(original letter available upon request)
July 27, 2026
JULIE RODRIGUES WIDHOLM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM & PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE (BAMPFA)
RE: Delegation of Authority 2661-Execution of Agreements
Pursuant to Presidential Delegation of Authority 2661 regarding the execution of agreements, dated June
13, 2025, and redelegated to me by the Chancellor, I am redelegating to you, in your role as the
Executive Director of the BAMPFA, the authority to execute certain agreements that are required with
other art museums and institutions to loan UC Regents-owned artwork to third parties for exhibition.
You are authorized to execute the agreements limited to those in Attachment A, which may be revised
only with written authorization of a representative of the Office of Business Contracts and Brand
Protection (BCBP) and consultation with the Office of Legal Affairs.
Within the scope outlined above, you are authorized to execute all such agreements except those which
contain provisions falling within the restrictions and limitations set forth in Standing Order 100.4(dd)
that require approval of The Regents because of specific Regental policy, or require approval by the
President pursuant to specific memoranda issued from time to time. Other conditions, as stated in former
UCOP President Drake’s June 13, 2025 letter, apply, but are not reiterated in this letter.
You will need to be vigilant for circumstances that may cause an agreement to fall outside of the limits
of your authority. In addition, your delegation contains the following special limits:
(1) Executed agreements must not deviate from the approved form(s) in Attachment A, except for
necessary program information such as the name, address, and contact information of the
contracting party; title, time, and place of exhibition; and duration of the agreement. The
standard BCBP template footer may not be removed from the agreement and must include a
BCBP Contract Management System (BCMS) number or other identifying number provided
by BCBP. Agreements that deviate from their form in all other ways shall be submitted to
BCBP (or its successor) for processing, negotiation, and execution on behalf of The Regents.
Agreements that are on third-party forms may not be executed by the BAMPFA. Instead, they
must be submitted to BCBP for processing.
(2) In accordance with standard BCBP protocol, agreements must be executed by the other party
first. If necessary, exceptions may be made for agreements with schools or school districts, and
for agreements between the University and local, state, or U.S. federal government agencies.
Any agreements eligible for the exception will be identified in Attachment A. When an
agreement is executed by the Regents first, every reasonable effort must be made to obtain a
fully executed agreement from the other party. If special circumstances require a non-eligible
agreement to be signed by the Regents first, the agreement should be submitted to BCBP (or
its successor) for processing and execution on behalf of the Regents.
(3) The BAMPFA must create a complete record for each executed agreement in BCBP’s
BCMS (or its successor), including a copy of the fully executed agreement within three (3)
months from the date of execution. In addition, BCBP may audit these records to ensure the
delegation limits are being observed, and the BAMPFA will provide BCBP with an annual
report of the executed agreements.
This authority may not be further redelegated
Please contact the Berkeley Campus Delegations Coordinator by email:
contactdelegations@berkeley.edu, with any concerns or questions you may have regarding this
redelegation of authority.
This redelegation supersedes all previous redelegations of this authority, including the delegation issued on
June 29, 2026.
Signed,
Benjamin E. Hermalin
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Enclosure: Attachment A: Borrower’s Agreement Template 7.22.26
cc: David Robinson - Chief Campus Counsel
Jaime Jue - Director, Audit and Advisory Services
Megan Landin - Delegations of Authority Coordinator
Michèle Huff - Executive Director, BCBP
Sumali Tuchrello, Project Policy Analyst, Office of the EVCP