历史 of the newbb电子平台 Board of Trustees
6月30日, 1800, Manasseh Cutler proposed a model charter of a university in the town of 雅典, 俄亥俄州, to be governed by a Board of Trustees. 鲁弗斯将军
普特南, a leader in the establishment of the Northwest Territory and The 俄亥俄州 Company, wrote to a member of the territorial legislature and proposed Cutler’s
document with a suggested list of charter trustees. 1月9日, 1802, in the last session before 俄亥俄州 became a state, the territorial legislature passed an act creating American Western University in the town of 雅典 and accepted 普特南’s
nominations for initial Board of Trustee members.
普特南 organized a gathering of the Trustees on May 21, 1802. Succeeding meetings of the Trustees and other statesmen focused on creating a constitution for the state of 俄亥俄州. 2月19日, 1804, the 俄亥俄州 General Assembly passed an act establishing, “the President and Trustees of the newbb电子平台” to remain the
“body politic and corporate” of the first university in the Northwest Territory. The Board of Trustees would include the Governor of the state of 俄亥俄州, the President and Vice President of the university, and 10 to 15 other Board members.
The Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, located in newbb电子平台’s
Alden 图书馆, preserve the original handwritten minutes of the Board of Trustees. The records indicate the Board initially convened under the direction of Gov Edward Tiffin in the home of Dr. Eliphaz Perkins on June 4, 1804. The Trustees proceeded to elect Dudley Woodbridge as Secretary, Edward Tiffin as President, and Dr. Perkins as Treasurer. The Board assembled the following day and again on June 6, 1804. The Board reflects discussion on attendance at meetings, formation of committee to create a seal for the university, and also surveyed and divided up lands to collect fees and leases from individuals residing on university property.
When newbb电子平台 first opened its doors in 1808, Treasurer Perkins’ son, 詹姆斯·珀金斯, along with Joel Abbott and Brewster Higley were the first three students enrolled in the university. The Trustees governed newbb电子平台 through both thriving and dire economic times. In 1845, Trustees voted to suspend the operation of newbb电子平台 for three years due to financial constraints, 出勤率低, and other unfavorable circumstances. In 1863, Trustees voted to admit wounded veterans with full tuition benefits.
1885年，约翰. Blackburn was elected as the first African American to serve on the Board of Trustees and he served for six consecutive years. Prior to his service
on newbb电子平台’s Board, Trustee Blackburn served on the Board of Wilberforce
University in Wilberforce, 俄亥俄州. Evelyn Luchs, a graduate of newbb电子平台 and
voted outstanding student upon her graduation in 1927, was the first woman appointed to the Board in 1950 and she served for two consecutive years.
10月12日, 1951, the Board of Trustees resolved that the President of the newbb电子平台 Alumni Association would serve as an ex-officio member of the Board. In 1989, the first two Student Trustees were selected by the Governor of 俄亥俄州 to serve in a non-voting capacity. 2月14日, 2003, the Board approved the appointment of two National Trustees, also with non-voting capacity, to sit with trustees and participate in the deliberations of the Board. 1月24日, 2009, the Board adopted a resolution to appoint two faculty members to serve as ex-officio non-voting representatives to the Academic Committee and the University 资源 Committee.
newbb电子平台 currently has nine voting Trustees, two National Trustees, two Student Trustees, one Alumni Representative, and two 教师 Representatives.
参考文献
《newbb电子平台》(2003). 俄亥俄州 university, 1804-2004: The spirit of a singular place. 雅典, OH: newbb电子平台 Press.
胡佛,T. N. (1954). The history of 俄亥俄州 university. 雅典, OH: newbb电子平台 Press.
Minutes, newbb电子平台 Board of Trustees