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BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

[February 21

Mr. Hughes introduced Mrs. Jane Hayes Rader and Mr. Park Livingston, Trustees-elect, who will assume their new duties officially at the March meeting; and Mr. Philip N. Steffen, a student from Illinois State University at Normal, who attended the Board meeting on the behalf of Superintendent Bakalis.

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S REPORTS

The Board considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University. President Corbally presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the Secretary of the Board. Mr. Howard, noting the President's reference to the centennial celebration of the YMCA at the University of Illinois, moved that the Board extend congratulations on the occasion of the celebration and that the Secretary prepare a suitable resolution for consideration at the March meeting. The motion was approved. Action, Fiscal Year 1974 Budget Request, Board of Higher Education President Corbally reported that, at its meeting on February 6, 1973, the Board of Higher Education acted to approve the recommendations of the Executive Director as stated in his report No. 113. He noted that there had been constructive discussions between the officers and the staff of the Board, that there had been no disagreement regarding need, but some differences in the degree of priority assigned varying items. In brief, the differences between the Board and the University staff amount to some $6.6 million for: support of enrollment growth at Chicago Circle, deferral of new programs, salary annualization, and restoration of equipment funds. He indicated the final decisions must await action by the General Assembly and by the Governor.

Establishment of the Office for the Study of Continuing Professional Education The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has established an Office for the Study of Continuing Professional Education. The Office will be housed administratively in the College of Education and represents an extension of activities already present in that College. The Office will not develop or conduct programs in continuing professional education, but will assist other academic units on the Urbana-Champaign campus in the development of such programs and conduct research in this area. The Office will also disseminate descriptions of innovative and effective programs of continuing professional education which are in progress elsewhere and will provide assistance with program evaluation. The Director of the Office is Dr. Alan B. Knox, Professor of Education. Professor Knox will be advised by a policy committee consisting of individuals engaged in or interested in continuing professional education and drawn widely from among campus units.

AWARD OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATES

(1) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943, as amended, to seven candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked Certified Public Accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the