August 11-12, 1967
08-11-1967
Pages 213-235
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
August 11, 1967
The Board of Regents met in regular session on August 11, 1967 in
the Travis Lounge of the Jot Travis Student Union building, Reno
Campus. Present were Regents Anderson, Bell, Grant, Jacobsen,
Lombardi, Magee, Ronzone, Seeliger, Smith and White; President
Armstrong, Vice President Mordy, Chancellors Miller and Moyers,
Mr. Raymond Finehout, Director of University Relations, Mr.
Edward Pine, Director of Physical Plant, and Mr. Edward Olsen,
Director of Information. Also present were various members of
the faculty of the Reno Campus, Mr. James Sharp, Planning
Director of the Nevada Advisory Committee on Higher Education
Planning, and reporters Ed Martinez and Mimi La Plante.
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 A.M.
1. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting
Upon motion by Mrs. Magee, seconded by Dr. White, and
unanimous vote, the minutes of the meeting of July 8, 1967
were approved as distributed.
2. Report of the Investment Advisory Committee Meeting of
July 8, 1967
Dr. Lombardi presented the minutes of the meeting of the
Investment Advisory Committee, as follows:
The Committee met at 12:00 noon in the Hardy Room, Jot
Travis Student Union. Present were Public Members Mr.
Julius Bergen and Dr. Robert C. Weems, Jr.; Board Members
Louis E. Lombardi, M. D., Procter R. Hug, Jr., Mr. Thomas G.
Bell, Mrs. Molly Magee and Mr. Arthur M. Smith, Jr. Also
present were Board of Regents Chairman Fred M. Anderson, M.
D., President Charles J. Armstrong, Chancellor Donald C.
Moyer and Vice President-Finance Neil D. Humphrey. Repre-
senting First National Bank of Nevada were Mr. R. O. Kwapli,
Vice President and Senior Trust Officer, and Mr. Walter D.
Bradley, Trust Officer.
Dr. Louis Lombardi presided.
Mr. Kwapil noted that the Bank sold at 4 cents per share the
2,139 rights issued by Sierra Pacific Power for holders of
its common stock. The Committee concurred.
Mr. Bradley reviewed his memorandum to the Committee dated
June 26, 1967. After considerable discussion, the following
action was taken:
It was moved by Mr. Magee, seconded by Mr. Bergen, that the
bank be authorized to purchase approximately $200,000 of AA
corporate bonds at 5% or better yield in place of the two
issues listed under "Fixed Income Assets" on the Bank's
"Purchases Recommendations". Motion passed unanimously.
It was moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Magee, that
all sale recommendations be approved. Motion passed
unanimously (i. e., sale of 165M GMAC Notes 4 3/8%, 140M
GMAC Notes 4 1/2%, 600 shares Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass, 1700
shares Marquette Cement and 1000 shares Montgomery Ward,
totaling $337,176).
It was moved by Dr. Weems, seconded by Mr. Smith, that all
"Income Oriented" purchases be approved except Ford Motor.
Motion passed unanimously (i. e., purchase 257 shares
Standard Oil Co., 400 shares Kennecott Copper, and 400
shares A. T. & T. for a total of approximately $55,925).
It was moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Magee, that all
"Growth Oriented" purchases be approved plus the purchase of
approximately $20,400 of IBM stock. Motion passed unani-
mously (i. e., purchase 160 shares Texaco, 400 shares Ameri-
can Home Products, 200 shares Eastman Kodak, 200 shares
National Cash Register and 200 shares Minnesota Mining and
Manufacturing totaling approximately $95,440).
It was agreed that the Committee would continue to meet
monthly but it was also noted that the Bank could poll the
voting members of the Committee by telephone should immedi-
ate action be required.
The next meeting was set for noon, Thursday, August 24,
1967, in the Hardy Room, Jot Travis Student Union.
Mr. Humphrey explained that the Bank was holding two gifts
to the University which are not in the endowment pool but
which he and Mr. Kawpil had agreed that this Committee would
be requested to review. The Lewis Fussell Memorial Profes-
sorship (NSU) holds 25 shares of EG & G which the bank
recommends be sold since it is now at 89 (about 65 times
projected earnings). The Waverly P. Cohen Foundation, Inc.
has $5,000 Northern Illinois Gas Co. 4 5/8% bonds. The bank
made no recommendation on the bonds but wished to call the
Committee's attention to the holding. The Committee agreed
by consensus that both issues should be held for the time
being.
Meeting adjourned at 1:20 P.M.
Neil D. Humphrey
Secretary
Motion by Dr. Lombardi, seconded by Dr. White, carried with-
out dissent that the report of the Committee be accepted.
3. Dr. Anderson introduced Mr. James Sharp, Planning Director
of the Nevada Advisory Committee on Higher Education Plan-
ing and welcomed him to the meeting.
4. Approval of Check Registers
President Armstrong presented, with his recommendation for
approval, the check registers as submitted by Vice President
Humphrey.
Motion by Mr. Grant, seconded by Dr. White, carried by roll
call vote that the check registers be approved as submitted.
