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	Vol.7, No 5, September 7, 1999
	Maxson to appoint investigator to board By Manuel Gamiz Jr. Daily Forty-Niner The Academic Affairs' Council of Deans and the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate will be reviewing nominations to appoint a principal investigator as the newest member of CSULB Foundation Board of Directors.  A principal investigator is any full-time professor who has received a grant or contract to conduct research.  President Robert Maxson, who is a board member, will receive a list of candidates in November and will then choose the new board member Jan. 15. Maxson said there are dozens of principal investigators on campus. "We want someone who has had experience with getting grants and contracts," Maxson said. The duties of the new board member will include attending all meetings, which occur every two months, and participating in a wide spectrum of policy and planning matters concerning the foundation. It is expected that the selected principal investigator will bring to the board the unique experience of grant and contract award procurement and management, Maxson said. The foundation serves as a sort of treasury, he said, overseeing how grants and contracts are issued throughout the university. Last year, university faculty members received $32 million in grants and contracts and an additional $34 million in fund raising, Maxson said. Principal investigators can nominate themselves or be nominated by another party. Nominees must then complete a nomination form and a statement of qualifications before Sept. 30. The appointee will begin a two-year term on the board in March. Stanley Finney, chairman of the geology department, will end his term in February and said he has enjoyed his time with the board. "It was nice to really see how the foundation operated and to appreciate the extent of the foundation," he said. "To see how much money and how much resources our faculty can generate." Finney is in the final year of a two-year American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund grant, which studies how continents are formed and evolved. The total grant is worth $54,000. "I wouldnít mind doing it again," he said. "But, no, I think that itís best that someone else do it."		Student voice grows All-nighters endanger some Students need MMR shots to enroll Honor society opens doors to new members Maxson to appoint investigator to board University Police, athletic department available online Parents not laws must secure guns Bookstore policy bites students in wallet Limp Bizkit's sound critiqued Singin the Blues Volleyball team remains undefeated Coach looks for results from men's team Cross country teams come up short on 1st test Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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