Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1970 [PAGE 686]

EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:

686

BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

[November

13

MEMORIAL TO HAROLD P O G U E

Mr. Swain presented the following:

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois records with profound sorrow the death on October 22, 1969, of Harold Pogue, a member of this Board for sixteen years and its President in 1940-41. Active and successful in his own business ventures, he gave leadership to the Decatur Chamber of Commerce as its President from 1953 to 1955 and to the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce as a Director from 1957 to 1961. The demands of business affairs did not prevent his assuming leadership in civic affairs and public service throughout his life. H e freely gave of his efforts to local, state, and national governments in a variety of settings. As alumni leader, star athlete, and member of this Board, his contributions to the University of Illinois were lifelong and were uniquely his own. His forthright counsel, perennial enthusiasm and wholehearted loyalty to the University were the hallmarks of his service as of his personality and character. The members of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois desire to record in the minutes of today's meeting this tribute to a trusted and respected former colleague and a devoted alumnus and citizen and to extend to his family our deepest sympathy. The President of the University and the other members of the staff who had the privilege of being associated with Mr. Pogue during his tenure on the Board desire to be included in this tribute. T h i s m e m o r i a l w a s a d o p t e d by a s t a n d i n g vote. B U S I N E S S P R E S E N T E D BY T H E P R E S I D E N T O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y T h e B o a r d t o o k u p c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h e f o l l o w i n g r e p o r t s a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y . PRESIDENT'S REPORT

President Henry presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the Secretary of the Board.

REPORT O N RECENT EVENTS IN FEDERAL RELATIONSHIPS

President H e n r y asked Vice President Eldon Johnson to summarize r e c e n t e v e n t s in f e d e r a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s , w i t h p a r t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n t o t h e r o l e of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a n U n i v e r s i t i e s . 1 ( A s u m m a r y of r e c e n t a c t i o n s by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n f o l l o w s . ) T h e Association of American Universities New York, October 22, 1969 The following four resolutions were adopted by the Association of American Universities at its meeting in New York City on October 22, 1969. (1) Federal Aid to Health Professions Education The nation faces expanding health care needs and a need for greater effectiveness in the delivery of health care. The Association of American Universities, recognizing these needs, considers increased federal appropriations and improved basic legislation for education in the health professions to be among the highest priorities for federal action. The nation's demands for increased numbers of well-trained health professionals, and the heavy costs of educating them at the high level of scientific competence that is essential to the best health care, combine to make Congressional action a matter of extreme urgency both for the society and for the universities. Without substantial increases in federal support, the universities that are asked to provide the great bulk of the nation's health manpower will not be able to produce well-trained persons in adequate numbers.

1 At this point, Dr. John Pappademos, _ President for the Executive Board of the Chicago Circle Local 1627 of the American^ Federation of Teachers, who had been granted permission to make a presentation later, complained_ to the chairman that there were insufficient seats in the room for faculty members waiting outside who wished to hear the proceedings. He asked that the meeting be adjourned and moved to a larger room. On motion of Mr. Clement, the meeting was recessed and additional chairs were brought into the room for those waiting.