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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and the officers of the board, Dr. Craig S. Bazzani, comptroller (and vice president for business and finance); Mr. Byron H. Higgins, university counsel; Mr. B e r n a r d T. Wall, treasurer; and Dr. Michele M. T h o m p s o n , secretary. In addition, the following persons were also in attendance: Mr. Donald K. Coe, director, University Office of Public Affairs; Mr. Kirk H a r d , executive assistant to the president of the University; and Mr. R. C. Wicklund, associate secretary. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT TO SERVE UNTIL ANNUAL MEETING Mrs. Shepherd presented to the board the o r d e r of business stated in the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees in Article V, Section 1, Terms of Officers and Appointees of the Board. This section of the Bylaws stipulates that "All vacancies for any cause shall be filled by vote of the Board of Trustees in organized meeting, provided that for the period between the occurrence of any vacancy and the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Chairman of the General Policy Committee of the Board shall be and become President, if the vacancy exists in that office. . . . " Mrs. Shepherd, noted that the Committee on Academic Affairs was the successor committee to the General Policy Committee and, thus, the chair of the Committee on Academic Affairs had been d e e m e d the individual to preside as president of the Board of Trustees in the event of a vacancy in the office of president until the next organized meeting of the board. Given this, Mrs. Shepherd indicated to the board that it was necessary to elect a president of the board to serve until the next annual meeting of the board and asked for nominations. Dr. Bacon was recognized and stated that she had been asked by some of h e r colleagues on the board to serve as president for the period until t h e next annual meeting and was both pleased and flattered by this recognition. However, she indicated that the press of other commitments prevented her service in this role at this time and she would place in nomination the n a m e of Donald W. Grabowski for president of the Board of Trustees. Mrs. Gravenhorst asked to comment and stated that though she had t h o u g h t the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees were clear in providing for the chair of the Committee on Academic Affairs (as the successor to the General Policy Committee), to serve as president of the b o a r d until the next annual meeting of the board she realized that h e r interpretation was not shared by the majority. In view of this and out of concern for consensus on the board, she supported the nomination of Mr. Grabowski. O n motion of Dr. Bacon, Mr. Grabowski was elected president of the b o a r d to serve until the next annual meeting of the board or until a successor is elected. Mr. Grabowski then took the chair.