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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 20

1. Seek dismissal of the University's application for the Cicero AM facility, now in comparative hearing status before the FCC, in return for: a. Complete reimbursement of the University's legal, engineering, and other expenses legitimately and prudently incurred in connection with the preparation and prosecution of its application, and b. A right of first refusal to acquire the station by means of an assignment of license should the parties operating the station propose to sell or otherwise dispose of their interest; and 2. Enter into an agreement with the other applicants in the comparative hearings before FCC providing for: a. Dismissal of the applications of parties other than Migala Enterprises, Inc., and Midway Broadcasting Corporation, and b. Settlement and resolution of the comparative hearing by granting the application of Migala and Midway, which would share the frequency as two separate stations, each operating for parts of the day; and 3. Execute and deliver on behalf of the University of Illinois all documents necessary or appropriate to accomplish the foregoing and to fulfill any F C C requirements preliminary to F C C approval of the transaction; and 4. T o dismiss and withdraw the University's application with prejudice upon FCC approval of the transaction and upon reimbursement to the University as provided in the said agreement. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , t h e f o r e g o i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d .

Renaming of the Student Services Building, Urbana

(14) Student affairs staff members at the Urbana campus have recommended that the Student Services Building be renamed the "Fred H . Turner Student Services Building" in honor of the former dean of students, who retired in 1968 after fifty years of service under eight University presidents. Dean Turner began his tenure with the University as a part-time student employee at Urbana in 1918, earning a baccalaureate degree in 1922, a master's degree in 1926, and a Ph.D. in 1931. He was named assistant dean of men in 1922, dean of men in 1932, dean of students in 1943, and University dean of students and chairman of the University of Illinois Centennial Year in 1968. During his long career he was active in a number of local, state, regional, and national associations, receiving the National Interfraternity Conference Gold Medal in 1955 and the College Fraternity Secretary's Association Distinguished Service Award in 1967. He continued to serve the University after retiring and in 1971 was the recipient of the University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award. Dean Turner died in September 1975. The vice chancellor for student affairs and the chancellor at the U r b a n a campus concur in this recommendation. I recommend approval. M r . Lenz raised a personal objection to this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , o n the basis of h i s j u d g m e n t t h a t a l t h o u g h t h e l a t e D e a n T u r n e r h a d c o n t r i b u t e d g r e a t l y t o t h e i n s t i t u t i o n , h e h a d b e e n s o m e w h a t insensitive t o m i n o r i t i e s a n d h u m a n rights. M r . H a h n a n d o t h e r s e x p r e s s e d t h e v i e w t h a t t h e r e c ord a n d attitudes must be judged on balance, pointing out t h a t until r e c e n t l y m a n y w e r e n o t a l e r t t o issues of r a c e a n d h u m a n r i g h t s . F o l l o w i n g i n t e n s i v e discussion a m o n g t h e t r u s t e e s , t h e r e c o m m e n d a tion was m o v e d by M r . H a h n , received a tie vote, a n d therefore was n o t