Advancement Committee Meeting February 8, 2024

The Advancement Committee met on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. in Room 201 of the Freeman Center with the Chair of the Committee John Lawson, presiding.

Present from the Committee

John R. Lawson, Chair
Regina Brayboy
William Estrada
C. Larry Pope
Lindsey Carney Smith, Esq., Rector
Ron Tillett

Absent from the Committee

Present from the University

William G. Kelly, President
Sarah Herzog
Josh Patterson, Faculty Senate Representative
Jennifer Latour, Chief of Staff
Spencer McDonald, Controller of CNU Foundations
Adelia P. Thompson, VP of Advancement, External Engagement and the Arts

Others Present

Bob Colvin
Vidal Dickerson
Jim Hanchett
Kyle McMullin
Logan Miller
Deborah Roundtree
Baxter Vendrick

At 2:17 p.m. Chair John Lawson called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present. Chair Lawson called for a motion to approve the minutes from the November 16, 2023 Advancement Committee meeting. William Estrada provided the motion, seconded by C. Larry Pope. The minutes were unanimously approved.

Closed Session

At 2:24 p.m. Chair Lawson called for a motion to enter closed session under Freedom of Information Act 2.2-3711 (A)(9) Gifts, Bequests and Fundraising. Lindsey Carney Smith provided the motion, seconded by Ron Tillett and the committee went into closed session.

Return to Open Session

At 3:23 p.m. Chair Lawson called for a motion to enter open session which was completed by Regina Brayboy. William Estrada seconded the motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote of the Committee.

The Committee returned to open session at 3:24 p.m. and Regina Brayboy read the certification language: The Advancement Committee of Christopher Newport University certifies that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under this chapter were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed session was convened were heard, discussed or considered by the Committee.

Ms. Brayboy asked the Committee Members to certify that only public matters were discussed that were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was called, Chair John Lawson, Regina Brayboy, William Estrada, C. Larry Pope, Rector Lindsey Carney Smith, and Ron Tillett certified to the above through a roll call, by Ms. Roundtree.

Chair Lawson called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Will Estrada made a motion which was seconded by Rector Lindsey Carney Smith. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m.