5. Transfers of Funds
President Armstrong informed the Board that the University
has received $28,124 for the National Defense Student Loan
Program for 1967-68. He recommended that $3,124.89 be
transferred from the David Russell Loan Fund for the 1/9
matching portion of this program.
President Armstrong referred the following 1966-67 budget
transfers to the Board for approval:
#537 $2,000 from Publications and Printing of Offices of
the Vice President Finance to provide funds to make a
partial payment on a cash register to be used by the
University Cashier.
#548 $1,090.50 from Board of Regents account to Office of
the President to provide operating funds for balance
of year.
President Armstrong also referred the following 1967-68
budget transfers to the Board for approval:
#1 $2,500 from Contingency Reserve, Instruction, Univer-
sity of Nevada, Office of Information to provide oper-
ating funds for 1967-68.
#2 $1,310 from Contingency Reserve, Instruction, Univer-
of Nevada, to Plant and Soil Science Division, College
of Agriculture, to provide funds for a part-time
Lecturer as a temporary position.
#14 $1,950 from Contingency Reserve, Instruction, Univer-
sity of Nevada, to Economics Department, College of
Business Administration, to correct error in 1967-68
Work Program professional salaries.
#15 $5,700 from Contingency Reserve, Instruction, Univer-
sity of Nevada, to George Whittell Forest and Wildlife
Area Board to establish account and provide funds for
operating in 1967-68.
#16 $815 from Contingency Reserve, Instruction, University
of Nevada, to Physics Department to increase operating
monies.
#17 $1,150 from Contingency Reserve, Instruction, Univer-
sity of Nevada, to Geology-Geography Department to
provide funds to convert a Graduate Assistant position
from a B to an A contract.
#20 $1,500 from Contingency Reserve, Instruction, Univer-
sity of Nevada, to University Senate to provide funds
for 1967-68.
Motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Bell, carried without
dissent that the above transfers be approved.
6. Personnel Appointments
President Armstrong recommended the following personnel
appointments for both Campuses be confirmed:
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Ann Marie Bush as Graduate Teaching Assistant in School of
Home Economics for the academic year 1967-68 - $2,300
(replacement for Mrs. Sharon Walker)
Theodore Clinton Daeuble as Graduate Research Assistant in
Agricultural Economics and Education for the period August
1, 1967 to June 30, 1968 - $3,450 (replacement for Wayne
Thomas)
Emory Laughlin Marshall as County Extension Agent, in Ormsby
County for the period August 1, 1967 to June 30, 1968 -
$9,030 (replacement for J. H. Pursel)
John Eardley Maxfield as Assistant Professor and Assistant
Plant Pathologist in Plant, Soil and Water Science for the
period August 15, 1967 to June 30, 1968, at the annual rate
of $10,200 (replacement for Stuart Lyda)
Frederick Gordon Mills as Assistant Extension Agent in White
Pine and Eureka Counties for the period July 17, 1967 to
June 30, 1968 at the annual rate of $7,080 (replacement for
T. B. Jones)
Jo Anne Nelson as Instructor in Home Economics for the aca-
demic year 1967-68 - $7,850 (replacement for Rosalyn Wong)
Rollin P. Smith as Graduate Research Assistant in Agricul-
tural Biochemistry and Pest Control for the fiscal year
1967-68 - $3,450 (replacement for Manual Rodriguez)
Sharon La Verne Stoner as Extension Home Economist in White
Pine County for the period July 12, 1967 to June 30, 1968 at
the annual rate of $7,080 (replacement for Mrs. Georgia
Felts)
Bashir Sulahria as Research Assistant Lecturer in Renewable
Natural Resources for the period July 13, 1967 to June 30,
1968 at the annual rate of $3,450 (temporary part-time
position)
William Dean Ulrich as Graduate Research Assistant in Plant,
Soil and Water Science for the period July 10, 1967 to June
30, 1968 at the annual rate of $3,450 (replacement of David
Nichols)
James L. Verdi as Research Assistant in Biochemistry and
Pest Control for the fiscal year 1967-68 - $7,080 (new
temporary position)
Donald E. Wahl as Assistant Extension Agent in Washoe County
for the period July 17, 1967 to June 30, 1968 at the annual
rate of $7,080 (replacement for Eugene Tolen)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
John Francis Brooks as Graduate Assistant in Political
Science for the academic year 1967-68 - $2,300 (replacement
for Melvin E. Phillips)
William Newton Cathey as Assistant Professor of Physics for
the academic year 1967-68 - $9,150 (replacement for P. L.
