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[[underlined]]Survey of Smithsonian Institution Property[[/underlined]]

A draft of an updated survey of Smithsonian property was presented for Regents' review.  It provides, for each Smithsonian facility, identification and purpose; location; size; date, type, and cost of acquisition; details of major repairs, renovations, or improvements.  Revised and updated as required, the [[underlined]]Survey[[/underlined]] will supplement the [[underlined]]Five-Year Prospectus[[/underlined]] and the [[underlined]]Programs and Activities[[/underlined]] book, and will provide a useful cross reference to the Institution's annual budget request.

[[underlined]]Naming of Smithsonian Facility[[/underlined]]

On the occasion of Mr. Paul E. Garber's 60 years of service at the Institution, the Regents voted to designate the National Air and Space Museum's portion of the Silver Hill Facility in his honor.

VOTED that the Board of Regents names the National Air and Space Museum's portion of the Silver Hill Facility "The Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility."

[[underlined]]Status Reports[[/underlined]]

--  Museum Support Center
--  Smithsonian Science Information Exchange
--  Special $2.0 million Allocation of Trust Funds

[[underlined]]Award of James Smithson Medal[[/underlined]]

In anticipation of the visit of Pope John Paul II to the Smithsonian Building on October 7, the Regents approved the following motion:

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the presentation of the James Smithson Medal to His Holiness Pope John Paul II on his visit to the United States of America in October 1979, and requests that the Chancellor make the presentation.

[[underlined]]Policy on Gifts for Services[[/underlined]]

The Regents agreed that the Institution should not accept gifts in exchange for services.

[[underlined]]Retirement of Dorothy Rosenberg[[/underlined]]

The Regents noted the award of the Secretary's Medal for Exceptional Service to Dorothy Rosenberg and approved their own resolution: