Pursuant
to O.G.G.A. §14-3-205, Robert D. Bishop, William Ray
Childs, C. Swann Seiler and John Phinizy Spalding, as all
of the Incorporators of the Arch Foundation for the University
of Georgia, Inc. (the “Arch Foundation”), do
hereby unanimously consent to and adopt the following resolutions
as of June 2, 2005, which resolutions shall have the same
force and effect as if they were adopted at a meeting of
the Incorporators duly called and held, to-wit:
BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation
and Articles of Incorporation of the Arch Foundation
be accepted and a copy of each attached to this consent
as Exhibit “A”; and
BE
IT RESOLVED, that the form of bylaws attached
to this consent as Exhibit “B”, be, and hereby
are, adopted as the bylaws of the Arch Foundation (the “Bylaws”);
and
BE
IT RESOLVED, that there shall initially be thirty
Trustees of the Board of Trustees of the Arch Foundation,
and, pursuant to Section 3.2 (a) of the Bylaws, the following
persons are elected as Trustees for the initial term
indicated below, and until their successors are chosen
and qualify:
Elected Trustees
Class of 2006
|
Class of 2007
|
Class of 2008
|
Class of 2009
|
Jenny Lynn Bradley
M. Louise McBee
John McMullan
Donald A. Perry
C. Swann Seiler
Mary Virginia Terry |
James E. Butler, Jr.
Chester Davenport
J. Don Edwards
Ramsey T. Way |
Earl
Barrs
Robert D. Bishop
Charles E. Campbell
Robert G. Edg
F. Sheffield Hale
Larry D. Thompson
|
Otis
A. Brumby, Jr.
Frederick E. Cooper
Norman S. Fletcher
Jack Head
Sarah Corn Irby
John Phinizy Spalding
|
Pursuant
to Section 3.2 (b) and (c) of the Bylaws, the initial ex-officio
Trustees of the Arch Foundation shall be:
Ex-officio, Voting Trustees
Michael F. Adams – President,
University of Georgia
Steve W. Wrigley – Senior
Vice President for External Affairs
Margaret Robinson
(until July 31); Nancy Felson (beginning August 1) – Chair
of the University Council Executive Committee
William H. NeSmith,
Jr. (until June 30); C. Swann Seiler (beginning July
1) – President
of the UGA Alumni Association.
Ex-officio, Non-Voting Trustees
Arnett C. Mace,
Jr. – Senior
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Henry M.
Huckaby – Senior
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Robert E.
Ratajczak, Jr. – President of the University’s
Staff Council
William R. Childs – President of the University’s
Student Government Association
BE IT RESOLVED, that the seal for the
Arch Foundation bearing the following words:
ARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, INC.
CORPORATE SEAL
2005
GEORGIA
be,
and hereby is, adopted as the seal of the Arch Foundation;
and
BE
IT RESOLVED, that all actions taken on behalf
of the Arch Foundation by Robert D. Bishop, William Ray
Childs, C. Swann Seiler, John Phinizy Spalding, as Incorporators,
and their attorneys, Powell Goldstein, LLP and Hatcher
Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, LLP, be, and are,
ratified and affirmed; and
BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Arch Foundation, through
its attorneys, shall submit Form 1023 to the Internal
Revenue Service for approval of the Arch Foundation as
a non-profit organization exempt from federal income
taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended and Form 3605 to the State of
Georgia Department of Revenue for recognition of exemption
by the State of Georgia; and
BE
IT RESOLVED, that C. Swann Seiler, Steve W.
Wrigley and F. Sheffield Hale are appointed as the Nominating
Committee for purposes of recommending officers, committee
assignments and professionals of the Arch Foundation
at the inaugural meeting of the Board; and
BE
IT RESOLVED, that the inaugural meeting of the
Board shall be held on June 15, 2005, for the election
of officers and such other actions as may be properly
brought before the Board, and the Arch Foundation shall
commence business as of such day; and
BE
IT RESOLVED, that this consent with its attachments
be placed in the minute book of the Arch Foundation.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, effective this 2nd day of June
2005, the undersigned Incorporators of the Arch Foundation
have executed this written consent, in one or more copies,
all of which shall be deemed part of the original, in
lieu of the organizational meeting of the Incorporators
of the Arch Foundation.