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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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the Hall of Fame and Foundation; a board member of the American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; and an honorary member of the Illinois High School Coaches Association for twenty-two years. H e has been a valued member of the University academic faculty since 1937, and is currently Associate Professor of Physical Education. Throughout his career he has been in demand as a public speaker for school, civic, and other organization programs all over the country. As a public-spirited citizen he was Champaign County Chairman of the Cerebral Palsy Association for three years, and was State Chairman of the Heart Fund Campaign in 1959. Although professional football teams and several universities have sought him, with attractive inducements, he has shown his devotion to Illinois by steadfastly refusing to leave. Fifteen of his former players are now engaged in coaching in major institutions of higher education, and hundreds in secondary schools of the nation. His players have not only looked to him for guidance during their college days, but also as they continued in the business and professional world. H e has instilled in them principles of conduct which have marked them on the playing field as well as in their careers. Coaches throughout the nation have given him high praise for his imaginative, creative football, and for his inspirational leadership, and have called him one of the finest strategists in the game. In all his actions, both on and off the football field, he has gained respect and admiration as one who observes the finest concepts of sportsmanship, as an exemplification of the spirit of athletics at Illinois, and for his influence on the game and the young men he has coached. While his career in active coaching is drawing to a close, it is gratifying to know that he will continue with the University in an administrative capacity, and that the University will therefore continue to benefit from the services of one of the best known and highly regarded figures in intercollegiate athletics. In recognition of the distinguished service which Ray Eliot has given, therefore Be It Resolved by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees that this tribute to him be made public, And That the Board direct that this tribute and resolution be incorporated in the minutes of this meeting to become a part of the official record, And T h a t a suitable copy be forwarded to him as a permanent record of its gratitude and of the esteem and affection in which he is held. Chicago, Illinois On the 18th Day of November, 1959, and the 92nd Year of the University.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this resolution was unanimously adopted. SECRETARY'S REPORTS The Secretary presented for record the following lists: (1) appointments made by the President; (2) graduate fellows; (3) resignations; (4) leaves of absence; (5) change in sabbatical leave of absence.

A P P O I N T M E N T S MADE BY THE P R E S I D E N T (The date in parentheses is the date on which the appointment was made by the President of the University. C = College; S = Station; E = Extension.) ALIMCHANDANI, H . R., Research Assistant in Animal Science ( S ) , one year from February 1, i960, $5300 (10-24-50). ALLHANDS, MRS. JESSIE V., Instructor in Mathematics, to render service during the first semester of the academic year, September r, 1959-February 29, i960, $450 a month (10-12-59). ARJMAND, TOWFIG M I R , Assistant in Anesthesiology, Department of Surgery (Medicine), eleven months from August I, 1959, without salary (9-12-59). BAILAR, M R S . FLORENCE L., Instructor in Mathematics, six months from September I, 1959, to render service during the first semester of the academic year, $5400 a year (10-12-59). BARBATO, IRIS M., Research Associate in Psychiatry (Medicine), eleven months from October 1, 1959, $7000 a year, supersedes (10-20-59).