Meeting Minutes - September 1997

Minutes of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Held At 270 Washington Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia
September 9 and 10, 1997

CALL TO ORDER

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia met on Tuesday, September 9 and Wednesday, September 10, 1997 in the Board Room, room 7007, 270 Washington Street, S.W., seventh floor. The following Committees of the Board of Regents met in succession on Tuesday, September 9: the Audit Committee; the Committee on Finance and Business Operations; the Committee on Real Estate and Facilities; the Committee on Education, Research, and Extension; and the Committee on Organization and Law. The Chair of the Board, Regent S. William Clark, Jr., called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10. Present on Wednesday, in addition to Chair Clark, were Vice Chair Edgar L. Jenkins and Regents Thomas F. Allgood, Sr., Shannon L. Amos, David H. (Hal) Averitt, Juanita P. Baranco, Kenneth W. Cannestra, J. Tom Coleman, Jr., A. W. "Bill" Dahlberg, Suzanne G. Elson, John Hunt, Charles H. Jones, Donald M. Leebern, Jr., Elridge W. McMillan, Edgar L. Rhodes, and Glenn S. White.

INVOCATION

The invocation was given on Wednesday, September 10 by Regent Juanita P. Baranco, who shared a prayer by St. Francis.

After the invocation, Chair Clark welcomed new Regents Shannon L. Amos and David H. (Hal) Averitt.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

The attendance report was read on Wednesday, September 10 by Secretary Gail S. Weber, who announced that Regent Suzanne G. Elson had asked for and been given permission to be absent on Tuesday,
September 9, 1997. All Regents were present on Wednesday, September 10.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion being properly made and duly seconded, the minutes of the Board of Regents meeting held on
July 8 and 9, 1997 were unanimously approved as distributed.

SPECIAL GUESTS

Chancellor Stephen R. Portch introduced to the Board the following special guests: Senator Paul Broun, Representative Louise McBee, and Representative Frank Stancil.

INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT

The Chancellor then thanked Bill Prokasy, who was Acting President of the University of Georgia during the summer, for his fine service. The Chancellor also thanked Betty Whitten, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, and the Committee for finding the best candidates for the presidency of UGA. The new President of the University of Georgia, Michael F. Adams, was then introduced by the Chancellor.

President Adams thanked the Chancellor and the Board for the opportunity to speak before the Board. He also thanked the special guests for coming. He spoke of the "three Cs" and how they apply to his goals for the university. First, he wants the institution to be competitive and to rank among the top public research institutions in America. Second, he wants the University of Georgia, as the University System's oldest and largest institution, to take a leadership role and be in compliance with the goals of the System. Finally, he wants the university to be collegial in its decision-making processes. He summarized this philosophy by stating that if the university will abide by the "three Cs," it will become an A+ institution. President Adams said that it was an honor for him to be present at the meeting and that he looked forward to working with the Board.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Chair Clark announced that he and the Chancellor would like to make a few special presentations. The Chancellor expressed that he would like the Board to recognize the contributions of those who had served the University System for many years. He introduced the following as people who had worked 30 years with the System, all in the area of technology: Bobby G. Brown, William T. (Tom) McMullan, and Jerry W. Segers. Each of them stepped forward to receive a certificate and a clock as gifts of recognition for his years of service and to have his picture taken with the Chair and the Chancellor.

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION

The Committee on Education, Research, and Extension met on Tuesday, September 9, 1997 at2:30 p.m. in the Board Room. Committee members in attendance were Chair Edgar L. Rhodes and Regents Shannon L. Amos, David H. (Hal) Averitt, Juanita P. Baranco, A.W. "Bill" Dahlberg, and Elridge E. McMillan. Chair Rhodes reported to the Board on Wednesday that the Committee had reviewed 28 items. Of these items, 8 were information items and 20 were action items, although review of one of the action items (item 5) was postponed until the October 1997 meeting due to time constraints. There were 547 appointments reviewed and recommended for approval. All action items and appointments were recommended for full approval by the Board. With motion properly made, seconded, and unanimously adopted, the Board approved and authorized the following:

1. Presentation/Discussion Item: Preview of Academic Issues for 1997-1998

Dr. James Muyskens, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, reviewed some of the issues which the Committee will be facing during the upcoming year and discussed how the staff can best organize and expedite future agendas for the Committee.

2. Presentation/Discussion Item: Degree Length Waivers Under the Semester System

Dr. David Morgan, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, provided a briefing on the process used to reduce the required number of credits for degree programs under the semester system as well as the results of that effort.

3. Presentation/Discussion Item: Changes to Regents' Testing Program Policy

This item was presented for informational purposes this month and will be an action item at the October 1997 meeting.

Summary: The proposed changes convert the Regents' Test Policy to semesters and incorporate the request of members of the Education Committee to limit the number of times students may retake the test and remediation. The changes have been endorsed by the Administrative Committee on Academic Affairs.

Background: Under the semester system, the Regents' Test will be administered during one testing period each fall and spring semester after approximately 10 to 12 weeks of instruction. The test will be administered on a flexible schedule during the summer.

The proposed policy requires students to take the test no later than the first semester of the sophomore year. Those who have not passed by the second semester of the sophomore year (after earning 45 credit hours) must take remediation each semester until they have passed both parts of the test. The proposed policy permits institutional flexibility in allowing or requiring students to take the test before they have earned 30 credit hours or to take remediation before 45 hours. Students who are not enrolled may be permitted to take the test at the discretion of the institution.

Currently, there is no limit to the number of times students may take remediation and retake the Regents' Test. As suggested by members of the Education Committee, the proposed policy limits the number of attempts. Once students have earned 45 semester credit hours, they would be permitted to retake the test no more than four times and to enroll in remediation no more than three semesters. Under the proposed policy, students who still have not passed would be suspended for at least two years.

A student holding a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education will not be required to complete the Regents' Test in order to receive a degree from a University System institution.

4. Admissions Policy Implementation

Approved: For admissions purposes, high school grades and courses will be considered only from schools with regional or Georgia Accrediting Commission accreditation and from public schools regulated by school systems and state departments of education.

The Board also approved the use of Scholastic Aptitude Test II ("SAT II") subject tests as an alternative to the evaluation of high school transcripts for the admission of students, including those who are home-schooled, who have not completed the College Preparatory Curriculum ("CPC") at an accredited or approved high school. The passing scores will be determined by the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in accordance with generally accepted standard-setting procedures. The SAT II requirements will be phased in beginning fall quarter 1997.

Background: Current Board policy 402.01 B provides that students seeking first-year admission must show evidence of graduation "from an accredited high school or a high school approved by the institution to which the application is made...." This provision has proven to be, in some cases, unfair to students because one System institution might be familiar with a local private school and approve it, while another may not. In addition, there has been a significant increase in the number of students presenting transcripts from newly established private and home schools. It has also proven difficult for System institutions to consistently evaluate home school programs of study and the resulting transcripts.

Therefore, in order to develop consistency across the System, a study committee was appointed to develop a Systemwide procedure of recognizing high schools. The committee found that specifying criteria and evaluating high schools appeared to be beyond the scope of the University System. However, the committee did determine that the Georgia Accrediting Commission already provides a suitable alternative to regional accreditation based on its criteria. Therefore, the committee recommended and the Chancellor endorses the policy of recognizing only those high schools which meet either the standards of a regional accrediting association or the Georgia Accrediting Commission or a public school regulated by a public school system and state department of education.

For those students who do not have a transcript from an accredited high school but who have achieved competence in the College Preparatory Curriculum, the SAT II will provide them with an opportunity to demonstrate their competence, and it is recommended that these applicants achieve specified minimum scores on eight SAT II subject tests. These tests, chosen by a University System study committee to cover the required 16 College Preparatory Curriculum courses taken over four years, are designed to measure subject matter competence in CPC areas.

5. "University College" Organizational Unit

The Committee was unable to review this item due to time constraints; therefore, this item will be up for review and approval at the October 1997 meeting.

6. Establishment of a Master of Music Degree, Georgia Southern University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Nicholas Henry of Georgia Southern University to establish the master of music degree, effective September 10, 1997.

Abstract: The comprehensive master of music degree will serve residents of southeast Georgia by offering areas of emphasis in composition, music education, music history and literature, and performance. The music education emphasis under the proposed master of music degree will serve students who hold initial teacher certification in music education at the bachelor's level and want to obtain advanced teacher certification. The master of music degree will also serve students who hold a bachelor's degree in music and want to pursue a graduate degree in music with an emphasis on performance and studio but cannot do so through existing programs.

