Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1964 [PAGE 1141]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION OF OFFICERS

[March 18

The Board took up the special order of business for the annual meeting and Mr. Clement called for the election of officers. President of the Board Mr. Johnston nominated Mr. Clement; Mr. Pogue seconded the nomination. Mr. Clement asked the Board to elect a temporary chairman for this election. On motion of Mr. Johnston, Mr. Page was elected Chairman, Pro Tempore, by acclamation and took the chair. On motion of Mr. Pogue, the nominations were closed and the Secretary was ordered to record the unanimous ballot of the Board for the election of Mr. Howard W. Clement as President. The ballot was so cast, and Mr. Clement was declared elected as President of the Board, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in March, 1965, or until his successor shall have been elected. He took the chair and addressed the Board briefly, summarizing the issues which have confronted the Board and the developments of University programs to which the Board has been a party since he was first elected as President of the Board in 1962. Secretary of the Board Mr. Swain nominated Mr. A. J. Janata; Mrs. Watkins seconded the nomination. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the nominations were closed, and Mr. Janata was declared elected Secretary of the Board, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in March, 1965, or until his successor shall have been elected. Comptroller of the Board Mr. Pogue nominated Mr. H. O. Farber; Mr. Swain seconded the nomination. On motion of Mr. Swain, the Secretary was instructed to record the unanimous ballot of the Board for the election of Mr. Farber as Comptroller. The ballot was so cast and Mr. Farber was declared elected Comptroller, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in March, 1965, or until his successor shall have been elected. Executive Committee Mr. Pogue nominated Mr. Wayne A. Johnston and Mrs. Frances B. Watkins to serve as members of the Executive Committee, with the President of the Board as Chairman; Mr. Swain seconded the nominations. On motion of Mr. Swain, the nominations were closed and the Secretary was instructed to record the unanimous ballot of the Board for the elections of Mr. Johnston and Mrs. Watkins to the Executive Committee. The ballot was so cast and Mr. Johnston and Mrs. Watkins were declared elected members of the Executive Committee, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in March, 1965, or until their successors shall have been elected.