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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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362 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [August 18 Chicago campus. Mr. Chapin Rose, nonvoting student trustee from the Urbana-Champaign campus, was absent. Also present were President James J. Stukel; Dr. Sylvia Manning, vice president for academic affairs; Dr. Michael Aiken, chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dr. David C. Broski, interim chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago; Dr. Naomi B. Lynn, chancellor, University of Illinois at Springfield; and the officers of the board, Dr. Craig S. Bazzani, comptroller (and vice president for business and finance); Mr. Byron H. Higgins, university counsel; Mr. Lester H. McKeever, Jr., treasurer; and Dr. Michele M. Thompson, secretary. In addition, the following persons were also in attendance: Mr. Donald K. Coe, director, University Office of Public Affairs; Mr. Kirk Hard, associate president for governmental relations. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Mr. Lamont welcomed the trustees and indicated that he hoped the discussions would be candid and productive and that he and his colleagues would learn a lot during the retreat. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS — PRESIDENT STUKEL President Stukel thanked the trustees for giving their time to the retreat and told them that there were a number of issues that were or would soon be of real importance to the board that needed to be discussed during the two days of the retreat. He said that he and the trustees needed to look at the direction the University should take and set priorities for the near future. He added that he hoped the board and the administration could work together to achieve goals as a family. He then introduced Mr. Richard (Tom) Ingram, president of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), and thanked Mr. Ingram for graciously agreeing to come to the retreat and serve as a facilitator for some of the discussions of the board. In closing, President Stukel stressed that the retreat and its outcomes were very important to him. COMMENTS FROM MR. INGRAM Mr. Ingram began his comments by saying that he was pleased to be with the trustees again and that he remembered the time he spent with the board in the spring and summer of 1991 as being very useful. He mentioned two specific desired outcomes he hoped for from the retreat. These were: to come away with a commitment to support the University, and a commitment to the president and the administration. He mentioned that the environment in which board members must function holds many ambiguities but that the above two matters are unambiguous. He started his presentation by stating that the board ought to update its Bylaws. He advised that the roles of the board's officers be reviewed and probably changed, particularly that of treasurer.
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