Altick on leave)
Allan Lee Flygstad as Instructor in Sociology (1/2 time) for
the academic year 1967-68 - $4,250 (annual rate of $8,500)
replacement for Arturo Biblarz)
Naunie Barris Gardner as Graduate Assistant in Music for the
academic year 1967-68 - $2,500 (replacement for Joseph
Battaglia)
Robert J. Goetze as Graduate Assistant (1/4 time) in Health,
P. E. and Recreation for the academic year 1967-68 - $1,150
Gordon R. Harvey as Graduate Assistant in Health, P. E. and
Recreation for the academic year 1967-68 - $2,300 (replace-
ment for Kathleen Bergmann)
James. V. Kelleher as Graduate Assistant in Biology for the
academic year 1967-68 - $2,300 (new position)
Lillian F. Lamon as Graduate Assistant in Biology for the
academic year 1967-68 - $2,300 (new position)
Charles Logan Mc Gehee as Instructor in Sociology (1/2 time)
for the academic year 1967-68 - $4,250 (annual rate of
$8,500) (replacement for Betty Miner)
John M. Pafford as Graduate Assistant in History for the
academic year 1967-68 - $2,500 (partial temporary replace-
ment for James Tigner)
Mary Ellen Phelps as Lecturer in English for the academic
year - $2,950 (1/2 time temporary part-time replacement for
Robert Gorrell)
Marjorie Collins Preuss as Graduate Assistant in Psychology
for the academic year 1967-68 - $2,300 (new position)
Robert G. Ware as Graduate Assistant in English for the
academic year 1967-68 - $2,700 (vacant position)
Leonard B. Weinberg as Assistant Professor of Political
Science for the academic year 1967-68 - $8,500 (new
position)
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Harry Clayton Reeser as Lecturer in Management for the
Spring semester February 1 to June 30, 1968 - $5,225
($10,450 annual rate) (replacement for John B. William,
Jr.)
William David White as Graduate Assistant in Bureau of
Business Economic Research (1/4 time) for the academic year
1967-68 - $1,150 (annual rate of $2,300) (replacement for
Cherng Chuen Sy)
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
George Richard Coffill as Manager of Operations for the
fiscal year 1967-68 at the annual rate of $12,930 (new
position)
Robert Edmund Debold as Editorial Assistant for the fiscal
year 1967-68 - $8,640 (replacement for Juanita Houlihan)
William A. Douglass as Coordinator of Basque Studies for the
fiscal year 1967-68 - $11,760 (new position)
Narendra Nath Shukla as Graduate Assistant for the academic
year 1967-68 - $2,300 (new position)
Jeanette N. Wheeler as Research Associate for the fiscal
year 1967-68 - $9,030 (new position)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Cleo Belle Cooper as Graduate Assistant in General Profes-
sional Education for the academic year 1967-68 - $2,300 (new
position)
Robert A. Gilman as Lecturer in Secondary Education for the
academic year 1967-68 - $9,800 (new position)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Vulli L. Gupta as Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
for the academic year 1967-68 - $10,450 (1/2 sabbatical
replacement for R. G. Orcutt and 1/2 new position)
Eike Richter as Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineer-
ing for the academic year 1967-68 - $9,475 (replacement for
P. E. Allen)
Lowell H. Shifley, Jr., as Lecturer in Civil Engineering for
the academic year 1967-68 - $11,425 (upon completion of Ph.
D. will be Associate Professor at same rate) (new position)
ORVIS SCHOOL OF NURSING
Jackelin Rea as Instructor in Nursing for the academic year
1967-68 - $7,850 (replacement for A. B. Dickinson, trans-
ferred to different position)
Shirley Howard as Assistant Professor of Nursing for the
academic year 1967-68 - $9,150 (replacement for Ann Voda)
UNIVERSITY SERVICES
James Neil Gardner as Mechanical Engineer in the Physical
Plant Department for the period August 1, 1967 to June 30,
1968 at the salary rate of $11,760 (replacement for Paul
Christie)
Douglas John Jackson as Counselor, Financial Aids and Grad-
uate Placement in Office of Student Affairs for the period
August 1, 1967 to June 30, 1958 at the annual rate of
$7,470 (new position)
Hilda C. Joftis as Assistant Reference Librarian in Getchell
Library for the period July 5, 1967 to June 30, 1968 at the
annual rate of $7,080 (replacement for John Ritenhouse)
Cecelia Mae St. John as Assistant Dean of Women, Office of
Student Affairs for the period August 1, 1967 to June 30,
1968 at the annual rate of $7,080 (temporary replacement for
Roberta Barnes on leave without pay)
NEVADA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
J. Kenneth Lipner as Instructor in Business Administration
for the academic year 1967-68 - $8,500 (new position)
Elynor Fay Mc Peak as Instructor in General Business (3/4
time) for the academic year 1967-68 at the annual rate of
$8,500 (one year appointment only, replacement for Jerold C.
Lyons)
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
William Robert Dakin as Lecturer in Education for the fiscal
year 1967-68 at the annual rate of $14,000 (new position)
Nancy Ann Pierson as Assistant Professor of Health, P. E.
and Recreation for the academic year 1967-68 - $8,825 (new
position)
Anthony Saville as Professor of Education and Director of
the School of Education for the period August 1, 1967 to
June 30, 1968 at the annual rate of $18,390 (new position)
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
G. Keith Moon as Assistant Professor of Music for the
academic year 1967-68 - $8,500 (new position)
Douglas Robert Peterson as Assistant Professor of Music for
the academic year 1967-68 - $8,825 (new position)
GENERAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Kenneth Olaf Johnson as Lecturer in Fire Science for the
academic year 1967-68 - $10,125 (new position)
Willard Hubert Johnson as Lecturer and Coordinator of Tech-
nical Projects for the fiscal year 1967-68 - $10,590 (new
position)
Charles Arnold Jacobi as Lecturer in X-Ray Technology for
the academic year 1967-68 - $11,425 (new position)
George Carton Nicholls as Lecturer in Engineering Technology
for the academic year 1967-68 - $11,100 (new position)
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Richard Thomas Fitzpatrick as Instructor in Philosophy for
the academic year 1967-68 - $7,525 (new position)
William Gerald Hodges as Instructor in English for the
academic year 1967-68 - $7,525 (new position)
Robert Brainard Pearsall as Professor of English and Chair-
man of the English Department for the academic year 1967-68
- $13,050 (new position)
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
George Traut Austin as Instructor in Biology for the aca-
demic year 1967-68 - $7,525 (new position)
Linda Marie Brown as Lecturer in Mathematics for the aca-
demic year 1967-68 - $10,125 (new position)
Frank Marcelja as Associate Professor of Physics for the
academic year 1967-68 - $10,125 (new position)
Leonard William Storm as Assistant Professor of Botany for
the academic year 1967-68 - $9,800 (new position)
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Alfred Bruce Burger as Instructor in Sociology for the aca-
demic year 1967-68 - $8,175 (new position)
Robert Jack Fitzwater as Assistant Professor of Anthropology
for the academic year 1967-68 - $9,475 (new position)
Frederick Lawrence Hetter II as Assistant Professor of
Political Science for the academic year 1967-68 - $8,825
(new position)
Ronald Collett Jack as Instructor in Political Science for
the academic year 1967-68 - $7,525 (replacement for Philip
Plant)
Ronald B. Parton as Assistant Professor of Sociology for the
academic year 1967-68 - $10,450 (new position)
Albert Victor Pettit as Lecturer in Psychology for the aca-
demic year 1967-68 - $8,825 (replacement for Robert
Linzmeyer)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Mona Joyce Wecksung as Lecturer in Computer Science for the
fiscal year 1967-68 at the annual rate of $9,030 (new
position)
Motion by Dr. Lombardi, seconded by Mr. Grant, carried
without dissent that the above personnel appointments be
confirmed.
7. Leave of Absence without Pay for Mrs. Constance Clark
President Armstrong recommended that Mrs. Constance Clark,
Engineering-Mines Librarian, be granted a leave of absence
without pay for the month of August 1967 to attend a Summer
institution in Colorado.
Motion by Mr. Jacobsen, seconded by Mr. Seeliger, carried
without dissent that the leave without pay for Mrs. Clark
be approved as recommended.
8. Leave of Absence with Pay for Dr. Friedwart Winterberg
President Armstrong recommended that Dr. Friedwart Winter-
berg be granted a leave of absence with pay for approximate-
ly 3 1/2 months in the Fall of 1967 to allow him to visit
the International Center for Theoretical Physics of Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency. President Armstrong pointed
out that Dr. Winterberg has indicated that he is prepared
to pay his own travel expenses and has received authoriza-
tion from the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion for his salary to be paid from his grant for the period
in question.
Motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Jacobsen, carried with-
out dissent that the leave of Dr. Winterberg be approved as
recommended.
9. Acceptance of Gifts
President Armstrong reported the following gifts and grants
and recommended their acceptance by the Board.
Reno Campus
Library
Mr. & Mrs. Julius Bergen, Reno - $50 in memory of Frederick
W. Wilson.
The Bookbindery, Alturas, California - 2 books.
Mrs. Marlene Butorac, Reno - Elmer L. Winter's "Women at
Work, Every Woman's Guide to Successful Employment".
Dr. Ronald Church, University of Nevada, Reno - personal
copies of "California Fish and Game", presented to the Life
Sciences Library.
Dean Cecil W. Creel, Reno - 3-volume biography of Jefferson
Davis by Hudson Strode.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Cummings, Reno - $5 in memory of
Marian Reilly.
Mr. Graham Erskine, Reno - 3 cartons of copies of "Architec-
tural Record" and other architectural journals.
Mrs. Fedora S. Frank, Nashville, Tennessee - copy of her
book, "Five Families and Eight Young Men".
Mr. Clark J. Guild, Jr. and Judge Guild, Reno - $10 in
memory of Elizabeth S. Rabe.
Professor James W. Hulse, University of Nevada, Reno - $20
in memory of Raymond I. Smith.
Japanese American Citizens League, Reno Chapter (through
Miss Joyce Chikami, President) - copy of Allen R. Bosworth's
"America's Concentration Camps".
Mr. William Kengla, Sparks - 150 books and other material.
Miss Jaylene Kittle, Emporia, Kansas - various issues of
"The Emporia State Research Studies".
Dr. Ivan Lee, University of Nevada, Reno - books, pamphlets
and other material.
Dr. L. E. Lombardi, Reno - $10 in memory of Professor
Higgenbotham.
Dr. Effie Mona Mack, Reno - "The Book of Original Ink and
Watercolor Illustrations", "II Leone de San Marco", heraldic
symbol of the city of Venice.
Dr. Robert Mc Queen, Reno - several issues of the "Journal
of Abnormal Social Psychology" and "Psychological Bulletin".
