A meeting of the Purdue University Board of Trustees convened at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2019, in Room 326 of Stewart Center on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Trustees present were: Michael Berghoff, chairman; Vanessa Castagna; Malcolm DeKryger;; Michael Klipsch; Noah Scott; Thomas Spurgeon, vice chairman; and Don Thompson. Sonny Beck, JoAnn Brouillette, and Gary Lehman were not present.

Officers and administrators in attendance were: Mitch Daniels, president; Jay Akridge, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity; Bill Sullivan, treasurer and chief financial officer; Jim Almond, senior vice president, assistant treasurer, and assistant secretary; Steve Schultz, general counsel; Janice Indrutz, corporate secretary and senior executive assistant to the Board; and Ron Elsenbaumer, chancellor of Purdue University Fort Wayne.

I. ROLL CALL

Chairman Berghoff called the meeting to order and excused the absences of Trustees Beck, Brouillette, and Lehman.

II. FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE

Chairman Berghoff drew the Board’s attention to the schedule of future meetings listed on the agenda through 2020. He indicated that the meeting schedule for 2021 was being developed.

III. APPROVAL OF UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA

Chairman Berghoff read the list of items the committees had recommended for full Board approval, which composed the unanimous consent agenda along with other routine items, as follows:

• Minutes: Executive Committee, July 2, 2019; Stated Meeting, June 14, 2019; and Executive Session, June 13, 2019;
• Ratification of Dr. Abhijit V. Deshmukh as the Tompkins Professor in Industrial Engineering, as recommended by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee;
• Ratification of Dr. Makarand Hastak as the Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management, as recommended by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee;
• Ratification of Dr. Eckhard A. Groll as the William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of Mechanical Engineering, as recommended by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee;
• Ratification of Dr. Justin L. Tobias as the Loeb Chair in Economics, as recommended by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee;
• Ratification of Dr. Kevin Mumford as the Kozuch Director of the Purdue University Research Center in Economics, as recommended by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee;
• Approval to name the Nancy H. Handel Study Abroad Program in the Krannert School of Management, as recommended by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee;
• Ratification of Dr. Yong P. Chen as the Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of Physics and Astronomy, as recommended by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee;
• Approval to plan Ross-Ade Stadium renovation, as recommended by the Physical Facilities Committee;
• Approval to plan, finance, construct and award construction contract for South End Zone video board, as recommended by the Physical Facilities Committee;
• Approval to plan, finance, construct and award construction contract for two repair and rehabilitation projects: University Residences Bathroom Renovation Phase IX; Shreve Residence Hall and Sewer Replacement and Bathroom Repair Phases III-IV; Hillenbrand Residence Hall, as recommended by the Physical Facilities Committee;
• Approval of two contracts in excess of $2,000,000: medical plan third-party administrator and learning management system, as recommended by the Finance Committee;
• Approval of 2020 medical plan, as recommended by the Audit and Risk Management Committee;
• Approval of contract amendments for director of Intercollegiate Athletics, as recommended by the Compensation Committee;
• Resolution of Appreciation for Friends of Purdue University;
• Ratification of Dr. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia as the Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives;
• Ratification of Executive Committee actions: approval of amended 2019-20 student housing rates for Purdue Fort Wayne; and approval to plan, finance, construct and award construction contract for the Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway Building Project;
• Approval of conflict of interest disclosures, and
• Exceptions to the university nepotism policy.

Chairman Berghoff asked if any of the Board members wished to have an item removed from the consent agenda for further discussion. Hearing no such request, and upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the unanimous consent agenda. All supporting documents were filed with the minutes.

IV. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR FRIENDS OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY

President Daniels profiled the gifts of $1,000,000 or more that the university had received since the Board last met on June 12, 2019. The donors of these gifts were recognized in the following Resolution of Appreciation:

WHEREAS, the following friends of Purdue University have generously contributed $1,000,000 or more to move Purdue to greater excellence and preeminence; and

WHEREAS, the University wishes to acknowledge the significance of these gifts to new directions, advancements, and momentum in Purdue’s history, progress, and future;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED:

1. That the University and the Trustees are grateful to these individuals for their leadership and support of Purdue University; and

2. That this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Board of Trustees as part of the permanent record of the University.

FRIENDS: Robert Buckman and Joyce Mollerup, to support the College of Engineering; Deere and Company, to support the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; John Edwardson and Francesca Maher Edwardson, to support the College of Engineering; Mary Findling, to support the College of Liberal Arts; Nancy Handel, to support the Krannert School of Management; Virgil Koning, to support the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Anonymous, to support Purdue Polytechnic Institute; and Anonymous, to support Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the resolution. A formal copy of the resolution was filed with the minutes.

V. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

President Daniels reported that it had been another record year for applications, which numbered 55,000. He illustrated that applications from Indiana residents had increased and said, despite a decline in international applicants, international enrollment had increased. President Daniels provided an overview of the many summer programs which had proliferated in recent years with roughly one in three undergraduate students enrolled in summer courses. He noted that there had been a 24% increase in online summer enrollment, and he pointed out that the number of students who studied abroad had doubled in recent years and continued to climb. Dr. Frank Dooley, senior vice provost for teaching and learning, provided additional commentary at President Daniels’ request. President Daniels also illustrated record research funding, record gifts, and record entrepreneurship, among other successes, and said terrific work had been done by many people.