Need: The 1996-1997 U.S. Department of Labor states that the need for musicians in all areas exceeds that of the average of all occupations. Demand for educators in general is also expected to exceed the average growth rate (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 2470). A survey sent to area music educators and performers indicated that many prospective students were interested in having access to a greater variety of graduate-level options. This feasibility study was sent to a total of 185 individuals comprised of school teachers, professional performing musicians, and private music instructors in the surrounding area. One-third (32%) of the surveys were returned. Of these, 43% of the respondents expressed interest in the area of music education, while 15% would consider pursuing a master's degree in an area other than music education. Of the respondents who already had master's degrees, 42% supported Georgia Southern University's offering a master's program in music.

Objectives: The objectives of the master of music degree program are to provide graduate educational opportunities for music teachers who want to obtain advanced certification (T-5) and to provide graduate educational opportunities for musicians in performance and studio.

Curriculum: The proposed master of music degree will consist of 50 quarter hours (33 semester hours) of study. Each area of emphasis shares a central core of courses in music bibliography, theory, and history that
builds on students' undergraduate experience. Each area contains some courses relevant to the particular
emphasis and concludes with a terminal project. The program will be administered by the Department of Music located in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Projected Enrollment: It is anticipated that for the first three years of the program, student enrollment will be 17, 19, and 27.

Funding: Funds for the master's program will come from the reallocation of existing funds within the Music Department. Additional revenue will be supplied by tuition, fees, and workload money created by new students. One new faculty position will be added to teach at the graduate level.

Assessment: The Office of Academic Affairs will work with the campus to measure the success and continued effectiveness of the proposed program. In 2000, this program will be evaluated by the institution and the System Office to determine the success of the program's implementation and achievement of the enrollment, quality, viability, and cost-effectiveness indicated in the proposal.

7. Establishment of a Major in Geography Under the Existing Bachelor of Science Degree, Georgia Southern University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Nicholas Henry of Georgia Southern University to establish the major in geography under the existing bachelor of science degree, effective September 10, 1997.

Abstract: The major in geography under the existing bachelor of science degree is designed to expose students to the areas of human, regional, and physical geography as well as geographic techniques. Graduates trained in geography bring an awareness of global issues, a sensitivity to cultural differences, and an understanding of how complex global issues affect environmental matters.

Need: Most geographers work in four basic career fields: business, government, planning, and teaching. Geographers perform a wide variety of jobs in geographical areas, such as urban and regional planning, housing and community development, retail site location, environmental analysis, climatology, resource conservation, and cartography. According to Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society, the number of undergraduate majors in geography grew by 47% nationally during the period 1986-1987 to 1993-1994. For the national economy as a whole, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects this occupation to grow by 22% from 1992 to 2005. The Georgia Department of Labor published the annual openings in geography-related fields to include surveying and mapping technicians (50), forest and conservation workers (40), social science teachers (100), urban and regional planners (20), forester/ conservation scientist (40), and construction managers (230).

Objectives: The objectives of creating a major in geography are to provide students with an awareness and understanding of the world and the complex interactions between peoples around the world, to help to rectify the lack of geographical awareness that exists among students in the University System, to provide elementary and secondary school teachers with the knowledge and enthusiasm to combat the problems of geographical illiteracy, and to prepare students for graduate work in geography.

Curriculum: A total of 120 semester hours will be required to complete the program. To fulfill the requirements for the major in geography, the student must complete 10 to 15 credit hours outside of geography appropriate to the major and complete no less than 42 credit hours and no more than 60 credit hours at the 300 level and above in geography. The program will be administered through the Department of Geology and Geography located in the Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology.

Projected Enrollment: It is anticipated that for the first three years of the program, student enrollment will be 5, 15, and 20.

Funding: No additional funding is required to support the program. In the third year of the program, the department anticipates hiring a fourth full-time tenure-track faculty member. This is due to the anticipated growth in both the geology and geography programs.

8. Establishment of a Major in Forensic Science Under the Existing Bachelor of Science Degree, Albany State University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Portia Shields of Albany State University to establish a major in forensic science under the existing bachelor of science degree, effective September 10, 1997.

Abstract: The major in forensic science under the existing bachelor of science degree will enable students to work in a variety of positions as criminologists, serologists, trace-evidence specialists, and evidence technicians in governmental crime laboratories around the nation. This degree will also prepare police officers to service as skilled crime scene specialists and crime scene investigators.

Need: Increases in drug-related crimes have produced a plethora of caseloads in local, state, and federal crime laboratories. The backlogs of drug identification cases for the entire Division of Forensic Science laboratory system (five regional laboratories located in Moultrie, Columbus, Macon, Augusta, and Savannah) of the State of Georgia in prior years were as follows: 2200 (1994), 2300 (1995), and 2400 (1996). The 335 crime laboratories are understaffed and have the capacity to process less than 5% of all felonies submitted to them by police (Uniform Crime Reports, 1995). Nationwide, only seven colleges and universities have active baccalaureate programs in forensic science which produce less than 50 graduates annually (Journal of Forensic Science, 1994). This is far less than the estimated 178 forensic science positions created each year.

Objectives: The program is designed to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the natural sciences and the relationship of these students to the discipline of criminal justice. Students obtain hands-on experience in the application of chemical, physical, and biological sciences and instrumental methods and
procedures for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of criminal evidence.

Curriculum: The curriculum for the bachelor's degree in forensic science consists of 120 semester hours. The hard science components are crucial to the success of the curriculum. A full-time undergraduate student may complete the program in four years. Internship opportunities are available with six Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime laboratories.

Projected Enrollment: It is anticipated that for the first three years of the program, student enrollment will be 20, 29, and 36.

Funding: Albany State University's Department of Criminal Justice will utilize its Title III funds allocation for the current year ($69,000 for fiscal year 1998) to offset the programmatic expenses for fiscal year 1998. Approximately $342,000 in initial equipment and supplies has been purchased using Title III funds. Additionally, applications for grants from the National Science Foundation, the Coca-Cola Foundation, and the Governor's Coordinating Council on Criminal Justice have been processed.

9. Establishment of a Master of Physical Therapy Degree, Georgia State University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Carl V. Patton of Georgia State University to establish a master of physical therapy degree, effective September 10, 1997.

Abstract: The master of physical therapy ("MPT") degree is structured and focused on the professional knowledge and skills necessary for initial practice as a broadly skilled, inquiring clinician in a wide variety of healthcare and wellness settings with expertise in practice, education, communication, advocacy, management, and research.

Need: The Physical Therapy Department of Georgia State University is the only entry-level preparation program in Georgia that does not award a master's degree. The Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education has advised that, as of January 1, 2002, no programs will be accredited that are not at the postbaccalaureate level. The department currently offers an entry-level baccalaureate degree which will be phased out with the class of 1999. During the 1998 1999 academic year, the senior year of the baccalaureate program and the first year of the MPT curriculum will be simultaneously provided.

Objectives: Students will be trained to work with clients of all ages with acute and chronic conditions. Graduates will acquire the skills to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate, and eliminate pain. The program prepares a physical therapist who will practice as a broadly skilled, inquiring clinician in a wide variety of healthcare settings, with appropriate skills in education, communication, advocacy, management, and research. Students will demonstrate a commitment to the profession and clients through active participation in their communities, patient advocacy, and the ability to adapt to consumer needs and the changing healthcare environment.

Curriculum: The master of physical therapy curriculum emphasizes commitment to humanistic values, quality care, and inquiry as the foundation for the practice of physical therapy. The program is designed as an integrated case-based, problem-solving curriculum which focuses on normal and pathological function of the body. Upon completion of 8 semesters and 107 credits of professional education, the student will be awarded a master of physical therapy degree. The Physical Therapy Department of the College of Health and Human Science currently offers an entry-level baccalaureate degree, which will be phased out with the class of 1999. The 1998-1999 academic year will simultaneously offer the senior year of the baccalaureate program and the first year of the MPT curriculum.

Projected Enrollment: It is anticipated that for the first three years of the program, student enrollment will be 40, 40, and 52.

Funding: No additional funding is required to support the program. Because of the College of Health and Human Science's redirection efforts and prudent recruiting of faculty, the institution has the resources available to launch this degree.

10. Establishment of an External Degree Program With the Medical College of Georgia to Offer the Master of Health Science Degree, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Robert A. Burnett of Armstrong Atlantic State University to offer the master of health science degree (emphasis in health services administration) on-site via the Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System ("GSAMS"), beginning in September 1997 and ending at the close of fiscal year 2000.

Program: The program is offered at the Medical College of Georgia for an identified group of students. Through videoconferencing, health science students and faculty in a GSAMS classroom at Armstrong Atlantic State University can interact with health science students at the Medical College of Georgia. Faculty members from Armstrong Atlantic State University will teach all courses. The curriculum and admissions requirements will be the same as those required on the Armstrong Atlantic State University campus. Library resources will be available to students through computer, interlibrary loan, and special arrangements by instructors at both sites. The program will be managed through the Department of Health Science in the School of Health Professions.

