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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations of the Board. Be It Further Resolved that the First National Bank of Chicago, as a designated depositary of Bernard T. Wall, Treasurer of this corporation, be and it (including its correspondent banks) is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to honor checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money drawn in this corporation's name, including those drawn to the individual order of any person or persons whose name or names appear thereon as signer or signers thereof, when bearing or purporting to bear the facsimile signatures of the two following: President and Secretary; and the First National Bank of Chicago (including its correspondent banks) shall be entitled to honor and to charge this corporation for all such checks, drafts, or other orders, regardless of by whom or by what means the facsimile signature or signatures thereon may have been affixed thereto, if such facsimile signature or signatures resemble the facsimile specimens duly certified to or filed with the First National Bank of Chicago by the Secretary or other officer of this corporation. And Be It Further Resolved that the State Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to honor vouchers bearing facsimile signatures of the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois if such facsimile signatures resemble the facsimile specimens duly certified to or filed with the State Comptroller by the Secretary. These authorizations are to continue in effect until the State Comptroller has been supplied with specimen signatures of succeeding officers of this Board.

MEETING ADJOURNED

The business carried over from the January meeting of the board concluded and the January meeting of the board was officially adjourned at 1:20 p.m.

FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE BOARD1 (Thursday, February 13, 1992)

President Thomas R. Lamont called the meeting to order and asked the secretary to call the roll. The following members of the board were present: Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon, Mr. Kenneth R. Boyle, Mrs. Judith Ann Calder, Mr. David J. Downey, Mr. Donald W. Grabowski, Mrs.

1 On Wednesday, February 12, the board received reports from the Committee on the University Hospital and the Committee on Buildings and Grounds. Chancellor Stukel reported on the status of the hospital speaking from a report which is filed with the secretary of the board for record. Following that, Dr. Dieter Haussmann, a consultant, reported on a study of the hospital, prepared in tandem with the Strategic Planning Committee for the hospital. Tnis included demographic data about areas of the City of Chicago wherein patients live, types of services needed by the patient population, payment source for hospital services, comparisons with other teaching hospitals and possible areas for future development. Assent for continuation of this inquiry and analysis was given by the members of the board. A copy of the report for this discussion is on file with the secretary. T h e Committee on Buildings and Grounds also met and received a presentation on a project proposed for Willard Airport in Champaign from Mr. Joseph F. Green, associate vice president for capital programs. Following that, a special presentation from representatives of the Illinois Landmarks Preservation Society was made. This concerned plans for the proposed Grainger Engineering Library Information Center on the Urbana-Champaign campus and related demolition of extant buildings on the identified site. Next, the committee received a presentation on the architectural design for the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center. T h e committee recommended approval of this design to the board as a whole.