  {"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":"UCF 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 166su Research Foundation (166suRF) was created in 1991 as a non-profit direct support organization of 166su to promote, encourage and provide assistance to the research activities of University faculty, staff and students. 166suRF accepts and administers contracts, grants, and other sponsored activities as well as appropriate donations, the majority coming from private funds. In addition, UCFRF provides the mechanism for making 166su discoveries, inventions, processes and work products available to the public. The 166suRF 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, UCF 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 166su 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 166suRF 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;]166su DSOs\" aria-label=\"[icon class=&quot;fa fa-list-ul&quot;]166su 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\t166su 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\t166su Academic Health, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-athletics-association\/\">166su Athletics Association, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-convocation-corporation\/\">166su Convocation Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-finance-corporation\/\">166su Finance Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-foundation\/\">166su Foundation, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-research-foundation\/\">166su Research Foundation, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/leadership\/dso\/ucf-stadium-corporation\/\">166su 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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