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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[June 19

To James M. Furman: T h e Board of Trustees notes with sincere regret the pending departure of James M. F u r m a n as Executive Director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. For over five years, Jim F u r m a n has served higher education and the larger interests of the State of Illinois with distinction. Always his has been a calm, reasoned approach to the difficult, complex problems of coordination and planning in higher education. He has earned, and he deserves, both the personal admiration and the professional respect of the academic community. We appreciate his service and we wish him well. T h e resolution was approved unanimously. Mr. Velasquez left die meeting at this time. REGULAR AGENDA T h e board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. Interim Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 1981 (3) In recent years the trustees have approved the continuation of the previous year's budget into the next fiscal year when legislative action upon University appropriations was not completed in time to be translated into detailed budget recommendations. Inasmuch as the situation described is expected to be the case again this year, the president of the University requests authorization to continue in effect, beginning July 1980 and continuing thereafter until further action of the board in September 1980, the internal budget for Fiscal Year 1980 as it exists on June 30, 1980. Authorization is also requested, in accordance with the needs of the University and the equitable interests involved and within total resources: (a) to accept resignations; (b) to make such additional appointments as are necessary, and to approve the issuance of nonreappointments, subject to the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes, the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, and the Policy and Rules — Nonacademic; and (c) to make such changes and adjustments in items included in the interim budget as are needed. All such changes are to be accounted for in the comptroller's quarterly financial reports, or in reports to the board by its secretary. O n motion of Mr. Neal, authority was given as requested by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson, Mr. Velasquez. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Grady, Mr. Sobotka, Miss Wyncott; no, none.) By consensus the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each of the next twenty-six items. T h e recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates (4) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act of