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The Executive Committee of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, November 21, 2000, at 12:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room of the President's House.

Members present were: Mr. Herbert C. Adams, Vice Chairman; Mr. James Bradley, via telephone; Dr. C. Edward Floyd, via telephone; Mr. William C. Hubbard; and Mr. Michael J. Mungo. Members absent were: Mr. Mack I. Whittle, Jr., Chairman.

Others present were: President John M. Palms, Secretary Thomas L. Stepp, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jerome D. Odom; Vice President and Chief Operating Officer J. Lyles Glenn; Vice President of Human Resources Jane M. Jameson; General Counsel Walter (Terry) H. Parham; Director of Public Affairs Russell McKinney; and representative from Media Relations Jason Snyder.

Mr. Adams called the meeting to order and invited those present to introduce themselves. Mr. McKinney indicated that no representatives from the press were in attendance. Mr. Adams stated that notice of the meeting had been posted and the press notified as required by the Freedom of Information Act; the agenda had been circulated to the members of the Committee; and a quorum was present to conduct business.

Naming of the School of Public Health: Mr. Adams recognized Mr. Stepp who reminded the Committee that the proposed naming opportunity was first discussed by the Gift Naming Opportunities Committee. It had been presented in Executive Session, in detail, to the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee. It was the consensus of the Board to empower the Executive Committee to remove this item from the table and to authorize a contract signature at a time concurrent with the wishes of the donor.

Mr. Adams recognized Dr. Palms who stated that it was an honor and a privilege to officially recommend to the Board of Trustees, via its Executive Committee, that the School of Public Health, because of a very generous gift, be named the "Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health" at the University of South Carolina.

Mr. Bradley moved to remove the requested naming from the table of the full Board and authorize the appropriate contractual signatory delegation to create the "Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health." Dr. Floyd seconded this motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

There were no other matters to come before the Committee. Therefore, Mr. Adams declared the meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Thomas L. Stepp
Secretary