IHL May 2007 meeting highlights

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdMay07.pdf

Mr. Thomas W. Colbert was absent. (p. 1)

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3. USM - Approved the purchase of a LXQ Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer from Thermo Electron in the amount of $279,015.  The funding for this purchase is provided through a National Science Foundation grant.  (p. 2)

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AWARD OF TENURE

University of Southern Mississippi**
Burgess, Brigitte
Butler, David
Carr, Jon
Cwikla, Julie
Davis, Michael
Englert, Tracy
Guo, Laodong
Lee, Sungwook
Marcus, David
Masters, Kathleen
McNeese, Mary Nell
Prange, Laura
Ross, Diane DeCesare
Russakovsky, Alexander
Turner, Steven...

** These items were inadvertently left off the Consent Agenda. The agenda was amended on May 16, 2007 to include the items.  (pp. 5-6)

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3. USM -- Approval the award of a contract in the amount of $21,722,000 to Mac's Construction
Company, Inc., the lowest of four bidders, for GS 108-230, Polymer Institute Produce Process
Unit/Building, and request approval by the Bureau of Building.  Funding is available from SB 2988,
Laws of 2003, in the amount of $2,000,000; from a NIST Grant in the amount of $20,000,000 and from
university sources.   (p. 7)

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ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. Davidson expressed his appreciation of the retirement supper held in honor of Dr. Shelby Thames, President
of The University of Southern Mississippi.  (p. 8)

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4. System Administration (Information item.) - A list of institutes and centers as of May 2007 is
included in the bound May 16-17, 2007 Board Working File.  The following is a list of four new centers
and the renaming of a center at USM. ...

e.  Additionally, USM has renamed the Center for Adult Learning and Education to the Center for
Research and Learning in Education.  The university made this name change due to a change in
research focus from adults to individuals of all ages.  The center serves as a catalyst for the
advancement of research within the College of Education and Psychology.  This limited scope
and outreach center is funded through external resources. (p. 10)
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2. USM - Approved the request to issue a revenue note and related documents approved by the Southern
Mississippi Educational Building Corporation, not to exceed $3,500,000, to finance the new scoreboard
at M. M. Roberts Stadium.  Also, approved the request to appoint Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens,
Cannada PLLC as bond counsel for the issuance.  Nicholson & Co, PLLC served as financial advisor
on the project.  The revenue stream for debt service is available from the increased guaranteed minimum
royalty revenue from the ISP Contract approved by the Board during the April 2007 meeting. (pp. 12-13)

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COMMISSIONER'S REPORT...

< Thank you, Dr. Davidson, and welcome to your new position as Board president! I know I speak on
behalf of the IEO's and Board office staff that we look forward to working with you this year.
< Thank you, Dr. Magee, for this past year.
< You effectively let us through two presidential searches, a successful legislative session, and the search
for property for an additional Southern Miss campus....

< Dr. Thames, welcome to your last Board meeting! After five years, does it come as a relief?  As you
know, Dr. Thames will step down on May 20 and return to the lab to make more polymers!  Under Dr.
Thames' leadership, Southern Miss has more than doubled its external funding dollars from $50 million
in 2001 to $102 million in 2006 -- the highest level of research funding the institution has ever
experienced.  We all know Shelby is committed to innovation and commercialization, which can be
recognized in the new $30 million Innovation and Commercialization Park. We expect it will have a
strong influence on the economic landscape of South Mississippi.  They say leaders are made, not born.
Hard times define true leaders. The same can be said for Dr. Thames' swift response within days of
Hurricane Katrina.  You all remember when Dr. Thames made his way up the Coast and stood in the
back of a pickup truck in the parking lot of Long Beach High School to let the Southern Miss family
know that although they had lost much, they had not lost their spirit or their resolve.  In just a few short
weeks, the Southern Miss community turned Gulfport's old Garden Park Hospital into a University
facility. Students and faculty alike were able to get back to the business of education amid much disarray
outside their temporary walls.  Seniors were able to graduate on time and faculty and staff never missed
a paycheck.  Dr. Thames, thank you for the past five years, for your service to both Southern Miss and
to the state of Mississippi.  Please join me in a round of applause. We wish you well!...

< Finally, the University of Southern Mississippi also broke ground Monday on the National
Formulation Science Laboratory, the first building in the University's planned Innovation and
Commercialization Park.  The lab will allow high-tech companies to access the work being done
at the university, particularly in the area of polymers and high-performance materials. ...  (pp. 16-18)

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EXECUTIVE SESSION...

Discussion of personnel matters at Mississippi Valley State University, Alcorn State University and the
University of Southern Mississippi. ...

The Board discussed the personnel matters at Mississippi Valley State University, Alcorn State
University and the University of Southern Mississippi.  No action was taken.... (p. 19)

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Board Approved 2008 Legislative Requests

1 MUW Fire Suppression Systems $1,050,000
2 UM Wastewater/Sewer Treatment Facilities $1,800,000
3 JSU ADA Compliance Phase II $2,700,000
4 JSU Land Acquisition $4,000,000
5 UMMC Hospital Area Renovation $10,000,000
6 DSU Caylor-White Walters Hall Renv Ph I $10,500,000
7 MVSU Library Enhancement $5,200,000
8 MUW Library (Phase I) $6,000,000
9 ASU School of Nursing Renovation $2,500,000
10 MSU Renovation to Lee Hall Phase I $7,000,000
11 UM Scruggs Music Hall Renovation $3,500,000
12 USM General Repair and Renovation $7,500,000
13 ERC Structural Renovations $1,000,000
14 MSU/DAFVM Wise Center Renovation, Phase I $10,550,000
15 MUW Fine Arts Renovation $3,650,000
16 UM Applied Sciences $4,000,000
17 MVSU Academic Skills, Phase II $3,200,000
18 USM College Hall Renovation $6,000,000
19 JSU General R & R $6,000,000
20 ASU General Campus R & R $6,000,000
21 UM Lewis Hall HVAC $3,500,000
22 MVSU* Wellness Center $5,000,000
23 MSU Renovate YMCA Building $9,200,000
24 UM Garland - Heddleston - Mayes Renovations $6,000,000
25 USM/GC Master Planning $500,000
26 MSU* Civil and Environmental Eng. Complex Phase I $3,000,000


Pre-Planning Projects
ASU Vicksburg Higher Education Center (Pre-Plan) $400,000
USM JB George Building Replacement (Pre-Plan) $500,000
UM Peabody Hall (Pre-Plan) $500,000


GRAND TOTAL $130,750,000  (p. 24)

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Payment of legal fees for professional services rendered by Adams & Reese (Statement dated 3/9/07) from
the funds of the University of Southern Mississippi.  (This statement represents services and expenses in
connection with the Servidio case.)
TOTAL DUE................................................................. $52.50   (p. 25)

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EXHIBIT 4   May 16-17, 2007
Recommended Allocation by Institution
FY 2008

Institution---FY 2007 Allocation---Line Items (including reallocations) ---Equity Adjustment & Board Incentive ---Formula Allocation ---FY 2008 Allocation---$ Change

...  MSU---90,518,205---7,332,808---0---2,850,140 ---100,701,153---10,182,948

... UM ---70,405,704---7,218,800---1,000,000---2,502,260 ---81,126,764---10,721,060

... USM---82,727,802----5,576,230---0---2,441,136 ---90,745,168---8,017,366    (p. 27)