases they are doing a job and a half.
President Davis stated that his experience has demonstrated
that it is very easy to spend 50-60 hours a week at the Uni-
versity, depending upon the level of involvement in Univer-
sity affairs. Insofar as WNCC is concerned, Dr. Davis
pointed out that the faculty, in most cases, far exceed
the 35 on-Campus hours each week.
Ms. Del Papa stated that she was very proud of the job that
the faculties of the Universities and the Community Colleges
do. However, she added that she believed that the institu-
tions must do a better job of demonstrating accountability
and credibility in the matter of faculty workload, both to
the Legislature and to the general public.
Mr. Mc Bride agreed and suggested that more effort should be
put into accountability and enforcing the contractual re-
sponsibilitles of the faculty members, in order that the
University's credibility with the Legislature could be
restored.
President Crowley pointed out that the purpose behind the
workload studies and the progress reports is to provide more
accountability. He agreed that the Legislature frequently
makes the charge that there is deadwood among the faculty.
He stated that it is very seldom that one hears from respon-
sible people in public life, that the faculty ought to be
thanked for the job they do under some rather difficult
circumstances, and added that he hoped one day those kinds
of comments will be made.
It was agreed that the Academic Vice Presidents and the
Faculty Senate Chairpersons and other appropriate persons
would continue to work on the Faculty Workload Study, with
the objective of having a policy statement for consideration
by the Board at a subsequent meeting.
8. Presentation by Special Tax Counsel
Chairman Cashell recalled that at the January 23 meeting,
the Board authorized the firm of Sherman and Howard to pre-
pare a set of proposed Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
for the establishment of tax exempt foundations.
Mr. Lessly introduced Mr. Peter Nagel, a tax attorney with
Sherman and Howard, who had prepared documents in accordance
with instructions from the Board. He stated that the draft
documents provide a great deal of control by the Board of
Regents, and suggested that Mr. Nagel comment on the docu-
ments and answer any questions the Regents might have.
Mr. Nagel commented that Nevada has very sketchy nonprofit
corporation acts which provide some flexibility in that the
Board is not constrained by detailed statutory provisions.
However, this leaves some uncertainties when proceeding with
establishment of foundations. Following instructions re-
ceived through Counsel to prepare the documents in such a
form as to permit their use as a model for foundations for
each of the institutions, and maintain for the Board a con-
siderable degree of control, the documents provide for an
organization parallel to a for-profit corporation. The
day-to-day operations would be controlled by a Board of
Trustees, appointed by members of the corporation, with the
members of the Board of Regents serving as the members of
the corporation. Since the Articles of Incorporation might
be compared to a constitution, Mr. Nagel recommended that
they be fairly inflexible and set forth the basic structure
of the organization.
Following extensive discussion and consideration of several
suggestions for amendment to the proposed Articles of Incor-
poration, Mr. Buchanan moved that the draft documents pre-
pared by special tax counsel be accepted with the under-
standing that each of the institutions will work with tax
counsel to make the necessary changes desired by that insti-
tution, and that final documents be returned to the Board
at a subsequent meeting for approval, along with the names
of the trustees they recommend for appointment. Motion
seconded by Mrs. Fong, carried without dissent.
9. Report of Investment Advisory Committee
Mr. Karamanos reported that the Investment Committee had
met during the luncheon break and had taken the following
actions:
1. Reports were received from Mr. Monte Miller of Valley
Bank and Mr. Tom Josephsen of Security Bank. Neither
had a recommendation for change in their portfolios.
