Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1958 [PAGE 154]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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6. Research and Education Hospitals, installation of shower baths in two rooms on the surgical floor of the Hospitals 2 850 7. College of Dentistry, purchase of equipment 3 174 8. Department of Biological Chemistry, construction of temporary partitions and installation of two fume hoods in a room in the Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building 3 900 9. Research and Educational Hospitals, replacement of medical records equipment 4 000 Total $37 924 I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h e s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e m a d e b y t h e f o l l o w i n g v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H e r r i c k , M r s . H o l t , M r . Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, M r . Swain, M r s . Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Nickell, M r . Stratton. AUTHORIZATION OF APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL F U N D S FOR HEALTH RESEARCH FACILITIES (8) Federal funds (Public Law 835, approved June 30, 1956) are available on a matching fund basis for health research facilities. Administration of grants is under the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. A committee appointed by the Vice-President and Provost is studying needs for health research facilities at Champaign-Urbana and at the Chicago Professional Colleges. T h e Committee has approved the following applications for which funds are available on a matching basis: 1. Remodeling in the Research and Educational Hospitals to provide laboratories for metabolic research, hematology research, and research associated with the Blood Bank $100 000 2. Remodeling in the Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building to provide two dental research laboratories, one research photographic laboratory, and one research conference and seminar room 52 500 3. Remodeling of rooms for the Department of Anatomy 5 200 4. Remodeling of two rooms previously used for office space to provide laboratories and research facilities for the Department of Biological Chemistry 17 000 5. Remodeling of three rooms to provide research facilities in the Department of Medicine for the Allergy Research Unit 16 800 Total $191 500 Application may be made for federal funds in the above mentioned law in the amount of $95,750. University matching funds are available in existing appropriations made by the Board of Trustees as follows: From previous allocations to the Chicago Professional Colleges from the state appropriation for 1955-57 f ° r remodeling $50 000 From the Revenue Bond Fund Account which must be used for modernization of the Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building 26 250 From unexpended balances in nonrecurring appropriations for remodeling in Chicago 19 500 Total $95 750 T h e Vice-President in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that an application be made for $95>750 of federal funds for the above projects, and that University funds from the sources indicated be reallocated to match federal grants. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute such applications. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h e s e a c t i o n s w e r e t a k e n b y t h e following v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H e r r i c k , M r s . H o l t , M r . J o h n ston, M r . L i v i n g s t o n , M r . M e g r a n , M r . S w a i n , M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Williamson; no, none; absent, M r . Nickell, M r . Stratton.