Dr. and Mrs. Jerrod Normanly, Palo Alto, California - $10
in memory of Robert E. Moran.
Dr. Donald E. Pickering, University of Nevada, Reno -
various medical journals and periodicals.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Recanzone, Yerington - $10 in memory of
Mae Seeliger.
Mr. R. J. Ronzone, Las Vegas - $10 in memory of Mae
Seeliger.
Major Gordon Sampson, Reno - scrapbooks reflecting the
development of the Centennial Coliseum; study made by
Stanford Research Board; 2 recent studies of feline habitat
and behavior.
Major Gordon A. Sampson, Reno - 2 volumes of correspondence,
minutes, clippings and other documentary records of the 1954
consideration of civic auditorium plans.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seeliger, Carson City - $10 in memory
of Madeline H. Gibson.
Mr. Raymond M. Smith, Reno - copy of the "General Plan,
Douglas County, Nevada 1967-85".
Mr. and Mrs. Coe Swobe, Reno - $5 in memory of Mr. George
Zanes.
Time Magazine, Inc., New York (through Mr. Andrew Heiskell,
Chairman of the Board) - copy of the book compiled as a
tribute to and entitled "Henry R. Luce".
Professor Walter Voskuil, University of Nevada, Reno -
various issues of "Swiss Review of World Affairs".
Dr. and Mrs. Steve D. Wilson, Soquel, California - $10 in
memory of Robert E. Moran.
Scholarships and Prizes payments as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Haimowitz, Miami Beach, Florida, $100 to
Korean Students' Music Scholarship Fund.
The Luke B. Hancock Foundation, Reno (through Mr. Courtney
J. Catron, Chairman of the Board) - $18,000 to be given in 3
annual payments of $6,000 each to be awarded to the recip-
ients of the Eagle Scout Awards.
Hickam AFB Officers' Wives' Club (through Mrs. Dawn P.
Poltrock, Secretary) - $250 awarded to Miss Candace Carter.
Sears Roebuck and Company, Reno (through Mrs. Julia C.
Maher, Sears Fellowship Chairman) - $500 check deposited
in the AAUW Sears Roebuck Mature Woman Graduate Scholarship
Fund.
Western Nevada Peace Officers' Association, Carson City
(through Harold V. Dunn, Jr., Secretary) - $500 to its
scholarship fund to be awarded to Miss Patricia Paszek for
1967-68 academic year.
Mr. Kenneth W. Yeates, Glenbrook, Nevada - $300 credited to
Yeates Scholarship Fund and awarded to Mr. John Lindt,
Psychology Department.
Miscellaneous gifts as follows:
Anonymous - $24,957.55 constituting an installment on gift
for the support of the Nevada Archeological Survey.
Max C. Fleischmann Foundation, Reno - $15,199 to cover
balance due of Foundation's support for the Atmospherium
Planetarium for fiscal year 1966-67.
Hewlett Packard Company, Palo Alto, California - various
items given to Electrical Engineering Department.
Mrs. Arthur E. Orvis, Reno - $12,500 given to the Orvis
School of Nursing Building Fund.
Mrs. Julia Poulson, Reno - a Bausch and Lomb Bunsen Spectro-
scope given to Mackay School of Mines and a microscope given
to the Laboratory of Environmental Patho-Physiology.
Sierra Pacific Power Company, Reno (through Mr. Jim Arthur)
- various items given to the Electrical Engineering Depart-
ment.
Grants as follows:
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington,
D. C.:
$30,790 given to support project entitled "Undergraduate
Psychiatric Nursing", conducted under the direction of Merla
J. Olsen, Orvis School of Nursing.
$25,698 given to support project entitled "Evaluation of
Changes in Student Behavior by Improved Methods", conducted
under the direction of Grace K. Clissold, Orvis School of
Nursing.
$389,182 given to support project entitled "A Cooperative
Plan between Two Campuses to Increase Enrollment and Improve
Quality of Instruction in Nursing Programs", conducted under
the direction of Alene R. Dickinson, University of Nevada,
Reno.
$14,284 awarded under Higher Education Act of 1965, Title
II-A, to College Library Resources Program.
$33,921 awarded for project entitled "Life Change Destruc-
tive Behavior and Suicide" under the supervision of the
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Call Center.
Reno Cancer Center (through Dr. Paul Wiig, President) -
$7,200 representing seventh annual grant under a ten year
program given to Dr. Dean C. Fletcher's research project.
Las Vegas Campus
Library:
The Foley Brothers, Las Vegas - $10 in memory of Edward
Graham Woods.
Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Club, Las Vegas (through Mrs.
Walter Neilsen, President) - $100 for purchase of the works
of Lord Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lelake, North Las Vegas - $116 in
memory of Weede Bernard Lelake.
Mr. Richard Ronzone, Las Vegas - $10 in memory of Robert O.
Gibson.
Scholarships and Prizes Payments as follows:
Las Vegas Shrine Club (through Mr. Walter Martini, Presi-
dent) - $500 awarded to Mr. Randall Boyd Walters.
Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants, Reno
(through Mrs. Marguerita M. Callahan, Executive Secretary)
- $500 scholarship.
Miscellaneous gifts as follows:
Dr. Chester Lockwood, Las Vegas - $25 to Chancellor's
Discretionary Fund.
Mrs. Mary Rathbun, Las Vegas - artifacts, books, notebooks,
and negatives to Anthropology Collection.
Tropicana Neiman-Marcus Fashion Show (through Mr. and Mrs.
J. Kell Houssels) - $2,100 for Performing Arts Center.
Contributions to Nevada Southern Music Concert Series:
Mr. Henry Anderson, Las Vegas - $25
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Conway, Las Vegas - $250
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Gier - $650
Dr. Chester Lockwood, Las Vegas - $25
Mr. Gaylor Prather, President, FNB, Las Vegas - $100
Grants as follows:
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington,
D. C. - $5,000 awarded under the Higher Education Act of
1965, Title II-A, to the College of Library Resources
Program.
Motion by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Ronzone, carried with-
out dissent that the above gifts and grants be accepted and
the Secretary be requested to send notes of thanks to the
donors.
10. Reduction of Fee for Challenging Courses
President Armstrong reviewed for the Regents the recent
action by the faculties of both Campuses from which a recom-
mendation has come to reduce the fee for challenging courses
from $18 per credit hour to a flat fee of $10 per course.
He indicated that this action has been endorsed by both
Chancellors and he recommended its approval by the Regents.
Motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Seeliger, carried with-
out dissent that the fee for challenging courses be reduced
from $18 per credit hour to a flat fee of $10 per course.
11. Use of Planning Consultants
After hearing from each Chancellor his proposal for the use
of planning consultants, President Armstrong made the fol-
lowing recommendations:
(a) That the Board authorize the Administration to negoti-
ate a contract with Davis, Mac Connell, Ralston, Inc.
for consulting services and such other consultants as
might be needed by NSU, the total not to exceed $12,500
and the contract reviewed by the Board before final
execution.
(b) That the Board approve the transfer of $12,500 from the
Board of Regents Special Projects Fund (1-51-4056) to a
special account for this purpose; and
(c) That the Board approve the transfer of $12,500 from the
Board of Regents Special Projects Fund to a special
account for the purpose of providing released time for
Reno Faculty, Special Services to the Reno Faculty
Committees engaged in the planning process, as well as
for the retention of special consultants from off
Campus.
Motion by Mr. Jacobsen, seconded by Dr. White, carried by
roll call vote that the above recommendation be approved.
12. Applications for Lease or Purchase of Land from the U. S.
Bureau of Land Management
President Armstrong explained that in conformity with
previous action of the Board of Regents, certain lands have
been located in Clark County which are now recommended for
lease or purchase. Applications have been prepared and
approved by Chancellor Moyer which provide for the purchase
of 640 acres for an outdoor teaching laboratory area for
Geology, Mining and Biology. An application fee of $25 is
required and upon approval by the Government a payment of
$1,600. Applications have also been prepared for a 20-year
lease of 4,160 acres which will be used in conjunction with
the above property. This application required a fee of $10
and an annual fee of 25 cents per acre or $1,040. President
Armstrong recommended the approval of the above applications
with the purchase or rental price to be paid from operating
funds allocated to NSU.
Chancellor Moyer indicated he would like to revise his
request and suggested the applications be amended to provide
for lease of the entire area of 4,800 acres on an annual
basis rather than the purchase of the 640. Accordingly,
President Armstrong withdrew his recommendation for approval
of Chancellor Moyer's earlier proposal and endorsed the
request to lease instead of purchase.
Motion by Mr. Ronzone, seconded by Mr. Smith, carried by
roll call vote that the entire 4,800 acres of BLM land be
leased on an annual basis at 25 cents per acre or $1,200
with the cost to be paid from NSU operating funds and the
applications amended to delete any reference to purchase.
13. NSU Proposal to Charge a Residence Hall Damage Deposit
President Armstrong submitted a letter from Vice President
Humphrey which set forth the recommendation from Chancellor
Moyer that the $25 room deposit for residence hall not be
credited to the room rental but held as a general damage
deposit. His proposal is that the repair of damage to hall,
elevators, lounges and other general use areas within the
residence hall will be charged to this damage deposit fund
and all residents will receive an equal refund at the end
of the academic yer. Repair of damage in a student room and
repair of damage in general use areas for which responsibil-
ity can definitely be determined would be charged directly
to the student involved and not to the damage deposit fund.
Mr. Humphrey's memorandum indicated this proposal had been
discussed with the Reno Campus Office of Student Affairs
and with the Director of Auxiliary Enterprises, and it is
their recommendation, in which Chancellor Miller concurs,
that this procedure not be followed in the Reno Campus.
President Armstrong recommended the approval of the proposal
to charge a $25 fee at NSU as outlined above with the re-
quest that a refund policy statement be submitted for con-
sideration by the Board at its September meeting.
Motion by Dr. Lombardi, seconded by Dr. White, carried with-
out dissent that the above policy be approved for the Nevada
Southern Campus only.
14. Approval of Purchases in Excess of $5000
President Armstrong recommended approval of the following
purchases in excess of $5,000:
(a) Linen rental September 1, 1967 to August 31, 1968 for
Auxiliary Enterprises, NSU
Bids received:
Quality Linen Supply, Sparks $11,228
American Linen Supply, Reno 14,359
Recommend award to Quality Linen Supply.
(b) Various Leitz Camera accessory items for the Geology-
Geography Department, Mackay School of Mines
Bids received:
Technical Instrument Company,
San Francisco $ 7,129.98
Van Waters & Rodgers, Sacramento 7,427.32
E. Leitz, Inc., N. Y. C. 8,231.00
Recommend award to Technical Instrument Company
(c) Mettler Balances for the Chemistry Department, Reno
Campus
Bids received:
Van Waters & Rogers, Sacramento $14,871.88
* Aloe Scientific, Reno 16,000.00
Scientific Products, Menlo Park 15,785.00
* $15,200.00 for 5% in State Preference
(It was noted that bids were received on other
balances, both Ainsworth and Sartorius, but for a
variety of reasons indicated by Dr. Cyrus Guss,
Chairman of the Chemistry Department, it was recom-
mended that Mettler balances be purchased.)
Recommend award to Van Waters & Rodgers.
(d) Chemistry glassware for the Chemistry Department, Reno
campus
Bids received:
La Pine Scientific, Berkeley $ 5,484.00
Van Waters & Rodgers, Sacramento 5,741.80
Scientific Products, Menlo Park 6,313.46
Central Scientific, Santa Clara 6,498.00
A. Daigger, Richmond 6,500.00
Recommend award to La Pine Scientific.
(e) Dairy Concentrate to be used for experimental feeding
purposes by the College of Agriculture
One bid was received:
Albers, Inc., Reno $ 6,980
Recommend award to Alber's.
Motion by Mr. Jacobsen, seconded by Mr. Seeliger, carried
by roll call vote that the bids be awarded as recommended
above.
15. Approval of Preliminary Plans, Physical Science Complex,
Reno Campus
Mr. Pine presented the preliminary plans for the Physical
Science Complex, noting that they have been approved by the
State Planning Board, the Chemistry Department and the
Physics Department. President Armstrong recommended
approval.
Motion by Dr. Lombardi, seconded by Mr. Smith, carried with-
out dissent that the preliminary plans be approved as sub-
mitted.
16. Award of Bids by Administration
The Board earlier authorized the Administration to award the
following contracts:
(a) Paving of access road to University Village. Bids were
opened on July 25, 1967.
Nevada Paving, Inc. $3,275
H. M. Byars 3,276
R. L. Helms 3,350
A. Teichart & Son, Inc. 4,660
Contract was awarded to Nevada Paving, Inc.
Motion by Mr. Jacobsen, seconded by Mr. Smith, carried
by roll call vote that the award by the Administration
of the above contract to Nevada Paving, Inc., be
approved.
(b) Paving of Nye Hall Parking Lot. Bids were opened
July 25, 1967.
Nevada Paving, Inc. $2,395
R. L. Helms 2,538
A. Teichart & Son, Inc. 2,993
H. M. Byars 3,025
Sierra Paving 3.173
Contract was awarded to Nevada Paving, Inc.
Motion by Mr. Jacobsen, seconded by Mr. Ronzone,
carried by roll call vote that the award by the
Administration of the above contract to Nevada
Paving, Inc. be approved.
17. Paving Around Mechanical Arts Building, University of Nevada
Mr. Pine indicated that it had been the intention to bid
separately the paving to be done in conjunction with re-
modeling of Mechanical Arts building for the Physics Depart-
ment but it has now been determined that it can better be
accomplished by the use of a change in order. Accordingly,
President Armstrong recommened that a change in order be
executed.
Motion by Mr. Ronzone, seconded by Mr. Seeliger, carried by
roll call vote that the above recommendation be approved.
18. Installation of Fire Escapes
Mr. Pine reported that the State Planning Board will open
bids for installation of certain fire escapes at the Reno
Campus, and recommended that the Administration be author-
ized to concur in the award of bids by the State Planning
Board.
Motion by Mr. Seeliger, seconded by Mr. Smith, carried
unanimously that the above recommendation be approved.
19. Chemistry Building, Nevada Southern University
Chancellor Moyer and Mr. Pine reviewed the progress of this
project (Mr. Hancock was unable to be present). Mr. Pine
explained the problems encountered in securing the State
General Obligation Bond monies, explaining that the bonds
would probably not be sold until September and therefore
the money would probably not be available until October.
Not the primary delay, but nevertheless a delay, is the
amount of information being requested by the architects
engaged in the competition. However, Mr. Pine indicated
that the information will be available when the money is
available and will not delay the project.
20. Remodeling of Sage Building, Stead Campus
Mr. Pine presented the preliminary plans for the remodeling
of the Sage building at the Stead Campus for Desert Research
activities. This remodeling project is to be funded from
Fleischmann Foundation money at an approximately cost of
$75,000.
Motion by Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mr. Jacobsen, carried
without dissent that the preliminary plans be approved as
submitted.