2. Mr. Bob Lee of First National Bank of Nevada recommended
and the Committee approved, the following sales of stock
and purchase of Treasury Bills:
Endowment Fund
Sell
General Motors Units 2,735
Approximate Price 50.00
Approximate Value 136,750
Anticipated Income 6,564
Market Yield 5.5
Gain/(Loss) (92,998)
International Harvester Units 4,700
Approximate Price 18.50
Approximate Value 86,950
Anticipated Income 0
Market Yield 0
Gain/(Loss) (60,883)
National Dist. & Chem. Units 5,000
Approximate Price 25.50
Approximate Value 127,500
Anticipated Income 11,000
Market Yield 8.6
Gain/(Loss) 1,318
Southern Pacific Units 3,800
Approximate Price 38.00
Approximate Value 144,400
Anticipated Income 9,880
Market Yield 6.8
Gain/(Loss) 11,473
Conoco Inc. Units 4,400
Approximate Price 56.00
Approximate Value 246,400
Anticipated Income 11,400
Market Yield 4.6
Gain/(Loss) 29,900
Total Approximate Value 742,000
Anticipated Income 38,844
Market Yield 5.4
Gain/(Loss) (111,190)
Buy
U. S. Treasury Bills Approximate Value 724,000
due in 6 months Anticipated Income 108,600
Market Yield 15.0
3. The Committee discussed Nevada National Bank's proposal
that it be retained to manage a significant portion of
the University's endowment funds. At the present time,
however, the Committee is going through the process of
analyzing the performance of the 3 banks which now man-
age portfolios for the University. When that analysis
is complete, the Committee will be prepared to make a
recommendation as to future management of both estab-
lished and new endowment monies, and Nevada National
Bank's proposal will be considered at that time.
Mr. Karamanos recommended approval of the Committee's
action.
Mrs. Fong moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Gallagher
and carried without dissent.
10. Report on the Status of Grant Applications
Chancellor Baepler recalled that in January, each institu-
tion presented a report concerning the status of Federal
grant applications. At that time it was agreed that the
Chancellor's Advisory Cabinet would develop a proposal out-
lining some of the possible alternatives, and problems re-
lating to these alternatives, for strengthening contacts in
Washington and increasing the level of funding realized by
the University.
Chancellor Baepler noted that this matter has been under
discussion by the Officers for the past two or three years.
In considering ways in which the University of Nevada System
can get better representation for purposes of obtaining Fed-
eral funds, the two kinds of Federal funds involved needed
to be explained. First, there are those funds which are
relatively noncompetitive; that is, student aid program
funds, which are distributed to each State on a non-competi-
tive basis. Secondly, there are competitive funds such as
research grants. Dr. Baepler suggested that it is in the
area of competitive funds where representation in Washington
would be most productive.
Representation in Washington can be secured in several ways
and Dr. Baepler stated that if the Board wished to pursue it
those optlons could be priced out. One of the options would
be to hire a firm in Washington to represent the System, or
such a firm could be hired by any one institution. A second
option would be to contract for a percentage of time of a
person to represent the System or one or more of the insti-
tutions. A third option would be to hire a person, estab-
lish an office in Washington for the entire System. He
suggested that this third option would not be particularly
effective due to the competitive nature of the monies that
would be sought. A fourth option, which he stated would be
most expensive and probably most productive, would be for
each of the institutions to establish their own representa-
tive, or perhaps as an alternative, for each of the two Uni-
versities and DRI to have a representative, and one repre-
sentative for all four of the Community Colleges. Dr.
Baepler recommended that each institution ought to have a
representative or each one ought to be able to negotiate
with a firm or a representative already living in Washington
to represent it.
At Ms. Del Papa's suggestion that thls matter be held over
to be addressed by the new Chancellor, in consultation with
the Presidents, Chairman Cashell declared the dlscussion
closed.
11. Proposed Program in Nursing, WNCC
President Davis presented a proposal for an Associate in
Applied Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) to be initiated at
WNCC by realigning the current Practical Nursing Program
curriculum and extending it into the second year of Nursing
to meet requirements for an ADN Program. A copy of the
proposal was included with the agenda, and is on file in
the Chancellor's Office.
Marcia Beresain, Dean of Instruction, commented on addition-
al supportive information which had been distributed, noting
that this contained letters indicating support from the lo-
cal Medical community and a draft report concerning health
care containment costs which identifies the need for Nurses
in that area.
Dean Beresain noted that the proposed program also requires
approval by the Nevada State Board of Nursing in order that
the training opportunities for students is validated.
Speaking in support of the program were Tom Collier, Admin-
istrator from Carson Tahoe Hospital, Ruth Taber, Director of
Nurses at Carson Tahoe Hospital, and Terry Haines, student.
Ms. Del Papa moved approval of the proposed ADN Program con-
tingent upon availability of resources. Motion seconded by
Mr. Ross, carried without dissent.
12. Report by Ad Hoc System Committee on Fees
Chancellor Baepler recalled that at the January 23, 1981
meeting of the Board, an ad hoc committee was established
to deal with the subject of fees and tuition and to examine
both the question of appropriate fee and tuition levels for
1981-82 and 1982-83, and the question of whether a more sys-
tematic approach to the setting of fees and tuition would be
desirable.
