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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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South Peoria Street, Chicago, at a price of $300,000. (The University is advised that former Dean Alan M. Voorhees recently acquired the property and may be the beneficial owner thereof.) 1 This property consists of a 5!/$ story section and a S'A story section building with brick exterior walls, of approximately 146,000 gross square feet, on a tract of land of approximately 25,149 square feet. I n addition, the purchase includes a paved, fenced parking lot, consisting of 5,923 square feet, across the street (east) from the building. T h e building will be remodeled for storage and other miscellaneous uses for the Chicago campuses. Funds are available from the proceeds received (including investment earnings thereon) from the Thomas H . Rust Estate. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, M r . Grady, M r . Sobotka, Miss Wyncott; no, none. O n motion of M r . Neal, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . Howard, M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, M r . Stone; no, n o n e ; absent, Mrs. Shepherd, Governor Thompson, M r . Velasquez. M r . H a h n left the meeting at this time. Roll Call Items By consensus the board agreed that one roll call vote would be taken and considered the roll call vote on each of the next four items. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, M r . Grady, M r . Sobotka, Miss Wyncott; no, none. O n motion of Mr. Howard, these items were approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, M r . Forsyth, M r . Howard, M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, M r . Stone; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H a h n , Mrs. Shepherd, Governor Thompson, M r . Velasquez. Litigation Initiated by Administrator of Estate and Minor Children of Rosie Smith (also known as Rosie L. Jones) (27) A statement of claim has been filed in the Court of Claims of the State of Illinois (Case No. 80 CC 0346) by two minor children and the administrator of the estate of Rosie Smith (also known as Rosie L. Jones) seeking recovery of $1,000,000. T h e claim alleges that negligence on the part of the University in the medical diagnosis and treatment of Rosie Smith at the University of Illinois Hospital on September 13, 1978, resulted in her death. A complaint has also been filed by the same claimants in the Circuit Court of Cook County (Case No. 79 L 20201) seeking recovery of $500,000 damages for the same incident. The university counsel has recommended that he be authorized to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests of the University in these matters. I concur. Litigation Initiated by Jessie Powell (28) A complaint has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Case No. 79 L 19683) by Jessie Powell who seeks recovery of money damages for an incident alleged to have occurred at the University's Hospital in October

1 Mr. ^Voorhees resigned as Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Science, Chicago Circle campus, effective August 31, 1979.