To conclude his end-of-year report, President Daniels informed the Board that Dr. Theresa Mayer had assumed the role of executive vice president for research and partnerships from Dr. Suresh Garimella the day before, on August 1, 2019, and he expressed his belief that Dr. Mayer would be “spectacular.” He also advised the Board that Dr. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia’s title would change to chief scientific officer and senior vice president for strategic initiatives because Dr. Díaz de la Rubia had created and lead many initiatives in his role as vice president for Discovery Park. Because Chairman Berghoff asked President Daniels to provide his report a few minutes earlier than the meeting’s noticed start time, ratification of Dr. Díaz de la Rubia’s title change was deferred to the unanimous consent agenda for final action.

Chairman Berghoff remarked that President Daniels’ chart of Research and Giving Records and Trends was “phenomenal,” and he thanked the leadership, faculty, and staff for this success. A copy of President Daniels’ report presentation was filed with the minutes.

VI. APPROVAL TO EXTEND TERM OF DEAN, COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, WITH EXCEPTION TO MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE

Provost Akridge reminded the Board about the university policy which mandated that executives and staff in high policymaking positions must retire by the end of the fiscal year in which they turn 65 years of age. He then requested an exception to the policy for Dr. Willie M. Reed, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, along with approval to extend Dr. Reed’s contract through June 30, 2022. Provost Akridge said Dr. Reed had served the university with distinction for more than 12 years, and, because Dr. Reed had been instrumental in making the new veterinary medicine teaching hospital project a reality, Provost Akridge expressed his desire for Dr. Reed to continue serving as dean in order to help implement the planning of the hospital and see construction through to its completion in Spring 2022. Trustee DeKryger expressed his support for the exception and extension, saying he had worked with Dr. Reed closely on the project for the past few years and Dr. Reed deserved to see the project through. Upon proper motion duly made by Trustee DeKryger and seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the exception to the mandatory retirement age and extend Dr. Reed’s contract. Supporting materials were filed with the minutes.

VII. APPROVAL TO NAME THE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE COMPLEX

President Daniels requested approval to name the Football Performance Complex the Kozuch Football Performance Complex in recognition of an anonymous, very generous, gift from a donor. Upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the naming. Supporting materials were filed with the minutes.

VIII. APPROVAL TO NAME THE PURDUE FORT WAYNE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BUILDING

President Daniels deferred to Chancellor Elsenbaumer, who informed the Board that Purdue Fort Wayne had an opportunity to name the Park 3000 building, the purchase of which the Board approved on December 7, 2018. He explained that anonymous donors for the purchase of the building requested it be named in honor of the late Richard T. Doermer, for whom the Doermer School of Business was named. Chancellor Elsenbaumer said Mr. Doermer had been very well known in the Fort Wayne community and was a strong supporter of Purdue Fort Wayne. Chairman Berghoff expressed his belief that naming the building for Mr. Doermer would provide continuity and the name recognition would be helpful for enrollment. Upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name the Park 3000 building the Richard T. Doermer School of Business building. Supporting materials were filed with the minutes.

IX. REPORT OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Dr. Mung Chiang, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, provided his first update on the College of Engineering since he joined Purdue on July 1, 2017. He began by saying, “It is with humble appreciation of the College of Engineering team and with energizing optimism that I stand here today to report and to say thank you for your unwavering support and continued investment in the College of Engineering.” He expressed his pride in being the largest top-ten engineering college in the country and shared the common message he had been hearing from a variety of alumni that their Purdue education changed their lives, which, he said, demonstrated the power of a public, land-grant institution.

Dean Chiang informed the Board that, in the last two years, undergraduate enrollment had increased by 1,000, external research funding had exceeded $200,000,000 for the first time, and the College achieved a record number of patents. Dean Chiang also shared that the College had raised over $1,000,000,000 during the Ever True campaign, 47% more than its goal. He then highlighted a number of successes which had been achieved within three strategy areas: innovate learning at scale; become the best research institution in the country at the virtual-physical interface; and empower industry.

In response to a question from Chairman Berghoff, Dean Chiang discussed his desire to acquire and retain talented faculty who advance the College’s research. Trustee DeKryger asked Dean Chiang what the Board could expect from the College in the next year, to which Dean Chiang responded that the College was tracking wins in hypersonics, energetic material, and composite manufacturing, and it would seek to establish major research centers. He also said it would be the year to increase online enrollment. A copy of Dean Chiang’s report presentation and additional report materials were filed with the minutes.

X. DESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS FOR PURDUE FORT WAYNE FOUNDATION

Chairman Berghoff shared Chancellor Elsenbaumer’s recommendation that Ms. Vicki Churchward be appointed to replace Ms. Becky Teagarden as a Purdue director of the Purdue Fort Wayne Foundation upon the forthcoming expiration of Ms. Teagarden’s term. Mr. Schultz then advised Chairman Berghoff that, when the Board voted on December 7, 2018, to redesignate Trustee Brouillette as a director of the Foundation, it was not clarified that, when the former IPFW Foundation was reorganized into the PFW Foundation, it was reorganized as a staggered board. Therefore, he said, Trustee Brouillette’s term as a Purdue director should coincide with Ms. Churchward’s as Purdue designees.

Upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Ms. Churchward and redesignate Trustee Brouillette as Purdue directors of the PFW Foundations, both with three-year terms ending in 2022. Supporting materials were filed with the minutes.

XI. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2019-2021 BIENNIUM

Chairman Berghoff presented the slate of officers for the 2019-2021 biennium, pursuant to the Bylaws of The Trustees of Purdue University, as follows:

With no other nominations from the floor, and upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the slate of officers.

XII. ADJOURNMENT

By consent, the meeting adjourned at 11:54 a.m.