Dr. Baepler reported that this ad hoc committee, with repre-
sentatives from the Community Colleges and the Universities,
both students and Administrators had held meetings subse-
quent to the January Board meeting and the consensus of the
Committee was that the fees currently charged are relatively
high for the kinds of institutions and limited educational
opportunities offered in Nevada. The Committee had agreed,
nevertheless, that an increase might be required to offset
inflation. Such an increase, if approved, ought to be com-
mensurate with an increase in State support. A second but
less desirable option would be an increase of perhaps $2
per credit the first year, with an additional $1 or $2 the
second year of the biennium, with an increase in out-of-
State tuition of $100 a semester, possibly $150. The Com-
mittee agreed it would meet again as the negotiations with
the Legislature proceeded, but did not have a recommenda-
tion at this point which the Board is asked to consider.
Mr. Ross moved that the Chancellor and Chairman be author-
ized by the Board to negotiate with the Legislature, using
the general parameters described by the Chancellor.
In response to a request for clarification concerning the
specifics of the general parameters within which the Chan-
cellor and the Chairman would negotiate, Dr. Baepler stated
that if the State would increase the appropriation by 20%,
it would be reasonable to ask for an increase of 20% in
student fees; however, since that is not probable, a com-
promise position would be to propose a $2 per credit fee
increase the first year, with an additional $1 per credit
fee the second year, and $100 to $150 per semester increase
in out-of-State tuition. Dr. Baepler explained that this
could not wait untll the April meeting of the Board since
all other items in the budget must await negotiation until
after the fee problem is settled.
Motion seconded by Mrs. Gallagher, carried with Mr.
Buchanan opposing.
It was understood that negotiation with the Legislature
concerning student fees would also include those fees
assessed by the School of Medicine.
13. Proposed Amendment to the Board of Regents Bylaws
At the January 23 meeting, Chairman Cashell distributed the
following proposal for amendment of the Board of Regents
Bylaws:
In 1979, the Board established an Audit Committee as a
standing committee of the Board. The responsibilities of
that Committee were subsequently expanded to include budget
and the Committee was renamed the Finance Committee.
After approximately two years experience with this Commit-
tee, and after discussion with individual Board members and
Officers, I have come to the conclusion that the responsi-
bilities as presently defined should be divided and that a
separate Audit Committee and separate Budget Committee would
be of greater service to the Board and to the institutions
of the University of Nevada System. I also believe that
the work of the Board would be substantially improved by
the establishment of two additional standing committees:
a Committee on Academic Affairs, and a Buildings and Grounds
Committee.
I therefore propose that the Bylaws be amended to accomplish
the separation of the existing Finance Committee into a
Budget Committee and an Audit Committee, with the following
duties and responsibilities.
I further propose that among the responsibilities to be
assigned to the Academic Affairs Committee would be review
the academic Master Planning process which is anticipated to
be a continuing activity for all institutions of the System.
Because this Committee's activities would interface and
support the educational policy and planning activities which
are appropriately an important function of the institutional
faculties, I suggest that the duties and responsibilities of
the Committee be developed in consultation with the Officers
and submitted for consideration by the Board at a subsequent
meeting.
Among the responsibilities suggested for the Buildings and
Grounds Committee would be review and coordination of the
biennial Capital Improvement Program. Again,I would suggest
that specific duties and responsibilities for this Committee
be developed in consultation with the Officers.
It is not proposed that this standing committee structure
would preempt full discussion and consideration of any mat-
ter by the Board -- rather it is hoped that review and dis-
cussion at the committee level will insure that administra-
tive and staff review have been completed and the Board will
be in the best position possible to make informed decisions
when these matters reach the Board's agenda.
The Audit Committee shall provide assistance to the Board
in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities relating to ac-
counting and reporting practices, and shall have the follow-
ing areas of responsibility:
a. To consider and recommend to the Board a firm of inde-
pendent certified public accountants which shall audit
the financial books and records of the University.
b. To maintain, by way of regularly scheduled meetings, a
direct line of communication between the Board and the
independent auditors to provide for exchange of views
and information.
c. To review and evaluate reports prepared by the independ-
ent auditors concerning the University's internal ac-
counting and management controls and make recommenda-
tions to the Board for appropriate action.
d. Review the annual financial statements with the inde-
pendent auditors.
e. Conduct a periodic review of Internal Audit reports and
evaluate the staffing and performance of the Internal
Audit function.
f. Assume the leadership in developing a coordinated infor-
mation program to insure that presentation by the Admin-
istration of financial information to the Board of Re-
gents will provide a full understanding of the financial
affairs and accounting procedures of the University to
assist the Board in making decisions on the financial
management of the University.
