Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1958 [PAGE 543]

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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S Amount to be Paid to the University $10 838 00

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With Whom United States Army DA-49-007-MD-562 United States Atomic Energy Commission A T ( I I - I ) - 6 7 project 9 With Whom University of Miami

Purpose Experimental research in the College of Medicine Structural changes in metals due to annealing after deformation Purpose Furnish photographs using special raindrop camera

Effective Date June 14, 1957 February I, 1957

Amount to be Paid by the University $ 4 173 00

Effective Date May 1, 1957

A d j u s t m e n t s M a d e i n 1956-57 C o s t - P i u s C o n t r a c t With Whom Harry F. Fisher (plastering) Purpose Thirteen items; $191.32 deduct to $372.00 Amount

$ 599 12

Effective Dale May and June, 1957

This report was received for record.

GRANTS FOR INSTITUTE OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BUILDING

( 3 6 ) T h e T r u s t e e s of t h e W i l l i a m G r e e n M e m o r i a l F u n d ( t h e G r e e n F u n d w a s e s t a b l i s h e d in m e m o r y of t h e late P r e s i d e n t of t h e A m e r i c a n F e d e r a t i o n of L a b o r ) a p p r o v e d a g r a n t of $50,000 t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y t o f i n a n c e in p a r t the c o n s t r u c t i o n of a b u i l d i n g f o r t h e I n s t i t u t e of L a b o r a n d I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s . T h i s g r a n t , w h i c h w a s s e c u r e d w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e of P r e s i d e n t R e u b e n S o d e r s t r o m of t h e I l l i n o i s S t a t e F e d e r a t i o n of L a b o r , h a s b e e n m a d e c o n t i n g e n t u p o n t h e r a i s i n g of a d d i t i o n a l f u n d s b y J u l y I, 1959. T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l E x e c u t i v e B o a r d of t h e U n i t e d S t e e l W o r k e r s of A m e r i c a a t a r e c e n t m e e t i n g m a d e a g r a n t of $50,000 t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y f o r t h i s same p r o j e c t . I n fact, P r e s i d e n t D a v i d J . M c D o n a l d of t h e U n i t e d S t e e l W o r k e r s of A m e r i c a h a s s e n t t h e U n i v e r s i t y , t h r o u g h D i r e c t o r R . W . F l e m i n g of the I n s t i t u t e of L a b o r a n d I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s , a c h e c k f o r t h i s a m o u n t . T h e m o n e y h a s b e e n d e p o s i t e d in t h e B u s i n e s s Office in a special t r u s t a c c o u n t f o r t h i s project.

This report was received for record.

STATE LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

( 3 7 ) T h e r e is p r e s e n t e d f o r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n of t h e B o a r d a list of t h e A c t s of t h e S e v e n t i e t h G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y of I l l i n o i s in i t s r e g u l a r s e s s i o n of 1957 directly affecting the University, including t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s t o t h e University, a n d a c o p y is h e r e b y g i v e n t o t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a r d f o r r e c o r d .

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RESOLUTIONS

At this point President Livingston announced that three members of the Board had resolutions they desired to present. Mrs. Watkins offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

T o Josef F. Wright T h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s e x p r e s s e s i t s g r a t e f u l a p p r e c i a t i o n of y o u r s e r v i c e s in t h e p u b l i c i n f o r m a t i o n w o r k of t h e U n i v e r s i t y i n t h e t h i r t y - e i g h t y e a r s f r o m 1919 t o 1957. A f t e r s e r v i n g f o r o n e y e a r a s a s s i s t a n t t o P r e s i d e n t D a v i d K i n l e y you w e r e a p p o i n t e d as t h e first p e r s o n t o d e v o t e full t i m e t o k e e p i n g t h e U n i v e r s i t y b e f o r e t h e p e o p l e . P i o n e e r i n g in t h i s field, y o u m a d e a significant c o n t r i b u t i o n b y i m p r o v i n g r e l a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e U n i v e r s i t y a n d t h e p e o p l e of Illinois. Y o u r l o y a l s e r v i c e in b r i n g i n g t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e S t a t e a n d t h e N a t i o n t h e teachi n g r e s o u r c e s of t h e U n i v e r s i t y a n d its r e s e a r c h a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s h a s b r o u g h t recognition a n d distinction to this institution. T h e P r e s i d e n t a n d o t h e r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e officers of t h e U n i v e r s i t y j o i n the m e m b e r s of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s in e x t e n d i n g b e s t w i s h e s t o y o u a n d M r s . W r i g h t for the years to come.