UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION 
 
 
Purpose: To approve the change in status from tenure-in-waiting to tenure for members of the faculty who 
have been approved for tenure-in-waiting by the Board of Trustees of the University since 2005.  
 
 
WHEREAS, since 2005, due to the ceiling on tenured positions in various divisions of the University of 
the Virgin Islands (“the University”) pursuant to the Faculty Policy Manual then in effect, thirteen 
members of the faculty were granted tenure-in-waiting status on various dates until such time as slots 
become available; and 
 
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2008, a revision of the Faculty Policy Manual was approved by the Board 
of Trustees, which revision included the removal of the ceiling on tenured positions; and 
 
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2009 the Board of Trustees directed the administration of the University to 
proceed to process for tenure members of the faculty with tenure-in-waiting status consistent with the 
revised Faculty Policy Manual; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Provost and the President recommended to the Board of Trustees that all of such 
members of the faculty be granted tenure; and 
  
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2009 the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee of the 
Board of Trustees reviewed that recommendation and updated the list of members of the faculty with 
tenure-in-waiting status; and   
 
WHEREAS, the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees has 
recommended that all such members of the faculty on the updated list be granted tenure; 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
UNIVERSITY THAT: 
 
1.  Tenure is hereby approved for the following members of the faculty whose status has been the 
tenure in waiting until a tenure-slot becomes available: 
 
1. Janzie Allmacher 
2. Aletha Baumann 
3. Marc Boumedine 
4. Gary Cox 
5. Rosalie Dance 
6. Violeta Donovan 
7. David Gould 
8. Stanley Latesky 
9. Robert Nicholls 
10. Michelle Peterson 
11. Stephen Ratchford 
12. Sandra Romano 
13. Alice Stanford 
 
 
2. The President of the University is authorized to take such action as is necessary to implement this 
resolution. 
 
CERTIFICATION 
 
The undersigned hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution of the Board of 
Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands and adopted at its meeting on Saturday, October 31, 2009, 
as recorded in the Minutes of the said meeting.  
 
 
 
 
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Secretary of the Board  
 
 
 
 
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