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[[underlined]] Designation of Regents Emeritus  [[/underlined]]

Mr. Webb noted that at their meeting on January 22, 1979, the Regents voted to confer the title Regent Emeritus upon a Regent whose term has ended and who has provided long and faithful service to the Institution.  To date only one Regent, the Honorable George H. Mahon, has been so designated.

The Executive Committee has reviewed this policy and recommended that the Bylaws of the Board of Regents be amended at the September 1980 meeting to extend this status to include former Regents whose interests in and value to the Smithsonian promise to continue, regardless of length of service.  This designation is not to be solely honorary.  It was proposed that Regents Emeritus be invited to certain meetings and other activities of the Regents, and may be appointed to serve on various of the Regents' standing or special committees.

The Executive Committee recommended and the Board approved the following motion:

VOTED that the Board of Regents establishes the title of Regent Emeritus to be conferred on former Regents whose interests in and value to the Smithsonian and the Regents promise to continue.  It is expected that the title shall be conferred by the resolution of the Board, and the following former Regents are so designated:

Dr. Jerome C. Hunsaker, 1949-1968
Dr. Crawford H. Greenewalt, 1956-1974
Honorable J. William Fulbright, 1959-1974
Honorable Hugh Scott, 1967-1976
Honorable Thomas J. Watson, Jr., 1969-1979
Honorable Robert F. Goheen, 1972-1977
Honorable Sidney R. Yates, 1975-1976
Honorable Frank E. Moss, 1975-1977
Honorable Elford A. Cederberg, 1975-1978
Honorable Claiborne Pell, 1977-1978
Honorable Corinne C. Boggs, 1977-1978