Need: Of 120 questionnaires distributed to campuses in the Augusta area, 27% were returned. All of the respondents expressed an interest in pursuing a master of health science degree. Currently, 32 students have expressed an interest in obtaining the entire master of health science degree rather than just the emphasis via
distance learning at the Medical College of Georgia.

Curriculum: Students will apply for admission to Armstrong Atlantic State University in the same manner
as other graduate students. All admission requirements, including undergraduate grade point average and entrance test scores, will be identical to those required of all other graduate students. The degree earned will be the master of health science. The curriculum for the program will be equivalent to that required on the campus of Armstrong Atlantic State University. The program of study will contain 60 quarter hours (40 semester hours) of graduate work. The program will involve Armstrong Atlantic State University and Medical College of Georgia faculty and will meet the same accreditation requirements as programs on campus. One MCG faculty member from the Department of Health Information Management will teach HSA 755: Health Information Systems.

Projected Enrollment: If approved, students will be admitted to begin fall quarter 1997. It is estimated that
approximately 6 to 8 first-year, 8 to 10 second-year, and 10 to 12 third-year students will be admitted into the program.

Funding: Armstrong Atlantic State University will deliver the program via GSAMS to the Medical College of Georgia campus. All funding will be the responsibility of Armstrong Atlantic State University through a strategic allocation grant. The Medical College of Georgia is providing classroom space and GSAMS equipment/technology for the implementation of this program. Program costs to students will not exceed those normally associated with the program on campus.

11. Establishment of Graduate Program Offerings at the School of Nursing in Athens ("SONAT"), Medical College of Georgia

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Francis J. Tedesco of the Medical College of Georgia to offer existing graduate nursing programs on the School of Nursing in Athens campus, effective September 10, 1997.

Program: These degree programs have been offered on the SONAT campus in the past. However, the program was discontinued in 1991, when funding and demand declined. With the use of electronic technology and the trained faculty currently at the SONAT campus, MCG proposes to offer the family nurse practitioner (M.N.), pediatric nurse practitioner (M.N.), and mental health psychiatric clinical nurse specialist (M.S.N.) degree programs. Library resources will be available to students through computer, interlibrary loan, and special arrangements by instructors. The program will be managed through the School of Nursing.

Need: The School of Nursing receives approximately five to eight telephone calls per week that are inquiries about graduate nursing course offerings on the Athens campus. Graduate courses were offered on the Athens campus until 1991, when federal funding ceased. Starting in the fall of 1993, graduate core courses were offered on Saturdays every other weekend. The students who started the weekend graduate program in Athens graduated in June 1995. Now that the School of Nursing has distance learning equipment on the Athens campus, it is possible to offer select graduate courses on the Athens campus with no need for an increase in existing resources. Also, with the budgetary redirection activities that have taken place in the School of Nursing over the past two years, resources have been redirected from the undergraduate program to the graduate program.

Curriculum: Students will apply for admission to the Medical College of Georgia in the same manner as other graduate students taking classes on the Augusta campus. All admission requirements, including undergraduate grade point average and entrance test scores, will be identical to those required of all other graduate students. The degree earned will be the M.N. or M.S.N.

Funding: The Medical College of Georgia will incur no additional cost to initiate and maintain this program.

Assessment: The Office of Academic Affairs will work with the campus to measure the success and continued effectiveness of the proposed program. In 2000, this program will be evaluated by the institution and the System Office to determine the success of the program's implementation and achievement of the enrollment, quality, viability, and cost-effectiveness indicated in the proposal.

12. Establishment of Cooperative Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Business, Health, and Technology Between East Georgia College and Heart of Georgia Technical Institute

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Jeremiah J. Ashcroft that East Georgia College be authorized to offer cooperative associate of applied science degrees in business, health, and technology with Heart of Georgia Technical Institute, effective September 10, 1997.

The purpose of this agreement is to establish cooperative East Georgia College and Heart of Georgia Technical Institute programs which will broaden educational opportunities for postsecondary students in Dublin, Georgia. The general education component of the associate of applied science degree must be completed at East Georgia College. Course work completed with Heart of Georgia Technical Institute transfers as block credit upon completion of the East Georgia College component.

East Georgia College and Heart of Georgia Technical Institute have developed and received approval for the following associate of applied science degrees which build on specific technical programs:

Associate of applied science in business degrees:

Accounting
Business and office technology
Information and office technology
Microcomputer specialist
Management and supervisory development

Associate of applied science in health degrees:

Medical assisting
Pharmacy technology
Practical nursing
Radiologic technology
Respiratory therapy

Associate of applied science in technology degrees:

Air conditioning technology
Advanced air conditioning technology
Applied manufacturing technology
Automotive collision repair technology
Automotive fundamentals
Automotive technology
Electronics fundamentals
Electronics technology
Machine tool technology
Advanced machine tool technology
Truck repair technician
Welding and joining technology
Aircraft structural technology
Aviation maintenance technology
Flight technology

13. Establishment of a Major in Sport Studies Under the Existing Bachelor of Science in Education Degree, the University of Georgia

Approved: The Board approved the request of Acting President William Prokasy of the University of Georgia to offer a major in sport studies under the existing bachelor of science in education degree, effective September 10, 1997.

Abstract: The major in sport studies under the existing bachelor of science in education degree will focus on the study of sports from economic, political, cultural, psychological, philosophical, historical, sociological, behavioral, and artistic viewpoints. It will provide students with a professional focus in either sport leadership, sport business, or sport communications.

Program: Sport studies is the study of all competitive structured physical activities, whether they be recreational or elite, amateur or professional, community-based or school-based. Students will apply content learned in the arts and sciences to sports. Graduates of the program will be able to utilize their knowledge and experience in advancing sport leadership, sport business, and sport communication. Sport leadership involves the principles of coaching, teaching methods for fitness, and the organizational administration of recreation. The sport business emphasis concentrates on marketing, management, and sport business practices. The sport communications emphasis student will study broadcast programming, telecommunications, advertising, and public relations.

Need: The sports industry accounts for 4.5 million jobs and $100 billion in revenues. The number of job listings for sports-related careers is increasing. The October 1995 issue of U.S. News and World Report notes that sports careers are in the top 20 "fast tracks to watch." Other segments of the industry that offer opportunities include parks and recreation, the fitness industry, golf clubs, tennis clubs, the water sports industry, bowl games, and arena and stadium management. The following are associations which have expressed a need for graduates from sports-related disciplines: Stadium Managers Association, National Recreation and Parks Association, Resort and Commercial Recreation Association, and YMCA/YWCA.

Curriculum: The program will consist of a total of 120 semester hours, with 27 hours devoted to the sport studies major. The program will be administered by the Department of Physical Education and Sport Studies located in the School of Health and Human Performance.

Projected Enrollment: The anticipated enrollment for this program will be 20, 40, and 50 for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, respectively.

Funding: No new state allocation is requested for this program.

14. Reorganization of Academic Units to Establish a Division of Nursing and Health Sciences, Macon State College

Approved: The Board approved the request of Acting President David A. Bell that Macon State College be authorized to reorganize current academic units to establish a Division of Nursing and Health Sciences, effective September 10, 1997.

Macon State College proposes the reorganization of current academic units to establish a Division of Nursing and Health Sciences. Macon State College has obtained Southern Association of Colleges and Schools approval for "accreditation at a more advanced degree level" and will be offering course work leading to baccalaureate degree programs in health services administration and health information management. It is Macon State College's intent to place all allied health programs and nursing in one academic unit. Therefore, Macon State College is requesting a shift from four divisions to five divisions, as follows:

Current Divisions
Division of Economics and Business
Division of Humanities
Division of Learning Support and Developmental Studies
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

A.S. in respiratory therapy
A.S. in health information technology
A.S. in dental hygiene
A.S. in nursing
B.S. in health services administration
B.S. in health information management

Proposed Divisions
Division of Economics and Business
Division of Humanities
Division of Learning Support and Developmental Studies
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Division of Nursing and Health Sciences

A.S. in respiratory therapy
A.S. in health information technology
A.S. in dental hygiene
A.S. in nursing
B.S. in health services administration
B.S. in health information management

15. Renaming of the Department of Health and Physical Education to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Augusta State University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President William Bloodworth, Jr. that Augusta State University be authorized to rename the Department of Health and Physical Education to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, effective September 10, 1997.

Augusta State University proposed to rename the Department of Health and Physical Education to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences because kinesiology is the preferred designation for the scholarly study of human movement. This name was adopted in 1989 by the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. A major criterion for this name was its accuracy for describing the mission, study, and methods of inquiry at Augusta State University. Although the department name changes, teacher certification in health and physical education will continue to be one of the major focuses of study and preparation. Other System institutions which have adopted the term "kinesiology" in the names of their former departments of physical education include Georgia Southern University (i.e., Health and Kinesiology) and Georgia State University (i.e., Kinesiology and Health).

16. Renaming of the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geology to the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Valdosta State University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Hugh Bailey that Valdosta State University be authorized to rename the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geology to the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, effective September 10, 1997.

Valdosta State University proposed to rename the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geology to the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences. A major criterion for this name is its accuracy in describing the mission, study, and methods of inquiry at Valdosta State University. The name change will not affect the program requirements. The American Geological Institute uses the term geosciences to describe all geography and geology departments.

17. Termination of the Bachelor of Science Degree With a Major in Environmental Development, Southern Polytechnic State University

Approved: The Board approved the request of Interim President Daniel S. Papp of Southern Polytechnic State University to terminate the bachelor of science with a major in environmental development, effective September 10, 1997.

The termination of the major in environmental development under the existing bachelor of science degree is requested because enrollments have remained low despite recruitment efforts. Considering the small numbers enrolled in the program, the administration anticipates that an undue financial hardship will result for the university if this degree program is maintained. The termination of the major will not adversely impact faculty or students.

18. Revised Institutional Statutes, Georgia State University

Approved: The Board approved the revised institutional statutes presented by President Carl V. Patton of Georgia State University, effective September 10, 1997.

The revisions have been carefully reviewed by the Office of Legal Affairs and the Office of Academic Affairs and were found to be consistent with the current organizational and administrative structure at Georgia State University. A copy of the revised statutes is on file in the Office of Academic Affairs of the Board of Regents.

Details of revisions to the institutional statutes are as follows:

The Senate meeting eliminated all references to the Graduate Board in the Statutes, including references to the Graduate Board's membership on the Administrative Council and the University Senate.
The Senate meeting deleted "nondisciplinary" faculty as a voting unit for representation.
The Senate meeting changed all references to the "Division of Developmental Studies" to the "Division of Learning Support Programs."
The Senate meeting added the School of Policy Studies and deleted the College of Public and Urban Affairs.

19. Establishment of the Robert W. Batten Chair in Actuarial Science, Georgia State University

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Carl V. Patton of Georgia State University to establish the Batten Actuarial Endowed Chair, effective September 10, 1997.

President Patton requested that an endowed chair be established to be called the "Robert W. Batten Chair in Actuarial Science" at Georgia State University. The chair will be housed in the Department of Risk Management and Insurance, which is in the College of Business Administration.

Gifts and pledges of over $850,000 were made by alumni and friends of the college to establish the chair in honor of Professor Robert W. Batten. Dr. Batten retired from his position as Professor and Director of the Actuarial Science Program at the end of spring quarter 1997, following 31 years of dedicated and distinguished service to the college and university.

20. Establishment of the Georgia Academy of Family Physician's Joseph W. Tollison, MD Chair, Medical College of Georgia

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Francis J. Tedesco of the Medical College of Georgia that the Georgia Academy of Family Physician's Joseph W. Tollison, MD Chair be established at the Medical College of Georgia, effective September 10, 1997.

President Tedesco requested that an endowed chair be established to be called the "Georgia Academy of Family Physician's Joseph W. Tollison, MD Chair" at the Medical College of Georgia. The Medical College of Georgia Foundation has $1,121,888 on deposit in an endowment for this chair.

Dr. Tollison joined the Department of Family Medicine in 1976 and was appointed as chair in May 1982. He has served with extraordinary dedication and has been an outstanding advocate for the role of family medicine in approaching the complex health problems faced by our nation. Dr. Tollison will be leaving the Medical College of Georgia in December for the position of Deputy Executive Director of the American Board of Family Practice. This will afford Dr. Tollison a national leadership position in his specialty.

21. Establishment of the Dr. Charles Goodrich Henry and Carolyn Howell Henry Chair of Orthopedics, Medical College of Georgia

Approved: The Board approved the request of President Francis J. Tedesco of the Medical College of Georgia that the Dr. Charles Goodrich Henry and Carolyn Howell Henry Chair of Orthopedics be established at the Medical College of Georgia, effective September 10, 1997.

President Tedesco requested that an endowed chair be established called the "Dr. Charles Goodrich Henry and Carolyn Howell Henry Chair of Orthopedics" at the Medical College of Georgia. The Medical College of Georgia Foundation has $1,000,000 on deposit in an endowment for this chair. The money was designated by the estate of Carolyn Howell Henry.

Dr. Henry was a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. He graduated in 1928 and became a noted orthopedic surgeon. Dr. and Mrs. Henry have been strong supporters of the Medical College of Georgia, and this endowed chair will be a fitting recognition of their significant contributions.

22. Administrative and Academic Appointments and Personnel Actions, Various System Institutions

The following administrative and academic appointments were reviewed by Education Committee Chair Edgar L. Rhodes and were approved by the Board. All regular appointments are on file with the Office of Academic Affairs.

CONFERRING OF EMERITUS STATUS: AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENTS OF VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE BOARD CONFERRED THE TITLE OF EMERITUS UPON THE FOLLOWING FACULTY MEMBERS, EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE INDICATED:

(A) GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY PUTNEY, R. T.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF PSYCHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE AUG 22, 1997. (B) MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA BROWN, JESSIE O.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS, ASSOCIATED DENTAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF ASSOCIATED DENTAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE NOV 8, 1997.

RICHARDS, E. EARL: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ORAL REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL REHABILITATION, SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, EFFECTIVE OCT 1, 1997.

WRAY, CHARLES H.: VICE PRESIDENT EMERITUS FOR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF SURGERY, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997. (C) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ALLINGER, NORMAN LOUIS: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF CHEMISTRY AND DIRECTOR EMERITUS OF COMPUT CTR FOR MOLECULAR STRU & DES, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE JUL 1, 1998.

BARKS, COLEMAN BRYAN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997.

ENDSLEY, RICHARD CURTIS: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE AUG 1, 1997.

HAYES, DAVID ALLEN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS SCH OF TEACHER EDUC., DEPT OF READING EDUC., COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE AUG 1, 1997.

MITCHELL, JEROME: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997.

SRIVASTAVA, PRAKASH NARAIN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997.

STELL, WALTER JOSEPH III: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF DRAMA, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA & THEATRE, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE JUL 1, 1997.

WILLIAMS, FLOYD WENDELL: ASSOC DEAN EMERITUS, AG & ENVIRON SCI AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF AGRI & APPLIED ECONOMICS, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997. (D) AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY HICKMAN, ELIGE W.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE SEP 10, 1997. (E) KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY GIBSON, ROBERT WAYNE: DEPARTMENT HEAD AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF MUSIC, DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE SEP 3, 1997.

GREIDER, JOHN CALHOUN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997.

ROGATO, MARY ELIZABETH: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMERITA, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997. (F) COASTAL GEORGIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAPLETON, MORGAN LEE: VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF MATHEMATICS, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997. (G) GAINESVILLE COLLEGE PURVIS, BRENDA S.: ASOP EMERITA OF LIBRARY SCIENCE; DIRECTOR EMERITA, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER LIBRARY, EFFECTIVE AUG 7, 1997.

WATKINS, J FOSTER: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF EDUCATION; PRESIDENT EMERITUS, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, EFFECTIVE AUG 7, 1997.

WEBB, ANNE P.: ASTP EMERITA OF READING, DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, EFFECTIVE SEP 15, 1997.

WESTERVELT, ROBERT F.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ART, DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH AND FINE ARTS, EFFECTIVE AUG 7, 1997. (H) MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE PURSER, RALPH HARVEY, JR.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH, DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, EFFECTIVE SEP 10, 1997. APPROVAL OF LEAVES OF ABSENCE: THE BOARD APPROVED THE FOLLOWING LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND SALARIES FOR THE PERIODS RECOMMENDED AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:

(A) GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BRADY, LINDA P.: DIRECTOR ACADEMIC, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, IVAN ALLEN COL OF MGT, INT'L AFFAIRS & POLICY, LEAVE FROM AUG 4, 1997 TO JUN 30, 1998, WITH PAY.

TSUI, KWOK-LEUNG: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, LEAVE FROM JUN 8, 1997 TO DEC 12, 1997, WITHOUT PAY. (B) GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY GLICKAUF-HUGHES, CHERYL L.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES, LEAVE FROM SEP 15, 1997 TO JUN 12, 1998, WITHOUT PAY.

