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Regents' Research committee approves internal appointment to endowed chair and revises Support Fund timeline ahead of possible repeal

5833711 · September 26, 2025
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Summary

The Research and Sponsored Initiatives Committee approved an internal appointment to the Henry Rimeon endowed chair at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and voted to revise Board of Regents Support Fund deadlines to an expedited schedule while removing multi‑year competitions amid legislative action concerning the fund.

The Research and Sponsored Initiatives (RSI) Committee approved two actions: (1) a waiver to permit LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans to fill the Henry Rimeon chair in orofacial and maxillofacial pain by internal appointment (Doctor Gary Klasser), and (2) policy revisions to the Board of Regents Support Fund Endowment Professorship subprogram to expedite the competitive review process and change the application deadline to February 28 for the current fiscal year.

Miss Robinson told the committee that…

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