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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 20

It is also recommended that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver such instruments of transfer, conveyance, lease, contract, and other documents as are necessary to provide for the carrying out of the foregoing project and facility by the Illinois Building Authority including necessary requests of the Board of Higher Education. I concur and recommend adoption of the resolution submitted herewith to implement the official actions required. Resolution Be It, and It Hereby Is, Resolved by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a public corporation of the State of Illinois, acting through its Executive Committee, that the Illinois Building Authority be, and it hereby is, requested to award to the Gust K. Newberg Construction Co., Chicago, a contract in the amount of $17,286,000.00 for completion of construction of the Science and Engineering Center Building at the Chicago Circle campus in accordance with the base bid submitted. Be It, and It Hereby Is, Further Resolved by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a public corporation of the State of Illinois, acting through its Executive Committee, that the Comptroller and the Secretary of this public corporation be, and they hereby are, authorized to make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver, in the name and in behalf of this corporation, such instruments of transfer, conveyance, lease, contract, and other documents as are necessary or appropriate in order to provide for the carrying out of the foregoing project and facility by the Illinois Building Authority. On motion of M r . Clement, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Swain; no, none.

CALL OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF T H E BOARD

President H e n r y stated that, in view of the loss of M r . Johnston and in view of the quantity of pressing University business requiring the attention of a president of the Board of Trustees, it would be desirable to call a special meeting of the Board as soon as possible to elect a new President. There being three members of the Board present, in accordance with the By-Laws a n d on motion of M r . Clement, the Trustees present unanimously agreed to issue a call for a special meeting. Alternate dates were suggested — Saturday, December 9, in Springfield, or Monday, December 11, in Chicago. T h e Secretary of the Board was instructed to poll the members and to select a date agreeable to all. The business of the meeting having been concluded, on motion of Mr. Clement, the Executive Committee adjourned.

E A R L W . PORTER T h e E x e c u t i v e Committee

Secretary

and Clerk

of T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

HOWARD W. CLEMENT TIMOTHY W. SWAIN

Chairman, Pro

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Tempore

President Swain called for nominations to fill the vacancy on the E x ecutive Committee of the Board. Mr. H a h n nominated M r . Hughes who was unanimously elected.

STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1 9 6 7 - 6 8

T h e President of the Board appointed the following standing committees to serve during the year 1967-68, or until their successors have been