KUMAR, KULDEEP: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, LEAVE FROM SEP 15, 1997 TO JUN 6, 1998, WITHOUT PAY. (C) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BAUER, EURYDICE BOUCHEREAU: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCH OF TEACHER EDUC., DEPT OF READING EDUC, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, LEAVE FROM SEP 12, 1997 TO JUN 11, 1998, WITHOUT PAY.

DAVIS, KAREN RUTH: PUBLIC SERVICE ASSISTANT, COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, LEAVE FROM JUL 9, 1997 TO JUN 30, 1998, WITHOUT PAY. (D) GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY DIVERS, SHERI D.: INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF WRITING AND LINGUISTICS, COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 30, 1998, WITH PAY.

HALE, PATRICIA L.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE, THE ALLEN E. PAULSON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 14, 1998, WITHOUT PAY.

LANIER, SUSIE M.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, (NTT) DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING SUPPORT, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 30, 1998, WITH PAY. (E) ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY CONWAY, MARIAN ANN: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF NURSING, SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 20, 1998, WITH PAY. (F) COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY PURNELL, JUDY A.: INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 30, 1998, WITH PAY. (G) KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY DIAO, YUANAN: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, COLLEGE OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE, LEAVE FROM SEP 15, 1997 TO MAY 30, 1998, WITHOUT PAY.

RIBEIRO, LUCIA C: INSTRUCTOR (NTT) & DIRECTOR LANGUAGE LAB, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO AUG 31, 1998, WITHOUT PAY. (H) GAINESVILLE COLLEGE CROMARTIE, JULIA W.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 15, 1998, WITH PAY. (I) MACON STATE COLLEGE VANN, DIANE S.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF NURSING, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 15, 1998, WITHOUT PAY. (J) SOUTH GEORGIA COLLEGE FISHER, MICHAEL DAVIDSON: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES, LEAVE FROM SEP 9, 1997 TO JUN 11, 1998, WITH PAY.

HURST, CAROL P.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF NURSING, LEAVE FROM SEP 1, 1997 TO JUN 30, 1998, WITH PAY. (K) SKIDAWAY INST OF OCEANOGRAPHY ECKMAN, JAMES EUGENE: PROFESSOR, (NTT) LEAVE FROM SEP 15, 1997 TO SEP 14, 1998, WITHOUT PAY. APPROVAL OF FACULTY FOR TENURE STATUS CHANGE: THE BOARD APPROVED TENURE STATUS CHANGES FOR THE FOLLOWING FACULTY MEMBERS, EFFECTIVE ON THE DATES INDICATED:

(A) GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RAINER, JULIE A.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDU., COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, FROM NONTENURE TRACK TO TENURE TRACK, EFFECTIVE SEP 15, 1997. (B) MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA TAKEDA, YOSHIHIKO: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FROM TENURE TRACK TO NONTENURE TRACK, EFFECTIVE AUG 15, 1997. (C) GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY BENTON, KIM HUDSON: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF NURSING, FROM NONTENURE TRACK TO TENURE TRACK, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997. (D) SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY MESCO, EUGENE R.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, THREE YEARS PROBATIONARY CREDIT TOWARDS TENURE, EFFECTIVE SEP 10, 1997. (E) BAINBRIDGE COLLEGE STEPHENS, BARBARA L.: ASSOC DIRECTOR-ACADEMIC, FROM TENURE TRACK TO NONTENURE TRACK, EFFECTIVE SEP 10, 1997. (F) COASTAL GEORGIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE GIBBS, DAWANA G.: INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF NURSING, DIVISION OF ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING, FROM NONTENURE TRACK TO TENURE TRACK, EFFECTIVE SEP 1, 1997. APPOINTMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY RETIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: THE BOARD APPROVED THE FOLLOWING PART-TIME APPOINTMENTS OF FACULTY MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY RETIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM:

(A) GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CURRIE, NICHOLAS C.: PRIN RESEARCH ENGINEER, SENSORS & ELECTROMAGNETIC APPLICATIONS LABORATORY, GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

ECHARD, JIM D.: PRIN RESEARCH ENGINEER, SENSORS & ELECTROMAGNETIC APPLICATIONS LABORATORY, GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HARMER, DON S.: PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF PHYSICS, COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 22, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

SIMITSES, GEORGE J.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WEHRLE, ROGER E.: INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 23, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (B) GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY BATTEN, ROBERT W.: PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 11, 1997 AND ENDING SEP 10, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

BERRY, LEONARD E.: PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 8, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

BRIESKE, THOMAS J.: PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 15, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

CANT, OSWALD H.: PROGRAMMER III, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 10, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

CROVER, JACKIE B.: BUSINESS MANAGER I, DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 22, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

EWERT, DAVID C.: DIRECTOR EMERITUS ADMIN & PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING AUG 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

KNOX, CHARLES C.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 22, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 16, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

MONTELLO, PAUL A.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 23, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 15, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

PARKO, JOSEPH E., JR.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, (NTT) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & URBAN STUDIES, SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 8, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

RICHARDSON, JOE A.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMIN, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING AUG 1, 1997 AND ENDING DEC 30, 1997, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

STANWYCK, DOUGLAS J.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF EARLY. CHILDHOOD EDU., COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 23, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 15, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

VERNOR, JAMES D.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 8, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WORTHY, MORGAN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, COUNSELING CENTER, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING MAY 28, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 17, 1997, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (C) MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA WRAY, CHARLES H.: VICE PRESIDENT CLINICAL ACTIVITIES EM, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (D) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ABNEY, GEORGE MORRIS: ASOP EMERITUS, HONORS PROGRAM, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

DANCZ, ROGER LEE: ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUS, GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, VICE PRESIDENT FOR SERVICE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

GIBSON, COY AVERY: ASST PROFESSOR EMERITUS, GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, VICE PRESIDENT FOR SERVICE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING AUG 10, 1997 AND ENDING AUG 11, 1997, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

GLANTON, MAUDESTINE M.: PART-TIME PUB SERV ASST, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

GRANROSE, JOHN THOMAS: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, VICE PRESIDENT FOR SERVICE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 11, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HARRINGTON, DAVID L.: MARINE FISHERIES SPEC, MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION, VICE PRESIDENT FOR SERVICE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HERRINGTON, WILBUR T.: CHIEF RADIO-TV ENGINEER, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

KOHL, DIANE MARY: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

NICHOLLS, ROBERT PERRY: DEAN & PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

SPAULDING, JAMES D.: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

THOMPSON, PETER ERVIN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR BIOLOGY, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WALKER, GEORGE: BOAT OPERATOR, VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WILLIAMS, ELMER DEAN: ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCH OF TEACHER EDUC., DEPT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUC, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WISE, ALFRED PAUL: ASOP EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 30, 1997 AND ENDING OCT 28, 1997, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WOOD, MARY MARGARET ANDREW: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WOOD, PAUL LESLIE: ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, DEPT OF EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 11, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (E) GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY HICKMAN, KEITH F.: CHAIR & PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY, THE ALLEN E. PAULSON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

SELVIDGE, LEWIS R., JR.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY, THE ALLEN E. PAULSON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (F) ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY FAZEKAS, ALEX E.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 30, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 15, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (G) AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CAHOON, DELWIN D.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

COMER, F. EUGENIA: ASST PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS, SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

DRAKE, ALAN H.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS, SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

MOON, WILLIAM HAROLD: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

THEVAOS, ARTEMISIA D.: ASOP EMERITA, DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS, SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (H) COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY RAGSDALE, CHARLES F.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 30, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (I) KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY BEGGS, GEORGE HENRY: PROF/POL SCI EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 18, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

GIBSON, ROBERT WAYNE: DEPT HEAD & PROF EMER, DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 3, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HALL, TOMMY PERRY: PART-TIME PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING, MICHAEL J. COLES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HARRIS, IRVIN DAVID: PART-TIME PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION & RECREATION, LEYLAND AND CLARENCE C. BAGWELL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 18, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HIRSCH, PAUL M.: PART-TIME ASSOC PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 18, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HOPKINS, ROGER EUGENE: VICE PRESIDENT EMERITUS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HUCK, EUGENE ROGER: DIRECTOR/MEXICO STUDIES, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 18, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

JONES, DAVID MORGAN, JR.: ASOP EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 20, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

TATE, JAMES BARRY: ASOP EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 18, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (J) NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY BENTON, SIDNEY EDWIN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 30, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

JERROLDS, BOB W.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 30, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (K) STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA CREAMER, MARY B: PROFESSOR EMERITA, DEPARTMENT OF MIDDLE AND SECONDARY GRADES EDUCATION, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 3, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

