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Policy Committee; Mr. Peterson — Student Welfare and Activities Committee and General Policy Committee; Mr. Silverman — Student Welfare and Activities Committee and Finance Committee. INTRODUCTIONS President Forsyth introduced the three Republican candidates for the office of trustee in the November 1980 election, who were in attendance as observers: Mrs. Galey Day of Belvidere; Mr. Lawrence Gougler of Winnetka; Mr. Dean Madden of Decatur. PRESENTATION, RESOLUTION FOR WILLIAM H. RICE Mr. H a h n presented Mr. Rice with an engrossed copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees at the May board meeting. In expressing his thanks for the resolution, Mr. Rice spoke briefly of his years of service with many trustees and officers of the University. He spoke of his affection for the institution and of the cooperation he had received from all members of the University community in attempting to advance the institution's interest with the General Assembly and with state officers in Springfield. (The text of the resolution appears in the minutes of May 15, 1980, pp. 600-601.) 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 Reports T h e president presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the secretary of the board. Final Action on Fiscal Year 1981 Appropriations

Dr. Ikenberry reviewed briefly the final action on the University's appropriation bill, noting in particular that the 9 percent salary increase approved by the Legislature had been reduced to 8 percent by the governor. He emphasized, however, that there were indications that the institutional objective of seeking a standing of third place in the Big Ten in faculty salaries was becoming more generally understood and accepted among the leadership in state government; he distributed a letter from Governor Thompson, in which the governor had commented upon appropriations for higher education and had made the following statement: I recognize the concern of higher education institutions to provide additional salary increases sufficient to remain competitive with other institutions outside of Illinois. It is vitally important that Illinois institutions attract and retain quality personnel to preserve academic excellence for Illinois students. In order to effectively evaluate the needs for future compensation, I am willing and committed to work with the Board of Higher Education and institutional personnel during the coming months to examine ways of achieving additional

1 University Senates Conference: Arthur Robinson, professor of civil engineering at the UrbanaChampaign campus; Chicago Circle Senate: David O'Connell, professor and head of the Department of French; Urbana-Champaign Senate Council: Bruce Larson, professor of biological chemistry and acting head of the Department of Dairy Science.