Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1970 [PAGE 217]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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report on the University's land acquisition program. A copy of the report is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. On motion of Mr. Grimes, the Board adjourned.

EARL W. PORTER

TIMOTHY W.

SWAIN

Secretary

President

H O M E R J . LIVINGSTON M r . H o m e r J . L i v i n g s t o n , C h a i r m a n of t h e B o a r d of t h e F i r s t N a t i o n a l B a n k of C h i c a g o , w a s a g u e s t of t h e T r u s t e e s a t l u n c h e o n . D u r i n g the luncheon p r o g r a m , the Trustees adopted the following r e s o l u t i o n i n a p p r e c i a t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n ' s s e r v i c e t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y a n d in r e c o g n i t i o n of h i s c i v i c a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l l e a d e r s h i p :

To HOMER J. LIVINGSTON

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois officially records its appreciation of Homer J. Livingston's service to the University and its respect for his civic and professional leadership. Mr. Livingston is nationally known in banking, civic, and business affairs. At age forty-six he was elected President of the First National Bank of Chicago, making him one of the youngest men ever to head a major United States bank. H e has served as a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference and as a member of the Federal Advisory Council of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, serving as President of the Council from 1959 through 1961. H e has been active in the American Bankers Association and was President of that Association in 1954-55. Mr. Livingston served as President of the Association of Reserve City Bankers in 1960. In addition he has served as a director of many corporations. The Board of Trustees adds this citation to the many others previously accorded to him — for his valued service as a member of the Illini Union Fund Committee which was instrumental in the construction of the Medical Center Illini Union and Student Residence Hall and, of even broader importance to the University, as a valued counselor and friend. Over many years, Homer Livingston has brought counsel and support to civic efforts for the advancement of his city and state. H e has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago and of the Citizens Committee of the University of Illinois.