DAVIDSON, THOMAS JACK, JR.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF MIDDLE AND SECONDARY GRADES EDUCATION, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 3, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (L) ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE JOHNSON, ROSEMARY: DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE & ASOP EMERITA-CONT ED, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

KEESEE, VINCENT A.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS-CONT ED, DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

MASSEY, DONALD LEROY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

MOODY, THOMAS KENNETH: ASTP EMERITUS-CONT ED, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION & RECREATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

PARKER, EARL STANLEY: PROF EMERITUS-CONT ED, DIVISION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

VICKERS, ELLEN LOUISE E.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION & RECREATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WYLES, EUGENE H.: PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR, DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (M) DARTON COLLEGE GRUBBS, VALDA A.: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 15, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (N) BAINBRIDGE COLLEGE FRAZIER, ERNEST LYNN: PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF TECHNICAL STUDIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (O) DEKALB COLLEGE KEMP, WILLIAM H.: PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR, DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION (CENTRAL), AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

WARREN, JOANNE R.: RECORDS COORDINATOR I, DIVISION OF NURSING (CENTRAL), AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 8, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (P) DALTON COLLEGE CARLSON, SYLVIA M.: ACCOUNTING CLERK, (NTT) AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

MITCHELL, J. C.: CUSTODIAN II, (NTT) AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

STANLEY, JACQUELINE H.: ASSOCIATE COMPTROLLER, (NTT) AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (Q) FLOYD COLLEGE BOYD, J. HAROLD: RECREATION COORDINATOR, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (R) GAINESVILLE COLLEGE BROCK, DOROTHY L.: PROFESSOR EMERITA, DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

GURR, CHARLES STEPHEN: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

HOLCOMB, LOUISE C.: CHAIR & PROF EMERITA, DIVISION OF BUSINESS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

PAUL, JOEL H.: PROFESSOR EMER/COORD-EVENING PROGRAM, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

TAYLOR, BILLY JOEL: ASTP EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (S) GORDON COLLEGE BROWN, DOUGLAS DEAN: PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR, DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND NURSING, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 25, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

LEE, ROLAND V.: PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR, DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 22, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

MCSWAIN, CLIFFORD L.: PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR, DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND NURSING, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 18, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

PRESLEY, RUTH J.: PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR, DIVISION OF HUMANITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 22, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (T) SOUTH GEORGIA COLLEGE TROWELL, CHRISTY T.: ELDERHOSTEL PROGRAM, DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 9, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 11, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (U) WAYCROSS COLLEGE DONALDSON, JAMES HINES, JR.: DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 20, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 14, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

ORR, RICHARD BYRON: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 23, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 12, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

APPOINTMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY RETIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: THE BOARD APPROVED THE FOLLOWING PART-TIME APPOINTMENTS OF FACULTY MEMBERS OVER THE AGE OF 70 PREVIOUSLY RETIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM:

(A) GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FALLIS, CHARLES L.: ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUN 23, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 15, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

LINZ, GERHARD D.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, COUNSELING CENTER, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (B) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BATES, FREDERICK LEROY: PART-TIME PROFESSOR UGA-INTERLAB STUDY ABROAD, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

BURTON, GLENN WILLARD: PART-TIME PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CROP & SOIL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

KENT, ROBERT B.: ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 12, 1997 AND ENDING DEC 4, 1997, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

KRAPS, ROWLAND FRANCIS: INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS, COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 12, 1997 AND ENDING MAR 20, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

PROVOST, ERNEST EDMUND: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, VICE PRESIDENT FOR SERVICE, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUL 17, 1997, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (C) AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CASHIN, EDWARD J.: CHAIR & PROF EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY & ANTHROPOLOGY, SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

TOOLE, WILLIAM F.: PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS, SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 15, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (D) KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY BARGO, MARTHA W.: ASOP EMERITA, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 20, 1997 AND ENDING MAY 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (E) DARTON COLLEGE HAMBLEY, VERNA P.: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES CLK, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (F) DALTON COLLEGE CLEMENTS, DAVID: ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DIVISION OF HUMANITIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

LINGO, MARY ELLA: CASHIER CLERK, (NTT) AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING JUL 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

SPARKS, JUNE ROSELLE: ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 30, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (G) GORDON COLLEGE HADLEY, JUANITA J.: PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR, DIVISION OF HUMANITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 22, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 13, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME. (H) SOUTH GEORGIA COLLEGE MCNEILL, CARROLL L.: ASSOCIATE COMPTROLLER (NTT) EMERITUS, ELDERHOSTEL PROG, AS NEEDED FOR PERIOD BEGINNING SEP 9, 1997 AND ENDING JUN 11, 1998, AT LESS THAN HALF TIME.

APPOINTMENT OF FACULTY: THE BOARD APPROVED THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS OF FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE SALARIES AND FOR THE PERIODS RECOMMENDED AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	69
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY	56
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA	19
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA	95
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY	60
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY	18
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY	3
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY	11
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY	23
CLAYTON COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY	9
COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY	11
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY	5
GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY	17
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY	7
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY	35
NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY	3
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY	11
SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY	25
STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA	20
ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE	2
ATLANTA METROPOLITAN COLLEGE	1
BAINBRIDGE COLLEGE	2
COASTAL GEORGIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE	3
DALTON COLLEGE	2
DARTON COLLEGE	2
DEKALB COLLEGE	7
EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE	5
FLOYD COLLEGE	9
GAINESVILLE COLLEGE	2
GORDON COLLEGE	6
MACON STATE COLLEGE	4
MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE	4
SKIDAWAY INST OF OCEANOGRAPHYt	1
SOUTH GEORGIA COLLEGE	4
WAYCROSS COLLEGE	2

23. Establishment of a Biomedical Engineering Department Jointly With Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology

Approved: The Board approved the request of President G. Wayne Clough of the Georgia Institute of Technology to establish a Department of Biomedical Engineering jointly with Emory University, effective September 10, 1997.

Abstract: The mission of the Biomedical Engineering Department will be twofold: to educate and prepare students to reach the forefront of leadership in fields of biomedical engineering and to influence healthcare significantly by assembling world-class faculties who shape the innovations of research in key biomedical areas.

Need: Biomedical engineering is a field that combines traditional engineering expertise with knowledge of medicine and biology to analyze and solve problems related to the improvement of healthcare. The biomedical engineer often works along with other healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, therapists, and technicians. Biomedical engineers may be called upon to design instruments, sensors, devices and software that bring together knowledge from many technical sources to develop new procedures. Biomedical engineers may also conduct fundamental and applied research needed to solve clinical problems.

Objectives: Biomedical engineering has developed to date largely through individuals who were educated in other fields but who had interest in the application of engineering to medicine. However, the field as an area of study and research has now developed to the stage where it is considered a field of its own.

Background: Georgia Tech and Emory University formed a Biomedical Technology Research Center in 1987 in order to stimulate joint research. Faculty from several engineering schools at Georgia Tech share space and facilities and coadvise students in a system that has served the biomedical engineering community well up to the present. In addition, the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience was formed in 1993 to coordinate collaboration across Georgia Tech colleges. Finally, Georgia Tech already offers two interdisciplinary degrees in this area: master of science and doctor of philosophy in bioengineering.

However, on the national scene, several universities, such as the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California at Berkeley and at San Francisco, are making significant investments to accelerate their efforts in bioengineering. To remain competitive, the efforts already begun by Emory University and Georgia Tech must be escalated. Although bioengineering at Georgia Tech is currently ranked among the top ten programs in the United States, a much stronger relationship with Emory is essential in order to become significantly better.

Structure: The Biomedical Engineering Department will be an academic unit within the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech and the School of Medicine at Emory University. The department will administer educational programs in biomedical engineering (including, eventually, the current master of science and doctor of philosophy degree programs in bioengineering at Georgia Tech). It will be responsible for developing and coordinating curricula, with other departments when appropriate, that extend from the lower division through the doctoral level. The chair will report jointly to the Dean of Engineering at Georgia Tech and the Dean of Medicine at Emory.

The new academic unit will have an initial size of 18 faculty who have primary, full-time tenure/tenure-track appointments in the Biomedical Engineering Department, with approximately 12 having tenure positions through Georgia Tech and 6 having tenure appointments through Emory. Because of limited space in the short term and the need to define areas of selective excellence and the time needed to recruit outstanding candidates, it is anticipated that the buildup to 18 faculty will require at least five years. The long-term plans are for the department to have space in a new research building to be constructed at Emory and to have space in an academic wing of a new building constructed at Georgia Tech.

