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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 20

MEETINGS OF BOARD COMMITTEES President Hughes announced there would be no meetings of the Board Committees this month. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS

ELECTION OF A TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN

The Board took up the special order of business for the annual meeting. Mr. Hughes asked for the election of a temporary chairman for the purpose of electing the President of the Board. Mr, Steger nominated Mr. Swain; Mr. Swain was unanimously elected and took the chair.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

President of the Board Mr. Swain called for nominations for President of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Hahn nominated Mr. Earl M. Hughes. Mr. Steger moved that the nominations be closed and that the Secretary cast a unanimous ballot of the Board in favor of Mr. Hughes as President. The ballot was so cast, and Mr. Hughes was declared elected President of the Board, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in March, 1975, or until his successor shall have been elected, Mr. Hughes then took the chair and continued with the business of the meeting, Executive Committee Mr. Hughes asked for nominations for the Executive Committee. Mr, Steger nominated Mr. Swain and Mr. Neal to serve as members of the Executive Committee, with the President of the Board as Chairman. On motion of Mrs. Rader, the nominations were closed, and the Secretary was instructed to cast a unanimous ballot of the Board for the election of Mr, Swain and Mr. Neal to the Executive Committee. The ballot was so cast, and Mr. Swain and Mr. Neal were declared elected members of the Executive Committee, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in March, 1975, or until their successors shall have been elected. Secretary, Comptroller, and University Counsel of the Board President Corbally reported that, in accord with the By-Laws, his advice to the Board of Trustees was that the three incumbents — Earl W. Porter, Secretary of the Board; Ronald W. Brady, Comptroller of the Board; and James J. Costello, University Counsel — be reelected. Secretary of the Board Mr. Swain nominated Mr, Earl W. Porter, On motion of Mr. Steger, the nominations were closed, a unanimous ballot was cast, and Mr. Porter was declared elected Secretary of the Board, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in March, 1975, or until his successor shall have been elected. Comptroller of the Board Mr. Steger nominated Mr. Ronald W. Brady.