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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1986
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136 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [January 17 (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Lamm, Mr. Pittman; no, none.) Mr. Higgins reported on the status of recent litigation concerning the release of NCAA documents under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. He emphasized that the University's interest in appealing current rulings, should they be appealed, would be based on the right of privacy of students and other non-employees involved. He also reported that the operation of a computer store on the Urbana-Champaign campus, and litigation related to it, might be resolved through accommodating the University's interest to that of a local vendor (or vendors) who might work with the University in selling personal computers to students at comparably low rates. Last, he reported on the employment status of a faculty member of the College of Medicine at Peoria, now on bail following charges of murdering his wife. The University's interest is related to his wish to return to work while under indictment and pending legal action against him. There being no further business, Mr. Forsyth announced the executive session would be adjourned. The Board of Trustees' regular meeting reconvened at 9:15 a.m. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Election of Officers President of the Board Mr. Forsyth, in convening the annual meeting, recognized two former trustees in attendance: Mr. Earl L. Neal of Chicago, former president of the board, and Mrs. Jane Hayes Rader of Cobden. He then introduced two new trustees who began their terms of office at the current meeting: Mrs. Susan L. Gravenhorst of Lake Forest and Miss Ann E. Smith of Chicago. Mr. Forsyth, whose term as president ended with the present meeting, expressed his gratitude to colleagues and to his family for their assistance and support over the past two years. He said that it had been an honor and a privilege to work with the president and the administrative officers and with other members of the University community. He identified a number of challenges before the University, for example, the financing of hospital care; relationships with communities outside the campuses, in Urbana and in Chicago; and the continuing need in intercollegiate athletics to be sure that the program is "both clean and competitive." He also identified opportunities, describing the future of the institution as "unlimited." He singled out the immense challenge in high-technology research and service, which should stimulate opportunities for professional and other employment, and for academic-industry cooperation. He then initiated the special order of business, asking for nominations for president of the board.
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