THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
Board of Trustees
September 9, 2002, 10:30 a.m.
Student Union Building

I. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Preston Minus, Chairman pro tem, called the meeting to order and requested Mr. John Smith to give the invocation.
II. ROLL CALL
Mr. Minus asked Mr. Noland to call the roll. Trustees present were as follows:
Mr. Terry Bunn, Mr. Paul Hamrick, Mrs. Lena Hardaway, Mr. Robert Keahey, Mr. Preston Minus, Chairman pro tem, Dr. Louise Nolen, Dr. Doris Oliveira, Mr. Alex Saad, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Thed Spree, Dr. Tom Umphrey, Mr. Nat Watkins 
Absent: Mr. Dwight Duke.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING
There were no changes to the minutes from the meeting held on June 3, 2002, which had been previously distributed to the Trustees.Mr. Smith moved to approve the minutes, with Mr. Spree seconding the motion, and the motion passed.
IV. CONTRACT FOR PRESIDENT HOLLAND  
Mr. Nat Watkins made a motion to, by a roll call vote, amend the Agenda to grant a four-year contract through September 30, 2006, to Dr. Richard Holland as President of UWA at the currently budgeted salary, and to include any annual across-the-board raises in the future that are given to all faculty and staff.Mr. Hamrick seconded the motion. Roll Call votes were as follows: 
Ayes Mr. Terry Bunn, Mr. Paul Hamrick, Mrs. Lena Hardaway, Mr. Robert Keahey, Mr. Preston Minus, Dr. Louise Nolen, Dr. Doris Oliveira, Mr. Alex Saad, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Thed Spree, Dr. Thomas Umphrey, Mr. Nat Watkins 
Nays None 
The vote carried unanimously.  
Mr. Minus requested that the University’s Attorney, Mr. Mike Kendrick, prepare the contract for the appropriate signature. Dr. Holland expressed his appreciation to the Board for voting to give him a contract and for their confidence in him.  
V. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR FY 2002-2003 
Mr. Nat Watkins reported that the Budget and Finance Committee has met recently and would like to recommend that the Board approve the proposed Budget for 2002-2003, of which all Trustees should have received a copy prior to this meeting. After discussion, a vote was taken to approve the Budget for Fiscal Year 2002-2003, and the motion carried unanimously. 
VI. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE IN TENURE POLICY  
Dr. David Taylor, Provost, introduced Dr. Habib Bazyari, the new Dean of the College of Business. Dr. Bazyari recently retired from the Meridian Branch of Mississippi State University. Dr. Taylor requested the Board’s approval on a change in the Tenure Policy. He stated he had previously sent a copy of the proposed policy to the Trustees for their review prior to this meeting. Mr. Smith made a motion to approve the policy, as presented, and Mr. Saad seconded the motion. The motion passed. 
VII. REPORT ON ENROLLMENT 
Dr. Holland announced that Ms. Bari Watson had recently been hired as the University’s Director of Development. He said she has a Master’s Degree and a background in marketing and public relations. 
Dr. Holland also reported an increase in enrollment over last Fall Semester. He said that much of the increase was due to the retention of students, which was primarily because of the hard work of the faculty and staff. 
Mr. Minus said that he would like to make some changes in the By-laws of the Board of Trustees, i.e. that at any time a Trustee can call for a roll call vote and that the Chair pro tem would only serve a term of two years, instead of three years as stated currently in the By-laws. 
After discussion, Mr. Minus requested that Mr. Mike Kendrick, University Attorney, be contacted to draft new By-laws for discussion and/or vote at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees. 
VIII. RECESS 
There was no other business, and the meeting was recessed at 11:10 a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.