Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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114 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Personnel Matters — Urbana-Champaign [November 18 Chancellor Aiken reported to the board that the search for an associate chancellor for public affairs was in its final stages and that he would hope to bring a recommendation to them at their January meeting. Real Estate Acquisition Mr. Grabowski asked if a story about a parking lot at the Chicago campus possibly being sold was accurate. He was told that this was not so. SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION At this session, the board members, President Ikenberry, and Dr. Thompson were present. They were joined by Professor Janice M. Bahr, chair of the Consultative Committee to Assist the Board in the Selection of a President; Professor Richard M. Johnson, vice chair of the committee; and Madeleine Condit of Korn/Ferry International, the search firm assisting with the search. Professor Bahr told the board members that the meeting was for the purpose of updating them on the status of the search. She noted that the committee had interviewed each of the general officers for information concerning their working relationships with the president and their perceptions of the position. She also described the work the committee has collaborated on with Korn/Ferry. Professor Bahr reported that at that time there were 113 applications and nominations in the file under review. She stated that in this group were women and minorities. Next, Professor Bahr described visits that she and Professor Johnson had had with three national higher education associations for the purpose of gathering more nominations for the position. She explained that she and Professor Johnson were calling these nominees personally and urging them to agree to be considered by the committee. She then summarized the characteristics of several strong prospects that she and Professor Johnson had called. She stressed that it often takes time to get individuals interested in being considered. Following that, Professor Bahr proposed the next steps that the committee might take in the process of distilling the pool down to a list of well-qualified persons that would be presented to the board. She suggested that the committee reduce the list to a group of 12-15, then conduct preliminary interviews with this group. Following that phase, the committee would bring a list of six to eight names to the board for their interviews and presumably a selection. Professor Bahr suggested that it would be useful for her and Professor Johnson to sit with the board during their interviews. She then suggested another meeting with the board on December 21, 1994. The committee members and Ms. Condit then departed.
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