21. Affiliation of NSU Sorority with National Sorority
President Armstrong presented a request from Chancellor
Moyer to approve affiliation of Nu Sigma Epsilon Sorority
with the National Sorority known as Phi Mu. President
Armstrong reviewed for the Board the background material
provided by Chancellor Moyer and recommended approval of
the request.
Motion by Dr. Lombardi, seconded by Mr. Ronzone, carried
unanimously that the request of Nu Sigma Upsilon at NSU to
affiliate with the National Sorority, Phi Mu, be approved.
22. ROTC
Dr. Anderson reviewed for the Board the material which has
been distributed during the Board's consideration of the
faculty recommendation that Military Science no longer be a
requirement for graduation and asked for an expression from
the Regents.
Motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Jacobsen, carried with
Mrs. Magee dissenting, that mandatory ROTC be retained on
the Reno Campus.
Motion by Mr. Grant, seconded by Mr. Jacobsen, carried
unanimously that the Administration be requested to appoint
a Military Affairs Review Board for continuing study of the
ROTC program, and requested that annual reports be made to
the Board of Regents.
23. Progress Report on Reorganization
President Armstrong reviewed the minutes of the first meet-
ing of the Ad Hoc Committee on Reorganization and invited
suggestions from the Board of Regents for consultants to
be invited to meet the Board at its October meeting. It
was agreed that a two day meeting (October 13 and 14) would
provide sufficient time for the consultants to meet with
the Ad Hoc Committee and then with the Board of Regents.
President Armstrong also submitted to the Board the follow-
ing memorandum from the Executive Board of the Reno Campus
Senate, transmitted through the Chancellor and President.
July 31, 1967
Subject: Action taken by the University Senate at its
meeting July 31, 1967
1. The Senate requests that the following resolution be
transmitted to the Board of Regents through the
Chancellor:
Motion made and seconded as follows:
That the Senate transmit to the Board of Regents, and
instruct the two faculty members on the Committee as
follows: Because of inseparable connection between the
educational purpose and administrative structure and the
need for discussion and analysis of all proposals, we
request that the Regents take no action changing the
present system until the faculties have had ample
opportunity to consider and make recommendations on
this matter in the Fall."
The Senate voted to approve the motion.
2. The Senate further requests that the following resolu-
tion be transmitted to the Board of Regents through the
Chancellor:
Motion made and seconded as follows:
The University Senate, Reno Campus, desires to express
to the Board of Regents its confidence in the personal
and academic attributes of Chancellor N. Edd Miller.
Current deliberations about possible changes in the
administrative structure of the University ought, we
realize, to be conducted without reference to individ-
uals. We have confidence that a due separation between
choices of policy and choices of persons will be
maintained. Obviously, however, the two kinds of
considerations are related; no one, for example, can
invest a non-existent office.
Accordingly, we would like the Board of Regents to know
our strong conviction that in any case a desirable
determination would preserve to the University Dr. N.
Edd Miller.
The Senate voted to approve the motion.
24. Association of Governing Boards Meeting
Dr. Anderson commented on an announcement received from the
AGB concerning a special conference for trustees of Colleges
and Universities to be held at the Washington-Hilton, Wash-
ington, D. C. on October 10-11, 1967 and requested that the
Board consider sending at least two Regents.
25. Dr. Anderson reminded the Board of the scheduled meeting in
Las Vegas in September and the Board agreed by consensus
that the meeting should be held on Saturday, September 9.
26. Dr. Anderson introduced Raymond L. Finehout, newly appointed
Director of University Relations, who spoke briefly to the
Board on his activities during his first two weeks at the
University. He indicated that he hoped to have a more
comprehensive report on the progress of the development
program by the September meeting of the Board.
27. Purchase of Trailers at Nevada Southern University
President Armstrong presented for confirmation the results
of the recent telephone poll concerning the acquisition of
trailers for NSU. Board approval had been requested to
(1) purchase the trailers at a total in-place cost of
approximately $48,066 and (2) that $34,066 of this expense
be funded by use of the NSU Capital Improvement Fund.
Results of the telephone poll conducted on Tuesday, July 25,
were as follows:
Dr. Fred Anderson yes
Mr. Thomas Bell yes
Mr. Archie Grant yes, he agreed that the trailers
should be purchased but did
not approve of using the
Capital Improvement Fund.
Mr. Procter Hug, Jr. yes
Mr. Harold Jacobsen yes
Dr. Louis Lombardi yes
Mrs. Richard Magee yes, but with reservations. She
strongly objects to trailers
on Campus.
Mr. R. J. Ronzone yes
Mr. Arthur Smith, Jr. - Could not be reached. Out of
town.
Mr. Albert Seeliger yes
Mrs. Thomas White yes
Motion by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Ronzone, carried by
roll call vote that the above votes taken by telephone be
confirmed.
28. Name of NSU Dormitory
Mr. Ronzone suggested that it was timely to select a name
for the Dormitory at NSU and following the policy adopted
earlier by the Board to use the names of Nevada towns; he
moved and Dr. White seconded that the NSU Dormitory be named
Tonopah Hall. Motion carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 1:30 P.M.
Fred M. Anderson, M. D.
President
08-11-1967