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Board approves audit, financial and faculty resolutions, and honorary degrees
Summary
The Board of Visitors approved multiple committee reports and a block of resolutions, including adoption of the 2022 Internal Audit Work Plan, unaudited FY21 financial reports, faculty appointments and retirements, and conferred honorary degrees for the Class of 2020.
The William & Mary Board of Visitors considered standing committee reports and approved a slate of resolutions by voice vote on Nov. 19.
Committee chairs summarized recent sessions and presented action items. Mr. Charles E. Poston reported for the Committee on Audit, Risk and Compliance and moved adoption of Resolution 1, the 2022 Internal Audit Work Plan; the motion carried by voice vote. Mr. James A. Hixon reported for the Committee on Financial Affairs and moved adoption of Resolutions 2 and 3 (Receipt of Unaudited FY21 Consolidated Financial report; Receipt of Unaudited Financial Report of Athletics); those were approved as a block by voice vote. Mr. S. Douglas Bunch reported for Academic Affairs and moved adoption of Resolutions 4–6 (Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Instructional Faculty; Designated Professorship; Modification of Faculty Assembly Bylaws), and Resolutions 7–9 (retirements) were approved by voice vote. Mr. Victor K. Branch reported for the RBC Committee and moved adoption of Resolution 10 (retirement of Michael Lehman); it was approved by voice vote.
Other business included conferring honorary degrees for the Class of 2020 (motion by Ms. Lisa E. Roday, seconded by Mr. Hixon) and adoption of a resolution congratulating Board member Mari Carmen Aponte on her nomination as U.S. ambassador to Panama (moved by Mr. Payne, seconded by Ms. Johnson), which passed by voice vote and was followed by a standing ovation.
Votes at a glance: Resolutions 1–10 were adopted by voice vote; specific vote tallies were not recorded in the minutes. Motions to approve minutes and confer honorary degrees were adopted unanimously by voice vote.
