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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 9

HKUEMB R. FOELLINGER. Following her graduation from the University in 1932, Miss Foellinger returned to Fort Wayne, Indiana, as a reporter for the News-Sentinel, In 1936, she succeeded her father as president and general manager of the News Publishing Company and later became president of the News-Sentinel Broadcasting Company, Inc., and Fort Wayne Newspapers, Inc. She has served as director of numerous community, arts, service, and business organizations. She holds honorary degrees from Tri-State College and Indiana University. Miss Foellinger has been a member of the University of Illinois Foundation since 1959 and became a member of the Presidents Council in 1975. She has served as a member of the Foundation Board since 1975 and a member of the Illinois Cabinet since 1979. In 1980, Miss Foellinger provided a leadership gift to establish the Illinois Endowment for the Performing Arts. In 1982, she made possible the renovation of the Auditorium on the Urbana campus.

ARNOLD O. and MABEL M. BECKMAN. Dr. Beckman received his B.S.

(1922) and M.S. (1923) degrees in chemistry from the University. He received a doctorate in photo-chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1928 and stayed on there as a faculty member. His development of an acidity testing meter in 1934 led to the establishment of Beckman Instruments, Inc., which he served as chief executive until 1965 and from 1965 as chairman of the board until it merged with Smith Kline in 1982. He has also served as director of several other corporate boards. He was a member of the President's Air Quality Board and has served as trustee and board chairman of the California Institute of Technology and the Systems Development Foundation. He has been a trustee of the California Institute Research Foundation and the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation and a member of numerous civic business and professional organizations. He received an honorary degree from the University in 1982 and has received such honors from several other universities. The University's Alumni Association gave Dr. Beckman its Alumni Achievement Award in 1960. Mrs. Beckman, Dr. Beckman's wife of sixty years, has been his partner in establishing a standard of thoughtful and purposeful philanthropy in their gifts to this and other educational institutions. The Beckmans' extraordinary benefaction will make possible the Arnold O. and Mabel M. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. They have supported research on the Urbana campus for several years through the Beckman Research Endowment. The Beckmans were among the early major contributors to the Campaign for Illinois. These awards will be made during the University of Illinois Foundation meeting in Urbana October 9-11, 1986. O n m o t i o n of M r . Forsyth, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s approved. By consensus, t h e board agreed t h a t o n e v o t e w o u l d be taken a n d considered t h e v o t e o n e a c h a g e n d a i t e m nos. 3 through 7 inclusive. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were individually discussed b u t acted u p o n a t o n e time. ( T h e record of board a c t i o n appears at t h e e n d of e a c h item.)

Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates

(3) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded under Section 5 of the Illinois Public Accounting Act of 1983 to ten candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders