  {"id":707,"date":"2021-11-29T20:26:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/?page_id=707"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:28:03","slug":"ucf-research-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-research-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"91勛圖厙 Research Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-xl-9\">\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tThe 91勛圖厙 Research Foundation (91勛圖厙RF) was created in 1991 as a non-profit direct support organization of 91勛圖厙 to promote, encourage and provide assistance to the research activities of University faculty, staff and students. 91勛圖厙RF accepts and administers contracts, grants, and other sponsored activities as well as appropriate donations, the majority coming from private funds. In addition, 91勛圖厙RF provides the mechanism for making 91勛圖厙 discoveries, inventions, processes and work products available to the public. The 91勛圖厙RF also assists with the economic development initiatives of the University.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-3 mt-lg-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5\">Board of Directors<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Beverly Seay<\/dt>\n<dd>Chair<\/dd>\n<dt>Dr. Alexander Cartwright<\/dt>\n<dd>Director, 91勛圖厙 President<\/dd>\n<dt>Mark Crandall<\/dt>\n<dd>Director<\/dd>\n<dt>Waymon Armstrong<\/dt>\n<dd>Director<\/dd>\n<dt>Benjamin Patz<\/dt>\n<dd>Director<\/dd>\n<dt>Alan Florez<\/dt>\n<dd>Director and 91勛圖厙 Board of Trustees Representative<\/dd>\n<dt>Dr. Terri Finkel<\/dt>\n<dd>Director<\/dd>\n<dt>\n<h2 class=\"h5\">Corporate Officers<\/h2>\n<\/dt>\n<dt>Dr. Winston Schoenfeld<\/dt>\n<dd>Chief Executive Officer<\/dd>\n<dt>Kim Smith<\/dt>\n<dd>Vice President of Operations, Secretary<\/dd>\n<dt>Megan Carrigan<\/dt>\n<dd>Treasurer<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h2 class=\"h5\">Corporate Legal Counsel and<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"h5\">Registered Agent<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Robert Wilson<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Associate General Counsel<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Robert.Wilson@ucf.edu\">Robert.Wilson@ucf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any person who wishes to appeal a decision made by the 91勛圖厙RF Board of Directors with respect to any matter considered at this public meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h5\">Documents and Resources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Third-amended-and-Restated-Articles-for-signature.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Articles of Incorporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/06\/Sixth-Amended-and-Restated-Bylaws-5.28.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/IRS_DetermLtr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IRS Determination Letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/for-researchers\/research-foundation\/foundationtools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most Recent Tax Return<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/2025_university-of-central-florida-research-foundation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most Recent Financial Statements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/ADA_ConflictOfInterestPolicy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conflict of Interest Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/for-researchers\/research-foundation\/foundationtools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Other Key Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-xl-3 mt-3 mt-lg-0\">\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-dso-list \" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"[icon class=&quot;fa fa-list-ul&quot;]91勛圖厙 DSOs\" aria-label=\"[icon class=&quot;fa fa-list-ul&quot;]91勛圖厙 DSOs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4 heading-underline\">\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-list-ul\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t91勛圖厙 DSO<span class=\"text-lowercase\">s<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-academic-health\/\">\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t91勛圖厙 Academic Health, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-athletics-association\/\">91勛圖厙 Athletics Association, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-convocation-corporation\/\">91勛圖厙 Convocation Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-finance-corporation\/\">91勛圖厙 Finance Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-foundation\/\">91勛圖厙 Foundation, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-research-foundation\/\">91勛圖厙 Research Foundation, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-stadium-corporation\/\">91勛圖厙 Stadium Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/CFCPO\/\">Central Florida Clinical Practice Organization, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/compliance.ucf.edu\/compliance-helpline\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mt-3\" src=\"https:\/\/admfin.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/Integrity-Line.png\" alt=\"Speak Up\" 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