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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 20

2. The approval of a recommendation from the dean of the College of Education at the Urbana-Champaign campus, approved by the chancellor, that Dr. Corbally be appointed distinguished professor in the Department of Administration, Higher, and Continuing Education, the appointment to be effective September 1, 1979, but with salary and service on a nine-month basis beginning August 21, 1980. The salary amount would be recommended by the College of Education in the budget for 1980-81 as approved by the Board of Trustees. O n motion of Mr. Neal, these recommendations were approved. REQUEST TO MAKE A PRESENTATION, ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, PEORIA President Howard reported a communication received by the secretary from Dr. Charles D. Branch, director of Medical Education, St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, in which Dr. Branch asked that arrangements be made for him and some of his colleagues to make a presentation to the Board of Trustees at a forthcoming meeting. T h e request was "for the purpose of discussing the relationships of this hospital [St. Francis] and the University of Illinois with regard to conduct of programs in graduate medical education." T h e secretary had responded, explaining the normal procedures and asking that a statement of die group's concerns be sent as soon as possible. Mr. Howard suggested that the General Policy Committee arrange tentatively to receive a presentation at the November meeting of the board at the Medical Center campus in Chicago. O n motion of Mr. Livingston, such an arrangement was approved. REPORTS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY President Corbally presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the secretary of the board. Finance Committee Hearing, Divestiture of South African Investments T h e president reported further on this matter, on the basis, of consultations with the chairman of the Finance Committee a n d others. He proposed that a hearing be arranged on the morning of Thursday, Novemb e r 16, in Urbana, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. H e said there would be an effort to invite speakers with a variety of points of view as well as to hear the C-U Coalition against Apartheid and others. REGULAR AGENDA T h e board considered the following reports a n d recommendations from the president of the University. Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates (3) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943, as amended, to sixteen candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked certified public accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the