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Treasurer's
Report
Results
of the 1999 Board Elections
Election
0f 1999-2000 Board Officers
1999-2000
Preliminary Budget and Organizational Goals
Government
Relations
Council
of Regional Accrediting Commissions (CRAC)
Specialized
Accrediting Association Panel
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May
4, 1999
Washington, DC
Chair Gordon
Haaland called the meeting to order at 1:20 pm.
Treasurer's
Report
The Board
of Directors approved the Treasurer’s Report for January-March 1999.
Results
of the 1999 CHEA Board Elections
The chair of the
1999 CHEA nominating committee, William DeLauder, reported that the nominating
committee recommended three current board members for additional three-year
terms: Edward Donley, former chair, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.;
Gordon Haaland, president of Gettysburg College; and Ira Lechner, Attorney,
Katz & Ranzman, PC. The committee also recommended Vernon O. Crawley,
president, Moraine Valley Community College, and Malcolm Gillis, president,
William Marsh Rice University to serve three-year terms.
The members of the 1999 nominating committee are: William DeLauder, Chair,
president, Delaware State University; Adriana Barrera; John Casteen, III,
president, University of Virginia; Edward Donley, former chairman, Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Brother Patrick Ellis, former president,
Catholic University of America; R. Kirbey Godsey, president, Mercer University;
Zelema Harris, president, Parkland College; Frances L. Horvath, M.D.,
Dean, School of Allied Health Professions, Saint Louis University; Blenda
Wilson, president, California State University-Northridge.
The newly elected board members will begin their terms on July 1, 1999.
Election
of 1999-2000 Board Officers
At the recommendation
of the 1999 nominating committee chair, William DeLauder, the Board of
Directors elected the 1999-2000 officers of the board. They are: Gordon
Haaland, president of Gettysburg College, chair; John Casteen, III, president
of The University of Virginia, vice chair; Vera King Farris, president
of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, secretary; and Ira Lechner,
Attorney, Katz & Ranzman, PC, treasurer. Robert Glidden, president
of Ohio University and past chair, and Alfredo de los Santos Jr., Vice
Chancellor of Educational Development at Maricopa County Community College
District, will continue to serve on the executive committee.
1999-2000
Preliminary Budget and Organizational Goals
CHEA president Judith
Eaton presented the 1999-2000 preliminary budget and organizational goals.
The organization goals are to sustain CHEA as a national voice for quality
assurance, to sustain strong and effective governmental relations presence,
to provide quality service to the CHEA community of organizations and
institutions, to produce policy analysis and research, and to pursue revenue
development and enhancement.
The board of directors approved the 1999-2000 preliminary budget and organizational
goals as presented.
Government
Relations
Gregory Fusco, CHEA’s
consultant on governmental relations, presented a status report on the
CHEA government relations’ initiatives. CHEA is currently participating
in negotiated rulemaking in which the regulations to accompany statutory
changes are developed by the Department of Education in consultation with
various higher education constituencies. Two major sessions are scheduled
for May. Key issues in negotiated rulemaking for accreditors include validity
and reliability, branch campuses, and the twelve-month rule.
Council
of Regional Accrediting Commissions (CRAC)
The regional accreditors
were continuing to devote significant time to the important issue of how
regional accreditation can address emerging multi-regional, national,
and global providers.
Specialized
Accrediting Association Panel
The Specialized Accrediting
Association Panel has met with the chief academic officers of the National
Association of State Colleges and Land-Grant Universities and formed a
subgroup to work on a statement of good practices and shared responsibilities
for accreditors and institutions. The draft statement will be a major
subject on the program of the CHEA 1999 Enhancing Usefulness Conference.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30
pm.
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