Bill,

I consider a board of trustees member equivalent to a corporate director as in 'board of directors' so I vote "yes".

Ruth Tallman
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Lehigh University
526 Brodhead Avenue
Bethlehem, PA  18015
Phone:   (610)758-3024
FAX:    (610)758-5994
E-mail:   xxxxxx@lehigh.edu

William Campbell wrote:

> RESADMers, a colleague at another institution asked me the following question.  I don't know the answer, does anyone?
>
> Under the "Debarment and Suspension" compliance requirement, does a member of an institution's Board of Trustees meet the definition of "principal"?
>
> Here's what he knows so far:
> Definition of Principal (from NIH and NSF legislation incorporating the
> requirement):  Principal. Officer, director, owner, partner, key employee, or other person within a participant with primary management or supervisory
> responsibilities; or a person who has a critical influence on or substantive control over a covered transaction, whether or not employed by the participant. Persons who have a critical influence on or substantive control over a covered transaction are:
>     (a) Principal investigators.
>     (b) Researchers.
>
> Please answer to the list or to me, your choice.  I'll pass the responses on.
>
> Regards, Bill
>
> Bill Campbell
> Director, Grants & Research
> University of Wisconsin-River Falls
> 715/425-3195
> xxxxxx@uwrf.edu
>
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