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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 17

that the University has merely begun to develop a program of private support o n this scale and that the number of alumni who are both able and interested in giving has yet to be fully explored. T h e trustees expressed their appreciation for the report received and on motion of M r . Howard, the following resolution was presented and approved unanimously. Resolution The Board of Trustees is proud to take this occasion to express its thanks to the alumni and friends of the University for their generous support of the Campaign for Illinois — the first major University fund drive in our institution's history. The effort, directed and undertaken by the officers and Board of the University of Illinois Foundation, constitutes an outstanding example of service to benefit the University. Under the strong leadership of the general chairman, Thomas A. Murphy, thousands of alumni, faculty, student, and staff volunteers reached out to the University family and to friends across the country to invite their participation. In response, some forty thousand gifts, totalling over $132 million, were committed during the five years of the Campaign, ending December 31, 1984. Not only has this generous and comprehensive effort set the foundation for private support in the future, it has produced significant returns for the present: increased support for outstanding faculty members, scholarships and fellowships for students, improved research capability, academic program advancement, and new and improved facilities. It has met its most fundamental goal, that of providing the qualitative margin so necessary to a great university. To the leadership of the University of Illinois Foundation and to the thousands who contributed and who gave their time and talents to bring this campaign to a conclusion successful beyond all expectations, the Board of Trustees hereby expresses its profound gratitude and appreciation. T h e board reconvened in regular session at 11:30 a.m. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY President Ikenberry recognized and introduced observers from the campus senates and from the University Senates Conference. 1 President's Report President Ikenberry expressed cautious optimism with regard to the general climate in the State for support of higher education in the current legislative session. H e noted the encouraging action of the Board of Higher Education in its recommendations to the governor and the General Assembly, especially the recommendations for salary and price increases and for a program for renovation of physical facilities. H e spoke briefly o n the recent action of the Board of Higher Education in the establishment of a program of engineering studies at Northern Illinois University, noting that it had been a controversial matter for some

1 University Senates Conference: Rollin G. Wrisht, professor and head of the Department of Physical Education, Urbana-Champaign campus; Chicago campus Senate: Stanley K. Shapiro, professor and head of the Department of Biological Sciences University Center; Urbana-Champaign Senate Council: Robert G. F. Spitze, professor of agricultural economics.