The Budget Committee shall:
a. Provide guidance in the development of operating budget
concepts and parameters and recommend to the Board the
adoption of such concepts and parameters.
b. Consider and recommend to the Board approval of operat-
ing budget requests and work programs prepared in con-
formance with previously approved concepts and guide-
lines.
c. Assume the leadership in developing a coordinated in-
formation program to insure that presentation by the
Administration of budget information to the Board of
Regents will provide a full understanding of the proc-
ess to assist the Board in reaching budget decisions.
d. Assist, where appropriate, in the presentation of all
budget and financial matters to the Legislature.
Mr. Mc Bride moved adoption of the Bylaws revision as sub-
mitted. Motion seconded by Mr. Karamanos, carried with Mr.
Buchanan opposing.
Mr. Cashell stated that later in the meeting he would an-
nounce appointments to all standing committees with the
exception of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds.
In casting his vote, Mr. Buchanan stated that he was opposed
to the establishment of standing committees because he be-
lieved that it served no purpose and needlessly extended
the time required in which to conduct the Board's business.
14. Report and Recommendation on Legislative Program
Chancellor Baepler commented on the proposed revision to
Chapter 396 of the Nevada Revised Statutes to cause that
Chapter to conform to existing Board policy and to the cur-
rent organizational pattern of the University of Nevada
System. (Proposal identified as Ref. C and filed with
permanent minutes.)
Mr. Mc Bride requested that prior to submission, this pro-
posal be amended to delete the reference to athletic teams
at the Community Colleges, and with that amendment, moved
for approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong, carried without
dissent.
In reporting further on the status of all other legislative
requests pending, Chancellor Baepler stated that a careful
review of SB 255 reveals no area that requires revision; one
shot equipment requests and catch-up faculty salary requests
have been presented to both money committees; repeal of the
95% rule is being talked about negatively as it affects
State funded agencies; subsidy for Law School students will
be reported by the WICHE Commissioners to the Legislature;
and per diem for Regents is in draft form.
Mr. Buchanan suggested that the Board give some considera-
tion at this time to reapportionment in anticipation that
the Legislature will ask for some input from the Board. It
was agreed that this was of sufficient urgency that it be
considered as an emergency item and discussed subsequently
in the meeting.
In reference to the current legislative session, Chairman
Cashell commended Vice Chancellor Partridge and Chancellor
Baepler for their work with the Legislature and expressed
his appreciation to both of them.
15. Emergency Action on Reapportionment
Mr. Buchanan moved that the Board consider, as an emergency
item, the appointment of a consultant to assist in develop-
ing a proposal for reapportionment of Regents. Motion sec-
onded by Ms. Del Papa, carried without dissent.
Mr. Buchanan moved that Dr. Eleanor Bushnell be asked to
serve as consultant to the Board of Regents in developing
a reapportionment plan and the funds be allocated from the
Board of Regents Special Projects account in an amount
agreed upon between Dr. Bushnell and Chairman Cashell.
Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong.
In the discussion concerning this proposal, it was agreed
that Mr. Lessly would coordinate this with Dr. Bushnell,
that the capabilities of the Bureau of Governmental Research
at each of the two Universities would be utilized, and that
Ms. Del Papa would provide coordination among the Board mem-
bers with Dr. Bushnell where desirable.
Motion carried without dissent.