24. Information Item: Floyd College Reaffirmation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

President Lynn Cundiff informed the Board of Regents that Floyd College has received reaffirmation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The Floyd College self-study centered upon improving the college's effectiveness in fulfilling its mission. In addition, it ensured that the college's planning and evaluation processes were comprehensive and that implementation of assessment results enhanced all aspects of the college.

25. Information Item: Establishment of a Center for Multicultural Awareness, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

President Harold J. Loyd informed the Board of Regents that Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has established a Center for Multicultural Awareness.

The Multicultural Awareness Center will offer professional development programs for faculty, staff, and administrators to supplement and enhance institutional efforts that promote the understanding and appreciation of diversity. Institutional teams will be trained to create, substantiate, and sustain an environment on their campuses that will be continuously sensitive to all groups of people. The Continuing Education Department, College Services, the Minority Advising Program, and Student Support Services will collaborate in the delivery of services of the center.

26. Information Item: Establishment of a Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, the University of Georgia

Acting President William F. Prokasy informed the Board of Regents that the University of Georgia has established a Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development.

The center will allow for synergy between faculty from Research and Extension, agricultural economists and agricultural scientists, and faculty of other colleges (Forestry, Family and Consumer Sciences, Business, and Veterinary Medicine). The center will be located within the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.

The objectives of the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development are to conduct research on short-term, rapid-response, applied projects of interest and concern to agricultural groups within the state and to widely disseminate the results of that research; to analyze and report on the economic impact of the state economy of Georgia as a whole and in various segments of agribusiness (value added and food processing industries) and of rural economic developments; to coordinate and widely disseminate price and output forecasts for Georgia agricultural products; to conduct economic feasibility studies of new agribusiness opportunities in the State of Georgia; and to improve cooperation and collaboration between research and extension faculty within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and faculty in other colleges and units of the University of Georgia. Collaboration with scientists from other disciplines will be encouraged as the center strives to focus strictly on the finding and dissemination of applied research results of direct and immediate benefit to the State of Georgia.

27. Information Item: Applied Learning Experiences/Clinical Training

Pursuant to authority granted by the Board at its meeting on February 7 and 8, 1984, the presidents of the listed institutions have executed the indicated number of memoranda of understanding respecting affiliation of students for applied learning experiences/clinical training in the program indicated:

Georgia State University
Allied Health	7
Kinesiology and Health	7
Nursing	11
Physical Therapy	7, 1R
Psychology	4
Medical College of Georgia
Allied Health	3, 6R
Anesthesiology	1R
Cardiothoracic Surgery	1R
Dentistry	3, 1R
Family Medicine	19
Medicine	2R
Neurology	1,1R
Nursing	6, 1R
OB/GYN	1R
Occupational Therapy	5, 3R
Ophthalmology	1R
Pathology	1R
Pediatrics	1, 4R
Physical Therapy	10,10R
Physicians Assistant	15, 5R
Radiologic Sciences	1
Surgery	3, 71R
Telemedicine	2
The University of Georgia
Child and Family Dvlpmt.	14, 2R
Communication Sciences	12
Counseling and Human Dev.	4, 17R
Education	1R
Pharmacy	5, 13R
Psychology	3
Recreation and Leisure	8, 4R
Social Work	5, 85R
Teacher Education	1, 51R
Georgia Southern University
Allied Health	1
Family and Consumer Sci.	10
Health and Kinesiology	10
Leadership, etc.	2, 3R
Nursing	12, 2R
Psychology	2
Sociology and Anthropology	1
Therapeutic Recreation	7
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Allied Health	1
Nursing	1
Physical Therapy	1
Augusta State University
Criminal Justice	2
Nursing	10
Psychology	8
Sociology	2
Columbus State University
Nursing	1, 2R
Georgia College & State University
Health Sciences	3
Kennesaw State College
Nursing	10, 1R
North Georgia College & State Univ.
Nursing	1R
Physical Education	3
Physical Therapy	1, 4R
State University of West Georgia
Nursing	1, 2R
Physical Education	1R
Dalton College
Allied Health	15R
Nursing	5R
Darton College
Nursing	1
TOTAL	566

R = Renewal

28. Information Item: Service Agreements

Pursuant to authority granted by the Board at its meeting on February 7 and 8, 1984, the presidents of the listed institutions have executed service agreements with the indicated agencies for the purposes and periods designated, with the institutions to receive payment as indicated:

Purpose	Agency	Duration	Amount
Georgia State University
Assist with status of teaching inventory	Georgia Professional Standards Commission	5/28/97 - 9/12/97	$ 41,368
Assist with Council for School Performance	Georgia Office of Planning & Budget	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 635,000
Train community service board and pardon and paroles staff	Georgia Dept. of Human Resources	5/15/97 - 9/30/97	$ 89,669
Assist with Georgia vocational staff development consortium	North Georgia RESA	1/31/97 - 6/30/98	$ 36,800
Develop community nutrition resources for low income families	Georgia Dept. of Human Resources	4/1/97 - 12/31/97	$ 60,422
Assist with Georgia kindergarten assessment program	Georgia Dept. of Education	6/10/97 - 7/1/98	$ 498,401
Assist with Georgia pre-K program at child development center	Georgia Office of School Readiness	8/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 64,401
Develop and deliver training workshop for OSR	Georgia Office of School Readiness	6/1/97 - 5/31/98	$ 141,555
Provide pre-admission screening and annual resident review	Georgia Dept. of Medical Assistance	6/5/97 - 12/31/97	$ 125,000
Assist with Lanette Suttles Child Development Program	Georgia Office of School Readiness	7/24/96 - 7/31/97	$ 8,000
Medical College of Georgia
Provide RNs as care managers	Southern Home Care Services, Inc.	5/1/97 - 12/31/97	$ 40,000
Provide information about SOURCE (Service Options Using Resources in Community Environments)	CSRA Regional Development Center Area on Aging	4/14/97 - 12/31/97	$ 5,808
Provide appropriate health care for prisoners	Georgia Dept. of Corrections	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$60,700,000
Provide guidance to Pediatric Advice Line	area physicians	7/14/97 - 10/31/97	$ 6,000
The University of Georgia
Provide corn diagnostic guide for Georgia	Georgia Commodity Comm. Corn	7/1/96 - 5/31/97	$ 2,800
Provide tours for multi-county farm demonstrations	"" "	7/1/96 - 6/30/97	$ 4,350
Study influence of cultural practices on pre-harvest infestations of corn by the maize weevil	"" "	7/1/96 - 6/30/97	$ 3,250
Study use of aeration controllers to minimize insect damage to stored corn	"" "	7/1/96 - 6/30/97	$ 2,000
Study poultry litter and corn nitrogen fertilization	"" "	7/1/96 - 6/30/97	$ 2,750
Provide corn agricultural technician	"" "	2/15/97 - 6/30/97	$ 32,300
Study corn hybrid planting date for best yield	"" "	7/1/96 - 6/30/97	$ 500
Study corn high yield and production efficiency	"" "	7/1/96 - 6/30/97	$ 1,000
Study moderate chilling in peach breeding project	Georgia Commodity Comm. Peaches	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 5,000
Analyze peach production cost	"" "	1/22/97 - 6/30/97	$ 300
Assist in Georgia soybean education	Georgia Commodity Comm. Soybeans	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 5,000
Assist with Appalachian Regional Comm. Leadership Project	Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs	3/13/97 - 12/31/97	$ 38,000
Assist with clinical social work intern programs	Georgia Dept. of Human Resources	4/1/97 - 3/31/98	$ 21,500
Provide forest specialist	Georgia Forestry Commission	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 64,448
Assist with urban/rural forest interface institute	"" "	3/4/97 - 9/30/97	$ 7,045
Assist with Georgia Farmstead Assessment System program	Georgia Soil/Water Conservation Comm.	4/3/97 - 10/1/97	$ 15,500
Study peach chilling and market watch studies	Georgia Commodity Comm. Peaches	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 5,400
Assist GSAMS Programming Office	Georgia Dept. of Administrative Svcs.	7/1/96 - 6/30/98	$ 216,889
Provide training and organizational development	"" "	6/17/94 - 6/30/98	$ 200,000
Assist in Southwest Georgia Regional Economic Dvlpmt. Project	Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs	4/15/97 - 5/23/98	$ 125,000
Assist with Georgia Student Assessment Programs FY97	Georgia Dept. of Education	10/1/96 - 10/31/97	$ 328,593
Study diabetes control and heart attack prevention	Georgia Dept. of Human Resources	8/26/96 - 6/30/97	$ 13,000
Provide work first training	"" "	6/16/97 - 5/31/98	$ 720,287
Provide training for Georgia's family independence workers	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 745,520
Study statewide needs assess- ment: an evaluation tool for community action agencies	"" "	5/1/97 - 4/30/98	$ 178,390
Develop a computerized information system for emergency management	Georgia Emergency Mgmt. Agency	7/1/96 - 3/31/99	$ 39,500
Provide digital map database for fire protection activities	Georgia Forestry Commission	11/1/96 - 6/30/98	$ 91,233
Develop chicken litter as nutrient source for early pine stand development	"" "	6/1/97 - 5/31/98	$ 10,000
Provide state financial training management	Georgia Office of Planning and Budget	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 200,000
Assist in Learning to Learn	Georgia Public Broadcasting	5/23/96 - 9/30/97	$ 25,000
Develop and revise program standards, guides & activities	Griffin Technical Institute	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 153,788
Assist administrative office of the courts judicial CE98	Administrative Office of the Courts	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 358,765
Develop Kodak CD images and image archival system	Georgia Commodity Comm. Cotton	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 5,000
Compare rye and wheat cover cropping systems and cotton stalk pulling for control of cotton nematodes	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 7,650
Evaluate feasibility of using gin trash as cattle feed or soil amendment	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 6,200
Provide cotton field demonstration	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 12,000
Provide beltwide cotton conference study tour for county agents	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 12,000
Provide cotton education programs	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 25,000
Study use of cotton gin trash as litter material in poultry houses	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 2,600
Study pecan scab control	Georgia Commodity Comm. Pecans	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 4,000
Manage peanut production inputs to improve profitability	Georgia Commodity Comm. Peanuts	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 6,000
Compare cultivar response to row spacing and potential new growth regulator	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 3,000
Participate in American Peanut Research and Education Society	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 3,000
Develop peanut digger/shaker inverter calibration procedure	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 2,000
Provide training and organizational development	Georgia Dept. of Administrative Svcs.	6/30/97 - 6/30/98	$ 50,000
Provide diagnostic services, etc., relative to eradication of livestock disease 98	Georgia Dept. of Agriculture	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 969,418
"" "	"" "	"" "	$1,879,128
Construct training center at Griffin Station	"" "	6/18/97 - 12/31/99	$ 33,000
Provide codes training	Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 30,000
Provide social work education for Georgia DFCS child welfare practice	Georgia Dept. of Human Resources	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 55,132
Provide management and organizational development	"" "	6/30/97 - 6/30/98	$ 200,000
Provide diabetes control program	"" "	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 22,000
Provide leadership training	Georgia Dept. of Labor	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 40,000
Provide training	Georgia Dept. of Revenue	6/30/97 - 6/29/98	$ 5,000
Develop and revise program standards, guides, and activities	Georgia Dept. of Technical & Adult Ed.	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 153,788
Provide public safety intranet	Georgia Emergency Management Agency	6/20/97 - 6/14/98	$ 100,000
Provide legislative services	Georgia General Assembly	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 125,138
Provide reapportionment services	"" "	7/1/96 - 6/30/98	$ 261,658
Various income	Georgia Office of Planning and Budget	7/1/94 - 6/30/97	$ 1,865
Provide capstone/field experience for student teachers	Georgia Professional Standards Comm.	9/16/96 - 6/14/97	$ 200
Provide training for Police Academy 98	Georgia Public Safety Training Center	7/1/97 - 6/30/97	$ 333,609
Train voter registrars and other election officials	Georgia Secretary of State	7/1/97 - 6/30/98	$ 75,000
Conduct multicultural conferences	Governors' Council on Developmental Disabl.	5/15/97 - 9/14/97	$ 5,000
Various income	Other state depts.	7/1/95 - 6/30/97	$ 430
Georgia College & State University
Provide computer training	Central State Hospital	two days	$ 200

