Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1992
This is a reduced-resolution page image for fast online browsing.
EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:
512 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [May 12 Authorization for Settlement (3) The university counsel recommends that the board approve the settlement of Lopez v. Medenis, et al. in the amount of $500,000. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants failed to properly diagnose and treat the minor plaintiff's condition as bilateral retinoblastoma which resulted in the enucleation of her left eye and the extensive irradiation of her right eye causing the minor plaintiff to be legally blind. Our defense was that the condition was hereditary and could not have been diagnosed earlier. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. By consensus, the trustees approved of this recommendation as submitted, formal action to be taken subsequently when the board convenes in open meeting. Contract for Coach Lou Henson, Urbana President Ikenberry asked Chancellor Aiken to report on the contract under negotiation for Coach Lou Henson. Chancellor Aiken asked Ron Guenther, director of the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, to present the main aspects of this contract. Mr. Guenther was accompanied by Mr. Terry Cole, director of student services in the division. Mr. Guenther then presented the major areas in which Mr. Henson was evaluated and upon which the contract was based. First, he is considered one of the best basketball coaches among his peers; he is successful in coaching winning teams. Second, he is an excellent administrator. Third, Mr. Henson is very successful in his dealings with alumni, the media, and donors. Fourth, in terms of meeting academic goals, Mr. Henson is also very committed and produces results. Mr. Cole reported graduation rate data for basketball players showing that 72 percent of them graduate, compared with a 78 percent graduation rate for the University overall. Mr. Guenther then explained that the recommended salary for Mr. Henson combines such things as television and radio income and income from shoe companies. All will now come to the University and be administered there. Mr. Guenther noted that this would make the University of Illinois the only Big Ten institution to have all elements of compensation under the control of the institution. A recommendation for a new contract to be presented to the board was promised for a future meeting. Other Personnel Matters, Urbana Chancellor Aiken reported on six searches that are underway or coming to completion. He noted that a recommendation was coming to the board for a director of the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations. Further, he noted that individuals were being interviewed for the position of dean of social work and for vice chancellor for administration. Then he told the trustees that the search committees were still involved in screening individuals for the positions of vice chancellor for research
| 