16. Recommendation for Award of Tenure
The following recommendations for award of tenure, effective
July 1, 1981, were submitted for preliminary approval, with
action to be requested at the April 3 meeting:
A. Western Nevada Community College
Harry Louis Scharmann, Developmental Instructor, Fallon
Campus
Bonnie York, Business Instructor, Fallon Campus
B. Northern Nevada Community College
Amy Emerson, Instructor, Developmental
C. Truckee Meadows Community College
Wllliam Baines, Instructor, English
Veronica Bocchese, Instructor, Nursing
John Chism, Instructor, Business
Karen Edsall, Curriculum Development Specialist
Ed Gould, Counselor, Student Services
Kelsie Harder, Instructor, Art
Mata-Marie Johnson, Librarian
D. Clark County Community College
Russell Anderson, Instructor, Bus/Human Services
Pat Caldwell, Instructor, Fine Arts/Communication
Norma Cleveland, Instructor, Science and Technology
Dale Etheridge, Instructor, Science and Technology
Arnold Friedman, Instructor, Science and Technology
John Heise, Instructor, Business
Alyce Lawellin, Instructor, Human Services
Edward Messner, Instructor, LRC/TV Productions
Barbara Nelson, Instructor, Science and Technology
Robin Nelson, Instructor, Business
James Santor, Instructor, Human Services
Richard Steadman, Instructor, Science and Technology
Jeri Wallis, Instructor, Child Development
Jerry Young, Dean, Educational Services, Administration
E. University of Nevada, Reno
*Susan C. Baker, Assistant Professor of English
John W. Bell, Associate Engineering Geologist
*Richard E. Bitterman, County Extension Agent-in-Charge
Richard A. Bjur, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Jerome D. Budy, Assistant Professor and Research
Assistant, Renewable Natural Resources
Albert A. Cirelli, Jr., Assistant Professor of Animal
Science
Lillian A. Dangott, Assistant Professor of Social and
Health Resources
Jane P. Davidson, Associate Professor of Art
Ruth P. Donovan, Assistant Director of Libraries and
Librarian
Donna Beth Downer, Dean and Professor of Home Economics
Charles J. Downing, Associate Professor of Counseling
and Guidance Personnel Services
Don D. Fowler, Mamie Kleberg Professor of Historic
Preservation and Anthropology
Kyung-Il Ghymn, Associate Professor of Managerial
Sciences
Mark R. Hall, Associate Professor of Microbiology
Donald R. Hanks, Assistant Veterinarian
Mildred D. Harmon, Assistant Professor of Nursing
*John F. Havertape, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and
Instruction
Owen A. Knorr, Professor of Biology and Director
Institutional Studies
*John G. Lenz, Assistant Professor of Music
*Mary Finn Maples, Associate Professor of Counseling
and Guidance Personnel Services
John P. Marschall, Associate Professor of History and
Assistant to the President
A. Graydon Mc Grannahan, III, Assistant Professor of
Music
Gordon L. Myer, Assistant Farm Manager
Carol Ort, Assistant Professor of Biology
Ira B. Pauly, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences
Ronald L. Shane, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and
Resource Economics
Vada Trimble, Director of Housing Programs
Caroline Wakefield, Associate Professor of Anatomy
James L. Walker, Associate Professor of Economics,
Director of Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Jackie D. Wood, Professor of Physiology
F. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Virginia Bakay, Associate Professor, Accounting
Sue Fawn Chung, Associate Professor, History
*Corryn Crosby-Brown, Rank II, Library
Chester Davis, Rank III, Library
James Harper, Associate Professor, Accounting
Joseph Fry, Associate Professor, History
*Frank Galliardi, Assistant Professor, Music
Richard Harp, Associate Professor, English
Stanley Hillyard, Associate Professor, Biology
*Martha Knack, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
*Terry Knapp, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Richard Kunkel, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Myrlene La Mancusa, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Martha Mc Bride, Associate Professor, Educational
Foundations and Counseling
Charles Moody, Rank IV, Physical Plant
Patrick Moreo, Instructor, Hotel Administration
Lynn Osborne, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Lynn Ruegamer, Associate Professor, Special Education
Porter Troutman, Associate Professor, Curriculum and
Instruction
G. Computing Center
Ronald R. Kendall, Supervisory Analyst/Programmer
*also recommended for promotion in rank.
