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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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placing the long-term welfare of the University first, as well as a special kind of temperament characterized by patience, compassion, and a commitment to quality. He then commented on two former trustees who had expired in the last month, Mr. Robert Hickman and Mrs. Frances Best Watkins, and asked that they be remembered by the University community.

Tribute to Kenneth R. Boyle

President Ikenberry asked Mrs. Gravenhorst to read the following resolution to honor the service of Chair Kenneth R. Boyle to the Board of Trustees.

To Kenneth R. Boyle: As you complete the full term to which you were elected in November 1988, the Board of Trustees hereby expresses its deep appreciation for your dedicated service as a member of this Board. Your service as Chair of the Board has been particularly effective in terms of leadership and fairness. During your years on the Board you have served devotedly and very capably as a member of the Athletic Activities Committee, the Executive Committee, the Agriculture Committee and the Alumni Committee. In addition, you generously gave your counsel to the State Universities Civil Service System Merit Board and to the State Universities Retirement System Board as one of the representatives from the Board of Trustees. From your career in state government, as a former member of the House of Representatives of the Illinois General Assembly, as Director of the State's Attorney's Appellate Prosecutor's Office, and as State's Attorney of Macoupin County you brought special expertise to the Board's deliberations. You have contributed in significant ways to the many complex issues the Board has addressed these past six years. The insights and knowledge you added to Board discussions, gained from your experience and long commitment to public service have benefited the Board and the University. We now salute you for your generous gift of guardianship to your alma mater as its Trustee. The President and other administrative officers of the University wish to join with the Board of Trustees in this tribute to you and in extending best wishes to you — and to Mrs. Boyle for her special service. The Board of Trustees directs that this resolution be incorporated into the minutes of today's meeting to become a part of the official public record, and that a suitable copy be given to you as a permanent reminder of the esteem and affection in which you are held.

Presentation of Gavel to Mr. Boyle

Following the reading and adoption of the resolution, President Ikenberry presented to Mr. Boyle a gavel as a memento of his service as chair of the board for the past year. This included an inscription noting his term as chair. The president then thanked Mr. Boyle for his excellent leadership as the presiding officer of the board for the year just past.