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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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136 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [December 21 Committee to Assist in the Selection of a President; Professor Richard M. Johnson, vice chair of the committee; and William Funk and Madeleine Condit, representatives from Korn/Ferry International, an executive search firm. EXECUTIVE SESSION Chair Boyle, referring to Section Two of the Open Meetings Act, stated: 44 A motion is now in order to hold an executive session to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, or dismissal of employees or officers, to discuss pending, probable, or imminent litigation, the acquisition of real property, to discuss campus security, and to receive legal advice from counsel." The motion was made by Mrs. Calder and approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Didato-Castillo.) Report from Consultative Committee to Assist in the Selection of a President Mr. Boyle turned to Professor Bahr and asked her to present her report from the Consultative Committee. As an opening remark, Professor Bahr reminded all present of the need for extreme confidentiality of all involved at all stages of this process. She then proceeded to update the board on the search process and thanked the members of the Consultative Committee, the firm of Korn/Ferry International, and the University staff members who were providing assistance to the committee. Professor Bahr then gave an overview of the entire process followed by the committee to date. She described the several efforts made to identify prospects for this position and all forms of dissemination of information about the search for a new president. She told the board of the special efforts she and Professor Johnson had made in contacting national higher education association directors and seeking their help with recruitment of nominees and on other activities of the search process. Next, Professor Bahr described the review process followed by the committee, beginning with evaluation of nominees according to the criteria approved by the board in September 1994. She also told the board members how information about the backgrounds of nominees was gleaned from the prospects' references, their own submissions of information, and from LEXIS/NEXIS computer files, as well as from the nominators of the prospects. Professor Bahr reported that the committee had 147 prospects to review, including applications and nominations. Of this number, 48 had not responded when asked if they wished to be considered and 44
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