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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 13

It is recommended that the case be settled by payment to the plaintiffs of $2,450,000, of which $1,950,000 will come from the self-insurance funds and $500,000 from the insurance company. The settlement is recommended by the vice president for business and finance and the university counsel. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved by die following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs, Shepherd, Miss Smidi; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Becker, Mr. Lamm; no, none.)

Settlement of Litigation, Segre vs. Board of Trustees

(4) This lawsuit involves a claim against the University and several faculty members by Mariangela Segre, associate professor of zoonoses and comparative medicine in the Center for Zoonoses Research and associate professor of veterinary pathobiology. T h e claim, under Title V I I and 42 U.S.C. 1983, involves alleged failure to promote Dr. Segre due to sexual discrimination. T h e lawsuit seeks equitable relief in the form of a court order to promote Dr. Segre to associate professor, together with lost wages, damages for injury to reputation, emotional trauma, and attorney fees. Recently she was promoted to associate professor. Authorization now is sought to settle this disputed claim, and it is recommended that the case be settled by payment to the plaintiff and her attorney the sum of $130,000. The settlement would cover all claims including attorney fees and is supported by the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Division of Risk Management, the Urbana campus administration, and the university counsel. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , diis r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d by t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r s . D a y , M r . F o r s y t h , M r s . G r a v e n h o r s t , M r . H a h n ,

Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Becker, Mr. Lamm; no, none.)'

Report on Status of an Employee and Attendant Litigation

At die request of President Ikenberry, Chancellor Langenberg reported on the employment status of Dr. Ray G. Crispen, director of the Institution for Tuberculosis Research. The chancellor reported, in the light of information and a pending criminal action, that Dr. Crispen had been suspended without pay and now has been given notice of termination. Dr. Crispen has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with extortion and mail fraud -— the actions related to die use made of a vaccine, "BCG," which is manufactured by the Institution. A civil action is also in process, concerning a dispute between Dr. Crispen and die University with regard to ownership rights in a patent related to the vaccine. The trustees will be kept informed.

EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNED

There being no further business, the executive session adjourned at 9:25 a.m. for a meeting of die Buildings and Grounds Committee and die an-