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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 18

MINUTES APPROVED

T h e s e c r e t a r y p r e s e n t e d for a p p r o v a l t h e press proof of t h e m i n u t e s of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s m e e t i n g of D e c e m b e r 13, 1978, copies of w h i c h h a d previously b e e n sent to t h e b o a r d . O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , these m i n u t e s w e r e a p p r o v e d a s p r i n t e d o n p a g e s 143 t o 162 inclusive.

INTRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF STUDENT TRUSTEES

P r e s i d e n t F o r s y t h i n t r o d u c e d t h e s t u d e n t m e m b e r s for 1979-80 w h o w e r e officially a t t e n d i n g t h e i r first m e e t i n g of t h e b o a r d : M i s s W y n c o t t ( C h i c a g o C i r c l e ) a n d M r . G r a d y ( U r b a n a ) . M r . F o r s y t h spoke briefly, w e l c o m i n g t h e s t u d e n t s t o service o n t h e b o a r d a n d r e a d a brief i n s t a l l a t i o n s t a t e m e n t . ( M r . S o b o t k a , M e d i c a l C e n t e r , w a s r e e l e c t e d for a s e c o n d term.) H e also a s s i g n e d t h e s t u d e n t m e m b e r s t o b o a r d c o m m i t t e e s a s follows: M r . G r a d y — S t u d e n t W e l f a r e a n d Activities C o m m i t t e e a n d Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Committee; Miss Wyncott — Student Welfare a n d Activities C o m m i t t e e a n d A t h l e t i c Activities C o m m i t t e e . ( M r . S o b o t k a c o n t i n u e s t o serve o n t h e Affirmative A c t i o n a n d S u d e n t W e l f a r e Committees.)

RESOLUTION IN APPRECIATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN E. CORBALLY

M r . Forsyth t h e n read a n d presented to President Corbally a n engrossed c o p y of t h e following r e s o l u t i o n : When John E. Corbally came to the Presidency of the University of Illinois eight years ago, it was apparent that it was a. time of change for higher education. In accepting the challenge to meet those changes of uncertain effect and duration, he committed himself wholeheartedly to the continued progress of the University among the first rank of American universities. He has met that commitment. From dealing with the vestiges of student unrest to the career interests of later classes, he has sought to promote a balance, meeting the former with unruffled good will and the latter with an injunction to work for the improvement of society. But the legacy of the unrest of the sixties, combined with a tightening economy, created a climate which presented external and internal challenges to the maintenance of excellence. In the severe competition with other deserving public enterprises, President Corbally was able to earn the trust and confidence of legislators and governors while he promoted the value of this unique educational resource to the state and counteracted flagging public confidence in higher education in general. Persistent budget stringencies gave rise to unfulfilled expectations and raised internal tensions. President Corbally met these with good spirit and full understanding, redoubling his efforts to interpret the University, its values and its value, to students, staff, public officials, alumni, and the people of the state. To staff members, all of them, he communicated his firm belief in their worth as individuals and in the organic University as the best hope for the maintenance of excellence of all its parts. T o all, he imparted his enthusiasm and confidence in the enterprise and in his dedication to its continued development. Through these difficult years, President Corbally has moved with calm leadership and a keen wit sustained by a state of mind he recommended to the students early in his term of office, "Be joyful, be aware, be excited, be enthusiastic, be of