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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 21

EXECUTIVE SESSION President William D. Forsyth, Jr., referring to Section T w o 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 die acquisition of real property." T h e motion was made by M r . Howard and approved unanimously. T h e trustees (with the officers of the board present) met to consider the president's salary for 1983-84. At President Forsyth's request, Vice President and Comptroller Bazzani presented information concerning presidential salaries at Big Ten, and at other institutions comparable to the University of Illinois, over the most recent five-year period. T h e salary of the president of the University, which has tended to stand at about third place among the Big Ten institutions, now has dropped to sixth place, and is considerably below some of the other major public institutions. T h e board also discussed the problem of "compression," the proximity of salaries of officers below the president. Attention was given to overall compensation and benefits and to the general salary distribution plan for 1983-84. (A general increase of 5 percent or more will be provided for academic staff next year, plus an additional 2-3 percent for merit and for special situations. T h e pattern will apply to all other employee groups.) T h e trustees also emphasized in the discussion the question of merit and unusual service by the president, especially in the recent legislative effort on behalf of the University. In the light of these considerations, by consensus the trustees directed that the president's salary for 1983-84 be set at $95,000 an increase of 9 percent over 1982-83. T h e Board of Trustees then met with President Ikenberry alone for general discussion with regard to the administration of the University. There is a mutual desire to continue such discussions and to review the five-year association next year. ( T h e secretary was asked to prepare some documents that might be helpful.) T h e trustees, with all general officers present, next considered the following: Settlement of Guadalupe Mocny Litigation (1) There is currently pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County (#82-L15830) litigation initiated by Guadalupe Mocny seeking damages for alleged malpractice in connection with treatment she received at the University of Illinois Hospital. The defendants are three members of the University's staff (Doctors Donald S. Greenwald, John Bramley Oldershaw, and Frank M. Marmo); and the University is supplying their defense under our Risk Management Program. The University's umbrella insurance coverage would extend to any judgment or settlement in excess of $100,000. The plantiff is a 30-year-old paraplegic and mother of three. It is alleged that in the course of a treatment involving the injection of alcohol into her spinal column, she was instructed to shift her position, causing an almost immediate paralysis of her left arm.