17. Recommendations for Promotion or Assignment of Rank
The following recommendations for promotion, or assignment
to rank, effective July 1, 1981, were submitted for prelim-
inary approval, with action to be requested at the April 13
meeting:
A. Desert Research Institute
James Hudson, from Rank II to Rank III
B. University of Nevada, Reno
*Susan C. Baker, to Associate Professor of English
Earl S. Barnhill, to Professor of Criminal Justice
Robert N. Barone, to Associate Professor of Managerial
Sciences
John W. Bird, to Professor of Civil Engineering
*Richard E. Bitterman,to Rank IV
William A. Douglass, to Professor and Coordinator of
Basque Studies Program
Charles E. Dreiling, to Associate Professor of Bio-
chemistry
Jerome E. Edwards, to Professor of History
Donald K. Fronek, to Professor of Electrical Engineering
Dewayne E. Gilbert, to Rank IV
Ayesha Gill, to Associate Professor of Biology
Mary Ellen Glass, to Rank IV
Jean S. Gray, to Rank III
*John F. Havertape, to Associate Professor of Curriculum
and Instruction
*John G. Lenz, to Associate Professor of Music
Geroline Lunsford, to Rank IV
*Mary Finn Maples, to Professor of Counseling and
Guidance Personnel Services
Robert W. Mead, to Professor of Biology
Allen V. Mundt, to Rank III
Thomas J. Nickles, to Professor of Philosophy
James L. Owen, to Professor of Speech and Theatre
William F. Wilborn, to Associate Professor of English
Arnold M. Wright, to Associate Professor of Accounting
and Information Systems
C. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Duane Baldwin, to Professor of Accounting
*Corryn Crosby-Brown, to Rank III, Library
Boyd Earl, Associate Professor of Chemistry
*Frank Galliardi, Associate Professor of Music
Russell Hurlburt, Associate Professor of Psychology
Gary Jones, Associate Professor of Political Science
Susan Kendall, Rank III, Library
Carol Kimball, Associate Professor of Music
*Martha Knack, Associate Professor of Anthropology
*Terry Knapp, Associate Professor of Psychology
Scott Locicero, Associate Professor of History
Jim C. Love, Rank IV, Educational Services
Michael Mc Collum, Professor of Art
Keith Mc Neil, Rank III, Continuing Education
George Miel, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Clinton Richards, Associate Professor of Management
Rick Tilman, Associate Professor of Political Science
Hart Wegner, Professor of Foreign Languages
Dorothy Winter, Rank III, Library
Richard Wyman, Professor of Engineering
*also recommended for tenure.
The following promotions or assignment to Rank II or
Assistant Professor were reported for information:
A. University of Nevada, Reno
Constance A. Berhnhardt, to Rank II
Joan T. Hallett, to Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Wendy K. Kiehn, to Assistant Professor of Medical
Technology
Scott L. Mac Donald, Jr., to Assistant Professor of
Engineering Technologies
Samuel Malles III, to Rank II
Francesco Manca, to Assistant Professor of Italian and
Spanish
Susan L. Nichols, to Rank II
Donald E. Peck, to Rank Il
Aldo Ranallo, to Rank 0 (II)
Emma E. Yancy, to Rank II
B. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Charlotte Boyle, Assistant Professor of Secondary
Education
Jean Giguet, Rank II, Museum
*Patrick Moreo, Assistant Professor of Hotel
Administration
*also recommended for tenure.
18. Recommendations for Promotion to Emeritus
The following recommendations for promotions to emeritus
status, effective July 1, 1981, were submitted for action
at the April 3 meeting:
A. University of Nevada, Reno
Juan Bilbao, Basque Studies, Bibliographer
Kenneth J. Carpenter, Librarian
Grace M. Donehower, Associate Director of Continuing
Education
John W. Garberson, Associate Professor of Journalism
Jack Knoll, Professor of Biology
John A. Mc Cormick, Natural Resources Specialist
Norman Nichols, Livestock Extension Specialist
Dan L. Oppleman, Professor of Medical Education
Donald G. Potter, Director Audio-Visual Communications
and Professor of Education
Wllliam T. Scott, Professor of Physics
Benjamin J. Smith, Professor of Accounting and
Information Systems
Thomas T. Tucker, Professor of Education and Higher
Education
Fritz Went, Professor of Biology
B. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Muriel Parks, Dean of Admissions and Records
19. Collective Bargaining Units
Chancellor Baepler recalled that at the October, 1980 meet-
ing, the Board directed that the issue of a single System-
wide unit for collective bargaining purposes be raised with
the Faculty Senates and institutional Presidents as an al-
ternative to the seven separate units now provided. Dr.
Baepler reported that he had received the following re-
ponses to his inquiry:
UNLV and UNR - Prefer the status quo which permits auton-
omous bargaining units and allows the Commu-
nity Colleges to decide for themselves what
their status would be.
