Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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1992] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 463 Lastly, President Ikenberry reported that in discussions with the governor and some State agencies, suggestions for streamlining certain activities had been presented. The president indicated that the interface between the State and the University is simply inefficient in several ways. He stated that he would bring to the board a list of suggested changes in the way the University deals with the State that he thought would save money for both the State and the University. OLD BUSINESS There was no business presented under this aegis. NEW BUSINESS Mrs. Calder remembered the contributions of Dr. Paul Raccah, professor and chair, Department of Physics, Chicago campus. Dr. Raccah passed away the previous week. She cited his major professional contributions to his field as well as his contributions to the campus, especially to the University Hospital. Mr. Mitchell presented an alternative proposal to the board for consideration as a way to manage the reductions in scholarship aid to students this semester from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Mr. Mitchell spoke to the difficulties these students would have in paying back monies already granted to them for this semester. (Materials related to this issue are filed with the secretary of the board.) Mrs. Gravenhorst asked that the suggestions for restructuring the committees of the board be circulated again for additional consideration by the members of the board. REGULAR AGENDA The board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 1 through 6 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.) Honorary Degrees, Chicago (1) T h e senate at the Chicago campus has recommended that honorary degrees be conferred on the following persons at the Commencement Exercises on May 10, 1992: LOUISE ERDRICH — the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. MICHAEL A. DORRIS — the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. IRVING B. HARRIS — the degree of Doctor of Social Service. JONAS E. SALK — the degree of Doctor of Sciences and Letters. Louis W. SULLIVAN — the degree of Doctor of Science.
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