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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1986
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190 BOARD or TRUSTEES [March 21 EXECUTIVE SESSION President Shepherd, referring to Section Two of the Open Meetings Act, stated: "A motion is now in order to hold an executive session to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, or dismissal of employees or officers, and to discuss pending, probable, or imminent litigation against or on behalf of the University and to discuss the acquisition of real property." The motion was made by Mr. Forsyth and approved unanimously. Settlement of Lorraine J. Kave vs. Nyhus, ef a/., Litigation (1) There is currently pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County (Case # 8 2 L-7159) litigation initiated by Lorraine J. Kave, a 64-year-old woman who is seeking damages for alleged malpractice in connection with a surgical procedure which she underwent in October 1976. During the course of that surgery, two surgical instruments were inadvertently left in the plaintiff's body. They were subsequently discovered and removed in 1982. The plaintiff continues to suffer pain as well as other side effects as the result of these occurrences. Mrs. Kave has an invalid husband to whom she has been providing care since 1973. As the result of her pain and suffering, she has been unable to care for her husband and has had to hire outside assistance. The firm of Baker & McKenzie was engaged as special counsel and has recommended that authority be given to settle the litigation through the payment of $125,000. The recommendation of counsel is supported by the university counsel and the appropriate University committees. The vice president for business and finance has recommended that authority be granted to settle this matter for an amount not to exceed $125,000 from the University's Risk Management account. I concur. On motion of Mr. Logan, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Lamm, Mr. Pittman; no, none.) Minority Affairs, Chicago At President Ikenberry's request, Chancellor Langenberg provided a preliminary report of recent steps being taken at the Chicago campus on minority affairs. These include: the appointment of an associate chancellor for campus programs who will be given, under the chancellor, broad direction and responsibility for affirmative action, special programs, relationships with groups on the campus and in the local area, and who will review present programs and recommend new ones. An external advisory committee will be established, as will an internal committee on minority affairs, and there will be continuing study, with Urbana, on the best means to support and recruit minority faculty. There being no further business, the executive session adjourned at 8:40 a.m. and the following committees of the board met: Buildings and Grounds Committee to receive status and planning reports on Athletic
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