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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 18

University to pay the salary of a distinguished scholar appointed to a chair known as "The J. G. Randall Distinguished Professorship in History." Mrs. Randall, herself an historian, stipulated that the appointee to the chair was to be a scholar in the field of American History in which her husband gave distinguished service, "specifically including Lincoln, Civil War, Southern, and Constitutional history." In order to implement the wishes of Mrs. Randall, a search committee has been appointed and guidelines for the administration of the chair have been developed by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Those guidelines, as recommended by the Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus, are as follows: 1. The chair shall be known as "The J. G. Randall Distinguished Professorship in History"; and it shall be offered to a person whose scholarly career is associated with "that field of American History in which my husband [Professor J. G. Randall] gave distinguished service, specifically including Lincoln, Civil War, Southern, and Constitutional history." 2. The professorship will normally be awarded on a "permanent," not a rotating, basis. 3. The professorship may not stand vacant for more than two consecutive academic years. 4. The final recommendation to the Chancellor, President, and Board of Trustees is to be made by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on the advice of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and of the Executive Officer of the Department of History. A search committee is to be appointed by the Dean of the College, after consultation with the principal administrative officer and Executive Committee of the Department of History. 5. The terms of Mrs. Randall's will make it clear that the person holding the chair must receive from University funds at least the minimum salary paid to a full professor of history; the income from the trust is to be paid to the person holding the chair. It is, however, anticipated that each appointee will in practice be offered a fixed salary, to include both anticipated income from the trust and at least a sum equivalent to the minimum salary established by the University for full professors, such sum to be paid from University funds. 6. The University of Illinois Foundation will be requested to underwrite from the endowment, as expenses of administering the trust, charges related to the identification of holders of the chair. These charges would include expenses of a "search" as well as payment of moving expenses if a new appointee is brought to the campus. 7. Policies with respect to the administration of the chair may be changed, within the terms of the bequest by the Chancellor subject to the concurrence of the President after consultation with the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the executive officer of the Department of History. I concur in these guidelines and recommend approval of the establishment of this professorship. O n motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved.

MILITARY OFFICER EDUCATION PROGRAM, CHICAGO CIRCLE

(7) At the December 17, 1971, meeting of the Board of Trustees I reported that the ROTC program at the Chicago Circle campus has been _ operated on the basis of a subcontract to the agreement between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Department of the Army, and that in 1971, the Chicago Circle Senate recommended that a separate contract be negotiated for that campus. In an effort to strengthen the ROTC program at Chicago Circle, and to bring it closer in line with the recommendations contained in the joint statements on ROTC issued byall of the major national higher education associations, the Chancellor at Chicago Circle recommends that a separate contract be negotiated for ROTC at that campus. He has proposed that the name of the program be changed from Reserve Officer Training Program to Military Officer Education Program. In addition, the head of the unit will be designated as Director of the Military Officer Education Program and the Director of the Program will be a member with full voting rights on the Chicago Circle Committee