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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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nations be closed, and, by unanimous ballot, Mr. Engelbrecht and Mrs. O'Malley were elected members of the Executive Committee to serve until the next annual meeting of the board or until their successors shall have been elected. Secretary, Comptroller, and University Counsel of the Board In accord with the Bylaws of the board, the president of the University had conveyed his advice to the board that the t h r e e incumbents be reelected: Michele M. T h o m p s o n , secretary of the board; Craig S. Bazzani, comptroller of the board; and Byron H. Higgins, university counsel. Ms. Reese moved approval for reelection of all t h r e e incumbents and requested a roll call vote. O n the basis of the following vote, Dr. Thompson, Dr. Bazzani, and Mr. Higgins were reelected secretary, comptroller, and university counsel, respectively, to serve until the next annual meeting of the board or until their successors shall have been elected. T h e vote was: Aye, Mr. Engelbrecht (for Dr. T h o m p s o n and Dr. Bazzani), Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese (for Dr. Thompson and Dr. Bazzani); no, Mr. Engelbrecht (for Mr. Higgins), Ms. Reese (for Mr. Higgins); absent, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Governor Edgar. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Malone, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Mathew.) Delegation of Signatures

Resolved that the chair of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to such individuals as h e / s h e may designate from time to time authority to sign his/her name as chair of the Board of Trustees to vouchers presented to the State Comptroller and authority to sign his/her name to warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations approved by the board; and Resolved further that the secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to such individuals as she may designate from time to time authority to sign her name as secretary of the Board of Trustees to vouchers presented to the State Comptroller and to warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations of the board. And be it further Resolved that the State Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to honor vouchers bearing facsimile signatures of the chair and secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois if such facsimile signatures resemble the facsimile specimens duly certified to or filed with the State Comptroller by the secretary. These authorizations are to continue in effect until the State Comptroller has been supplied with specimen signatures of succeeding officers of this board.

T h e s e resolutions were unanimously adopted.