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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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198 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [February 12 BOARD MEETING, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1995 When the board reconvened at 8:30 a.m. in executive session, the following members of the board were present: Mrs. Judith Ann Calder, Mr. William D. Engelbrecht, Dr. Jeffrey Gindorf, Mrs. Susan L. Gravenhorst, Mr. Thomas R. Lamont, Ms. Ada N. Lopez, Mrs. Martha R. O'Malley, Ms. Judith R. Reese. The following members of the board were absent: Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon, Governor Jim Edgar. The following nonvoting student trustees were present: Mr. Christopher Didato-Castillo, Chicago campus; Mr. Chapin Rose, Urbana-Champaign campus. Also present were Professor Janice M. Bahr, chair of the Consultative Committee to Assist in the Selection of a President; Professor Richard M.Johnson, vice chair of the committee; and Dr. Michele M. Thompson, secretary of the board. At this time, the board members met with the sixth candidate at breakfast. At 9:35 a.m., the meeting was moved to an adjoining room. The questions posed by the trustees were essentially the same as those presented to the other candidates. In responding, the candidate described past and current experience and particularly emphasized interactions with higher education boards, both institutional and statewide. This individual discussed current experiences in dealing with urban community issues and state legislative interactions particular to the setting and also drew parallels to situations at the University of Illinois and the State of Illinois. The candidate also described past experience in working with state legislative and Congressional delegates. This particular candidate presented experience at many levels of university administration and in many different types of institutions. There was considerable discussion of past career experiences and ability to manage crises of various kinds. The candidate responded to questions regarding fund-raising experiences by giving a detailed description of past and current efforts that included increasing corporate giving to the institution, increasing private support, bringing more alumni donations to the university, e.g., a $35 million gift for a medical facility, and securing funds for undergraduate program improvement. This candidate replied to queries about background experiences in health care education, research, and service by giving a detailed description of current experience in managing a large academic health sciences center. Also, the candidate discussed local and national dangers in funding health care and the problems of teaching hospitals in securing adequate referrals of patients. The issue of managed care was discussed with the trustees quite thoroughly. This included attention to competition experienced by teaching hospitals with private hospitals. A preference for a collegial management style was expressed by this
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