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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1974
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318 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [July 18 Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medallion may include any worthy individual, without specific regard to his or her present location, except that special consideration will be given to persons with a close relationship to the history and welfare of the State of Illinois and to the University of Illinois. Candidacy is not limited to graduates or former students of the University, nor will the Trustees exclude any individual because he or she has received other awards from the University. It is not anticipated that the award will be conferred upon members of the faculty, administrative staff, or other employees or the University prior to their retirement from service, or upon holders of political office prior to their retirement from public life. The criteria as stated above will be subject to periodic review by the Board of Trustees. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medallion will be chosen in the following manner: The President of the Board of Trustees will appoint annually a Distinguished Service Medallion Committee, consisting of five trustees, who wiil be empowered to receive nominations, formulate rules of procedure, and make recommendations to the Board. The Secrtary of the Board will serve in an ex officio capacity to the committee, assisting in the gathering of information with regard to nominees, committee arrangements, and such activities as may be useful to the committee. In mailing appointments to this committee, the President of the Board of Trustees will insure that each member of the Board has opportunity to serve on the committee during his regular term of office. The committee will feel free to seek the advice of the President of the University during its deliberation. The Distinguished Service Medallion award may be made to one or more persons annually, by action of the Board, and will be presented at special occasions or observances, including commencement exercises, as may seem appropriate. The award will not normally be presented in absentia. The Trustees contemplate that no more than three such awards will be made during any calendar year. Arrangements will be made to insure that insofar as possible each of the campuses wiJl be the site for such presentations. The elements of the award are as follows: 1. An ornamental medallion (in silver) suspended from a silken cord, bearing the Seal of the University, and appropriate inscription, 2. An appropriate certificate documenting the contributions and achievements of (he recipient of the Distinguished Service Medallion. 3. The establishment at each campus of a permanent plaque, upon which will be inscribed the names of the recipients and the dates of the awards. On motion of Mr. Swain, the proposal was approved. ELECTION OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES A vacancy in the office of Comptroller of the Board of Trustees will occur on August 1, 1973, with the resignation effective that date from that position of H. O. Farber, who has served as Comptroller since September 1, 1953. The office of Comptroller was created by the Board of Trustees and his duties and responsibilities, as set forth in Article VI, Section 5, of the By-Laws of the Board of Trustees, are as follows: The Comptroller shall be the general fiscal officer of the Board of Trustees and of the University and shall approve for the Board all expenditures for which an appropriation has been made. The Comptroller shall assist the Finance Committee of the Board in matters pertaining to the handling of funds and investments. The Comptroller shall report to the Board quarterly the financial condition and operations of the University, and at such times and on such other matters as it may direct. Unless otherwise ordered by the Board in specific cases, contracts to which the University is a party shall be signed by the Comptroller and attested by the Secretary of the Board. The By-Laws of the Board further provide, in Article V, Section 1, that prior to the election of the Comptroller, the Board shall have the advice of the
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