Total Amount This Month	$70,498,548
Total Amount FY 98 To Date	72,185,354
Total Amount FY 97 (to September)	8,681,163
Total Amount FY 97	20,186,191

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee met on Tuesday, September 9, 1997 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board Room. Committee members in attendance were Chair Charles H. Jones, Vice Chair John Hunt, and Regents Kenneth W. Cannestra and J. Tom Coleman, Jr. Chair Jones reported to the Board on Wednesday that the Committee had three information items for review this month but that the third had been postponed until the October 1997 meeting due to time constraints. The items to be reviewed were as follows:

1. Information Item: Review of Audit Committee Charter and Committee Responsibilities

Levy Youmans, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Management and Audit Advisory Services, presented a review of the roles and responsibilities as well as the charter of the Audit Committee was presented by for informational purposes.

2. Information Item: Report of the Medical College of Georgia Audit of Grants and Contracts

Levy G. Youmans, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Management and Audit Advisory Services, reviewed for the Committee an audit report of the grants and contracts area at the Medical College of Georgia. The report consisted of ten recommendations generated by a team of Central Office and external auditors. Dr. J. Malcolm Kling, Interim Vice President for Research at the Medical College of Georgia, and Dr. Michael Ash, Vice President for Business and Finance at the Medical College of Georgia, then responded to those recommendations. After considerable discussion, it was determined that the item should be further reviewed at the October 1997 Audit Committee meeting.

3. Information Item: Status Report on Audit Committee Requests From Georgia State University, the Medical College of Georgia, and Fort Valley State University

Time did not permit discussion of this item; therefore, it will be carried forward to the October 1997 meeting.

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

The Committee on Finance and Business Operations met on Tuesday, September 9, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. in the Board Room. Committee members in attendance were Chair Kenneth W. Cannestra, Vice Chair Glenn S. White, and Regents J. Tom Coleman, Jr., John Hunt, Edgar L. Jenkins, Charles H. Jones, and Donald M. Leebern, Jr. Chair Cannestra reported to the Board on Wednesday that nine items were reviewed, six requiring action. With motion properly made, seconded, and unanimously adopted, the Board approved and authorized the following:

1. Fiscal Year 1999 Operating and Capital Budget Request

This item was considered by the Committee of the Whole. (See page 48.)

2. Amendments to Fiscal Year 1998 Budget

Approved: Pursuant to new procedures for amending the University System Budget, the Board approved the consolidated amendment to the fiscal year 1998 budget of the University System of Georgia, as presented below.

By Budget	Original Budget	Requested Amendments	Amended Budget
Operating	$3,197,544,095	$480,055	$3,198,024,150
Capital	149,262,649	(101,496)	149,161,153
Auxiliary Enterprises	264,943,337	7,811,495	272,754,832
Student Activities	42,881,116	20,533	42,901,649

Note: The large increase in the Auxiliary Enterprises budget reflects the correction of a mistake made by the Central Office at the time the original budgets were proposed. State University of West Georgia's original auxiliary budget should have been $9,562,710 but was inadvertently keyed in as $1,678,975.

Background: In accordance with current policy, the Board of Regents approves all budget amendments submitted by System institutions. The monthly budget amendment report highlights and discusses amendments where changes exceed 5% of the budget or add significant ongoing expenses to the institutions. The following amendments were presented for review by the Board of Regents in accordance with these guidelines:

Coastal Georgia Community College requested a 6.97% increase ($242,395) in the resident instruction budget for nonpersonal services. This increase reflects the adjustment of various sources of sponsored revenue, including HOPE funding, and the carryover of private funds associated with the Postsecondary Readiness Enrichment Program ("PREP"). The institution also requested a 10.04% decrease ($96,357) in its auxiliary budget to reflect lower costs that have resulted from the outsourcing of food services and vending operations.

Coastal Georgia Community College and Darton College had minor increases in their student activities budgets to reflect the fact that funds carried forward from prior years were greater than anticipated. This additional revenue is to be set aside in an unassigned balance to be allocated to various student organizations throughout the year.

3. Approval of Health Benefits Administrative Services Only Contract Renewal With Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Approved: The Board approved a one-year extension of a contract between the Board of Regents and Blue Cross and Blue Shield for the administration of its health benefits plan. The current cost of administration is $11.20 per employee per month, and the renewal rate is $11.60 per employee per month, an increase of 3.6%. The effective date of the renewal contract will be January 1, 1998.

4. Approval of Dental Benefits Administrative Services Only Contract Renewal With Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Approved: The Board approved a one-year extension of a contract between the Board of Regents and Blue Cross and Blue Shield for the administration of its dental benefits plan. The current cost of administration is $1.44 per employee per month, and the renewal rate is $1.50 per employee per month, an increase of 4.2%. The effective date of the renewal contract will be January 1, 1998.

5. Approval of Preadmission/Continued Stay Review Contract Renewal with Cost Care, Inc.

Approved: The Board approved a one-year extension of a contra

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Minutes of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Held At 270 Washington Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia September 9 and 10, 1997

Minutes of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Held At 270 Washington Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia
September 9 and 10, 1997