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1996]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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(The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Malone.)

Authorization for Settlement

(26) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement of Pappageorge, Chris G. v. Covenant Medical Center, et al. in the amount of $1,100,000, with the Board of Trustees' share of that settlement being $733,333. The plaintiff alleges that our defendants failed to diagnose an intracerebral hemorrhage which resulted in the death of plaintiff's descendent. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Malone.)

Report of Action by the Executive Committee

(27) The following action was taken by the Executive Committee via telephone conference on Thursday, May 2, 1996. This action is now reported to the board as a whole. The purpose of the meeting was to consider the emergency purchase of materials and equipment for use in issuing data cards for students, faculty, and staff at all three campuses. (Descriptive information is filed with the secretary of the board for record.) The data cards will provide convenient access to services on a single card. Emergency approval was requested as it is essential to have the equipment in place for student orientation in early June and to comply with the July 1 implementation of the University Retail Sales Act. The recommended vendors for the data card services are as follows: DataCard will provide the carding equipment; First of America will provide financial services; and MCI will offer telecommunication services. The total amount of this purchase from institutional funds is $324,270. Trustee Reese stated her preference that the whole board be allowed to vote on this, since the board meeting was scheduled just seven days after this meeting of the Executive Committee. She stated that she would have preferred this because of the new services the card offers. On motion of Mrs. O'Malley, the purchase recommended was authorized by the following vote of members of the Executive Committee: Aye, Mr. Engelbrecht, Mr. Lamont, Mrs. O'Malley; no, none.

This report was received for record.

Report of the Secretary: Regarding Consultation Concerning Continuation of President of the University as Representative to American Association of Universities

(28) Pursuant to a decision to incorporate the American Association of Universities (AAU) as an organization, it became necessary to specify in their Bylaws the procedures by which individual members would designate representatives of their institutions to the AAU. Historically, the member from the University of Illinois has been the president of the University. However, membership has been handled rather informally