DRI - Wishes to remain a separate unit outside the
Universities and Community Colleges.
Unit - Would be in favor of a single Systemwide
unit.
WNCC - Is in favor of a single Systemwide unit.
TMCC - Is in favor of a single unit for Community
Colleges.
Dr. Baepler added that WNCC recommends the status quo be
maintained, as does CCCC.
President Davis noted that a letter had been sent to the
Chancellor subsequent to the preparation of the agenda which
clarified the position of WNCC faculty, pointing out that
the single Systemwide unit is an alternative to their orig-
inal position stated several months ago that each institu-
tion should be represented in a separate unit for collective
bargaining.
It was agreed that this would be treated as an information
item only, with no action requested.
20. Clark County Community College Advisory Board
President Eaton recommended the appointment of the following
persons to the Clark County Community College Advisory Board
for terms expiring January, 1983:
Dr. James Jones, Dentist
Dr. Kenny Guinn, President, Nevada Savings
Mr. Karamanos moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
21. Recommended Policy Statement for Inclusion in Board of
Regents Handbook
President Eaton requested approval of a policy statement
for CCCC concerning admission, registration, grades and ex-
aminations, developed to reflect those practices followed by
CCCC and which are submitted now for inclusion in the Board
of Regents Handbook. Proposed policy statement identified
as Ref. D and filed with permanent minutes.
Mr. Mc Bride moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
22. Report of Search and Screening Committee for Dean of College
of Arts and Science, UNR
President Crowley reported that the search for a new Dean
for the College of Arts and Science has not been completed,
as had been anticipated when the agenda was prepared, and
asked that this item be deferred to a subsequent meeting.
23. Petition for Administrative Claim
President Crowley commented on a petition for administrative
claim which had been filed against UNR by Mr. Robert Davis,
an employee of Take 2 Video Productions, Inc., which had
entered into an agreement with UNR to provide photographic
coverage for various athletic and social events. Mr. Davis
had subsequently reported that he had traveled to Berkeley,
California in a University van and while the van was parked
overnight in Oakland, certain equipment belonging to Mr.
Davis was stolen. Mr. Davis subsequently made a claim to
the University's insurance carrier, Fireman's Fund, in the
amount of $29,606 for recovery of the loss of the equipment.
Fireman's Fund, however, rejected the claim, stating that
the University's insurance coverage does not extend to out-
of-State thefts. Dr. Crowley stated that it is the Univer-
sity's position that this claim should be denied.
Mr. Buchanan moved that the claim be denied. Motion second-
ed by Mr. Ross, carried without dissent.
24. Report of Bids, Dairy Farm, UNR
President Crowley reported that bids were opened February
17, 1981, for construction of the UNR Dairy Farm facility.
Eight bids were received as follows (amounts shown include
the base bid and two alternates):
Corrao Construction $1,138,254
W. A. Thomas Co. 1,114,100
C. H. S., Inc. 1,180,397
Nevada Builders 1,099,690
B & D Construction 1,173,316
Bugica & Associates 1,039,000
Resource Development Co. 1,225,114
S. J. Amarosa 1,005,000
President Crowley noted that the total project cost for this
project, including design and inspection, is $1,162,300. He
recommended that the Board concur in an award of a contract
by the State Public Works Board to S. J. Amarosa for a total
of $1,005,000.
Mr. Mc Bride moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs.
Whitley, carried without dissent.
25. Summer Session Fee Increase, UNR
President Crowley recommended the Board approve a $3 in-
crease in the Summer Session fee for UNR, raising that fee
to $33 per credit. In requesting the increase, Dr. Crowley
stated that the increases in cost of the Summer Session
would justify an increase of $5, but he believed that was
too great an increase to impose at this time.
