11.   At NYU, Lipton, the board chairman, will lead the search.

12.   At his death he also was a director of the historic Garden Conservancy, which was restored under his leadership as board chairman of the Botanical Garden.

13.   At his death, Amsterdam was the board chairman of Leviton Manufacturing, based in Little Neck, which he helped build into a leading maker of wiring devices.

14.   Attempts to reach Gaylord, the academy board chairman, were unsuccessful.

15.   Augustine, the Red Cross board chairman, rejected the notion that government officials would bow to Mrs. Dole because of political considerations.

16.   Blunt, the board chairman, and others said they fear having sex offenders housed on the same grounds with a vulnerable group of people with serious mental illnesses.

17.   Board chairman Toby Rosenblatt said the move was made after months of behind-the-scenes discussions between Meadows and the board.

18.   Board chairman Ralph Holm said after the public hearing that Smith met all criteria but that tenure did not mean he could never be fired.

19.   Board chairman Tom Allen, the former auditor of Utah, said he expected unanimous approval.

20.   Board chairman Robert Melzer is running the hospital temporarily, and a turnaround firm will make recommendations about possible layoffs and program cutbacks in January.