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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[February 21

CANCELLATION OF JANUARY MEETING Due to inclement weather, the annual meeting scheduled for January 17, 1979, was cancelled and rescheduled for February 21, 1979, at the Medical Center campus, Chicago. 1 At the meeting of February 21, 1979, the agenda as prepared for consideration by the trustees in January and the February agenda were considered separately. WELCOME AND INSTALLATION OF NEW TRUSTEES President Howard welcomed the two new trustees, elected in November and attending the first meeting of their terms, Dr. Edmund R. Donoghue and Mr. Paul Stone. He welcomed them to service on the Board of Trustees and read a brief installation statement. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Election of Officers President of the Board Mr. Howard asked for nominations for president of the board. Mr. Neal nominated Mr. William D. Forsyth, Jr. T h e nominations were closed, and by unanimous ballot Mr. Forsyth was elected president, to serve until the next annual meeting of the board, or until his successor shall have been elected. Mr. Forsyth took the chair and m a d e the following remarks: Thank you very much for your vote of confidence. I am deeply humbled and honored by the opportunity to serve in this position. To follow in the footsteps of such men as Earl Hughes, Earl Neal, and Bill Howard is truly an honor. To Bill Howard I would like to extend the thanks and appreciation of all the board for the great job he has done as president for the past two years. His energetic and conscientious leadership has made a great contribution to this University, to the students, faculty, staff, and administrators, for he has been responsive to their concerns. Bill and the two Earls have set high standards which I hope to maintain. To this effort I pledge my entire ability. The most crucial task facing our board during this next year is the election of a new president of the University. In spite of committees, and advice, this task is the board's alone. The quality of the results will depend heavily upon the quality of the interaction between the board and the candidates and upon the quality of the board's decision-making process. This University has operated as an "organic whole" during its entire lifetime. We are not just talking about the Medical Center, Chicago Circle, or the Urbana campus, but the entire University. When we discuss the University with the Board of Higher Education, Bureau of the Budget, Legislature, or Governor we are talking about the entire operation, not a single segment. This we must, and will, continue to do for it makes the University what it is. During this next year it is going to take the entire University family if we are

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The notice of cancellation and rescheduling was as follows: By order of the president of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, scheduled to be held in the Illini Union, Urbana-Champaign campus, Urbana, Illinois, on Wednesday, January 17, 1979, at 10:30 a.m., has been cancelled because of inclement weather throughout the state of Illinois.