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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS
January 30, 1995

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

On January 19, 1995, the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents reviewed the proposed agenda for the January 30 Regents' meeting and observed that the agenda papers reflected the Committee's views. 

REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY COMMITTEE

VOTED that the Board of Regents appoints Marian B. Smith as a non-Regent member of the Regents' Investment Policy Committee. 

REPORT OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

The Personnel Committee of the Board of Regents carefully reviewed the Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interests of the senior staff and unanimously decided that there were no conflicts of interest to be reported to the Regents. The Committee also agreed that the financial reporting procedures for those key staff who must report have functioned in accordance with established guidelines. The Committee was pleased that, pursuant to the Committee's previous recommendations, management has again effected significantly greater employee responsiveness on a more timely basis. 

DESIGNATION OF MESSRS. FOLEY, SASSER, AND WARNER AS REGENTS EMERITUS

VOTED that, in accordance with Section 2:08 of the Bylaws, the Board of Regents confers on Thomas S. Foley, James R. Sasser, and John W. Warner the title of Regent Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution, with all the rights and responsibilities thereof. 

SMITHSONIAN REORGANIZATION

This past fall, Secretary Heyman announced plans to make the Smithsonian organization as efficient as possible without causing extensive disruption to its continuing operations. He proposed the reorganization of certain senior management functions and gave new sets of responsibilities to several ranking senior staff; the new reporting relationships were reviewed by Congressional appropriations committees under their reprogramming procedures. 

The most salient feature of this new organization is the placement of most programmatic activities, such as the Smithsonian's museums and research centers, under a single officer, the Provost; Dr. Hoffmann, the former Assistant Secretary for the Sciences, has established the Office of the Provost and is serving as the Acting Provost while a search for a permanent incumbent is planned. Mrs. Newman continues to serve as Under Secretary and the Secretary's chief lieutenant for operations and administration.