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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980
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500 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [January 17 Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Neal, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Grady, Mr. Sobotka, Miss Wyncott; no, none.) EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNED FOR MEETINGS OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Forsyth announced that the executive session would be adjourned for meetings of the Buildings and Grounds Committee and Finance Committee. T h e Board of Trustees regular meeting reconvened at 9:45 a.m. MINUTES APPROVED T h e secretary presented for approval the press proofs of minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings of July 18, September 20, and October 18, 1979, copies of which had previously been sent to the board. O n motion of Mr. Grady, these minutes were approved as printed on pages 335 to 449 inclusive. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Election of a Temporary Chairman Mr. Forsyth asked for nominations for a temporary chairman to conduct the special order of business. O n motion of Mr. Howard, Paul Stone was nominated to serve as temporary chairman. There being no further nominations, Mr. Stone was unanimously elected and took the chair. ELECTION OF OFFICERS President of the Board Mr. Stone called for nominations for president of the board. Mr. Howard nominated William D. Forsyth, Jr. T h e nominations were closed, and by unanimous ballot Mr. Forsyth was reelected as president of the board to serve until the next annual meeting of the board or until his successor shall have been elected. T h e vote was as follows: Aye, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Neal, Governor Thompson. Mr. Forsyth was recorded as not voting. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Grady, Mr. Sobotka, Miss Wyncott; no, none.) As the trustees voted they expressed individually their appreciation of Mr. Forsyth's service and their confidence in him. Mr. Forsyth, upon assuming the chair, briefly reviewed the events of 1979, in particular the successful conclusion of the search for a new president of the University and for a chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign
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