Mrs. Whitley moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
26. Report of Bids, Museum of Natural History Improvements, UNLV
President Goodall reported that bids were opened February
10, 1981, for two segments of work to be accompllshed at the
UNLV Museum, one contract to be awarded by the State Public
Works Board and a second one to be awarded by the Univer-
sity. Report of bids were as follows:
Richardson Construction Base Bid A $60,914
Base Bid B 11,536
Alternate A1 11,808
Alternate A2 17,930
Alternate B1 8,651
Alternate B2 4,062
Steelwood Construction Base Bid A $88,640
Base Bid B 9,057
Alternate A1 16,629
Alternate A2 12,552
Alternate B1 9,330
Alternate B2 3,355
J and D Construction Base Bid A $64,767
Base Bid B 10,103
Alternate A1 12,839
Alternate A2 16,855
Alternate B1 11,647
Alternate B2 9,090
Tusa Construction Base Bid A $65,598
Base Bid B 9,442
Alternate A1 14,741
Alternate A2 18,907
Alternate B1 12,176
Alternate B2 6,160
Alternates
Al - Provide and install additional display units
A2 - Provide and install new store front entrance
B1 - Provide and install new vault
B2 - Provide and install new smoke detector system
The State Public Works Board recommends awarding a contract
to Richardson Construction for $88,152, for Base Bid A, and
alternates A1 and A2, as well as a separate contract to
Steelwood Construction in the amount of $21,742 for Base
Bid, plus Alterntes B1 and B2, providing the University can
increase the available funds by $4,742.
President Goodall stated that there are sufficlent funds in
the Museum budget to provide the additional $4,742, and he
recommended that the contracts be awarded as recommended.
Mr. Mc Bride moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
27. Report of Chairman
A. Chairman Cashell asked that Counsel check to see if
there is some way in which students in the School of
Medicine can be required, as a condition of enrollment,
to return to the State to practice for a specified
period of time following completion.
B. Mr. Cashell made the following standing committee
assignments:
Investment Advisory Committee
Chris Karamanos, Chair
Lilly Fong
Dorothy Gallagher
Molly Knudtsen, public member
Irwin Molasky, Chairman, UNLV Foundation
Fund Board
William Thornton, Chairman, UNR Foundation
Fund Board
Budget Committee
Frankie Sue Del Papa, Chair
James L. Buchanan
Lilly Fong
Philip Griffith, public member
Audit Committee
June Whitley, Chair
Dorothy Gallagher
Chris Karamanos
John Tom Ross
Patrick Thorne, public member
Academic Affairs Committee
Dorothy Gallagher, Chair
Frankle Sue Del Papa
John Tom Ross
June Whitley
Chairman Cashell and Vice Chairman Mc Bride to serve ex
officio on all committees.
28. New Business
A. Mrs. Fong asked for an in depth comparison in actual
salaries between men and women faculty members at UNR
and UNLV with comparable qualifications, education,
training, teaching, research accomplishments, etc. She
also requested a comparative study of the number of
minorities hired to faculty and administrative positions
for the last three years at the two Universities.
Mr. Mc Bride expressed concern that such a study would
involve considerable expenditure of man hours. Dr.
Crowley agreed, noting that some of the information
requested is readily available but to develop the com-
parative information requested would take an estimated
one year of man hours.
It was suggested, and Mrs. Fong agreed, that she would
meet with the Affirmative Action Officers at each of the
institutions to see what informtion can be obtained
through that source and she would then share that in-
formation with the other Regents. It was further agreed
that the Community Colleges would also be included.
B. Mrs. Fong also asked that the Board declare a moratorium
on the disposal of University land until the long range
plans are fully developed and adopted and an appropriate
policy statement on land use can be addressed. It was
agreed that this matter would be placed on the next
month's agenda for consideration of such action.
C. Ms. Del Papa commented on a complaint which had been
raised with her concerning the Women's Ski Club at UNR,
suggesting that it was not properly one which should be
before the Board but wished to ask Dr. Crowley to look
into it. President Crowley agreed to investigate the
complaint and to advise the Regents on the results of
his investigation.
D. Mr. Buchanan requested that the next agenda include
consideration of moving the Chancellor's Office to
Carson City and suggested that since Dr. Baepler is
vacating the position of Chancellor and would be in a
good position to give an unbiased report, that he report
back concerning the financial implications of such a
move and the advantages and disadvantages of such a
location.
In response to a suggestion that the newly appointed
Chancellor would be the more appropriate person to make
recommendation on thls, Mr. Buchanan suggested that Dr.
Bersi also be asked to report concerning his proposal.
E. At Mrs. Whitley's request, it was agreed that the April
meeting would be held on the Campus of Clark County
Community College.
Meeting adjourned at 3:35 P.M.
Bonnie M. Smotony
Secretary of the Board
02-27-1981