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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1972
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582 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD FUTURE MEETINGS President Hughes called attention to the schedule of regular meetings for the remainder of the fiscal year: April 19, Medical Center; May 17, Chicago Circle; June 21, Urbana-Champaign. REGULAR MEETING RECESSED FOR MEETING OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE Mr. Hughes announced that the regular meeting would be recessed for a meeting of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds. He also announced that an executive session had been requested and would be convened after the meeting of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds to consider reports on pending litigation and personnel items. EXECUTIVE SESSION When the Board meeting was reconvened in executive session the same members of the Board, officers of the Board, and officers of the University were present as recorded at the beginning of these minutes. The President of the University presented the following recommendation. LITIGATION RELATED TO ALLEGED SAFETY VIOLATIONS (23) In the performance of a research contract between the University and the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority an accident occurred in a subway tunnel in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 1972, in which Mr. Fred Gau, a University employee, was fatally injured. Also injured in the same accident were another University employee, Mr. James Mahar, and an employee of the subway contractor. The University's project director for the contract is Dr. Edward J. Cording. Under District of Columbia procedures its Corporation Counsel has initiated an investigation and has prepared preliminary charges against the University and against Dr. Cording, personally, alleging violations of the District of Columbia's Safety Code. The proceedings are criminal in nature and the University's insurance carrier has declined to represent the University or Dr. Cording in the proceedings. Dr. Cording has requested the University to provide representation for him in his defense of the suit on the ground that all actions taken by him in the matter were taken in his capacity as an employee of the University. The University Counsel states that in his opinion the charges are not wellfounded and recommends that he be authorized to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the University's interest in this proceeding and to represent Dr. Cording therein. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved. The University Counsel provided a brief report on several other cases of pending litigation; the Chancellor at Urbana presented informally pending suggestions for honorary degree candidates at the June Commencement; and the Chancellor at Chicago Circle reviewed briefly the search for a dean of the new College of Urban Sciences at that campus. On motion of Mr. Swain, the Board adjourned. EARL W. PORTER EARL M. HUGHES Secretary President
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