Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1982 [PAGE 190]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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by this corporation in its own right or as trustee and for the purpose of effecting any tuch sale or transfer, Bernard T. Wall, the Treasurer of this corporation, be and he hereby is authorized to execute in the name of this corporation and on its behalf all assignments which may be necessary and that Earl W. Porter, Secretary of this corporation, be and he hereby is authorized to attest to the authority of Bernard T. Wall, Treasurer, to execute the foresaid documents. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, the foregoing recommendation was approved.

Agreement to Train Aircraft Maintenance Personnnel, Urbana

(14) Telemedia, Inc., an Illinois corporation, has requested the Institute of Aviation at the Urbana-Champaign campus to train approximately eighty foreign nationals, citizens of Malaysia, as aviation powerplant specialists or aviation airframe specialists. There would be approximately forty in each group. The institute has been asked to present its present Federal Aviation Administration-approved curriculum. Credit toward a degree will not be given. The period of training will be fifty-two weeks beginning April 1, 1981. Telemedia will pay the University all direct and indirect costs incurred by the University in presenting the program. T h e estimated total cost for the program is $941,890. The University will have the opportunity to use the institute's curriculum for training individuals from a different culture and the opportunity for research in the method and technique of such training. T h e institute will also benefit from the use of equipment to be provided under the terms of the proposed agreement. The chancellor has recommended authorization of an agreement as described. The executive vice president concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved.

Application for Federal Assistance, Wiliard Airport

(15) The Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have indicated that the following projects for the University of Illinois-Willard Airport are to be considered for funding in the current fiscal year: 1. Reconstruct north general aviation apron for strength and safety including installing drainage, raising tie-downs, grading, and marking. 2. Install security fencing in the hangar/apron area. T h e intent of the projects is to upgrade existing facilities in the light of FAA standards. The total costs are estimated to be $555,000. T h e Division of Aeronautics has asked the University to apply for federal assistance of $440,000 which is 80 percent of the eligible costs of the program. The balance (20 percent), which includes the University and State shares, will be borne by the Division of Aeronautics. Preparation of the application will require the assistance of an engineering consultant. The Division of Aeronautics has asked the University to identify a firm acceptable to it in order that the firm may be employed by the division with funds appropriated for FY 1981. The staff has identified Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc., Springfield, Illinois. T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended that the University submit an application for a federal grant as requested for the projects described above and that the comptroller and the secretary of the board be authorized to execute the necessary documents. It is further requested that the board approve the choice of the engineering consultant. I concur.