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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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T o assist in carrying out the work involved in support of the AHES contract, the Board on a number of occasions in the past has approved sub-contracts with educational and other organizations in the state. I t is now proposed that additional sub-contracts be approved — with the following organizations and in amounts not to exceed those shown: Millikin University Northern Illinois University Illinois Board of Higher Education $41 000 $17 000 $20 000

The contract with Millikin University provides for professional services to plan and develop associate and bachelor's degree nursing education programs in the Decatur community. Specifically, the proposed contract will provide for: 1. 1520 hours of professional services at a rate not to exceed $14.91 per hour 2. Clerical services — $7,365 3. Expenses; i.e., commodities, travel, etc. — $10,400 The contract with Northern Illinois University would provide baccalaureate degree level instruction in nursing science in the Rockford area. Specifically, this contract would provide for: 1. Three courses of instruction per Fall and Spring semester, 1974-75, of at least three semester credit hours each 2. 1560 hours of professional services of a nurse educator for the nine-month academic year at a rate not to exceed $9.44 per hour 3. Expenses; i.e., transportation, telephone, etc. — $2,274 The contract with the Board of Higher Education would provide support in developing a Health Education Information System for the state. This contract would provide for University support of professional services in the following maximum amounts: 1. Salaries 2. Computer terminal rental and contractual services $12 600 $ 7 400

Funds are available from the current contract with the Federal Government to finance the foregoing contracts. 1 T h e Chancellor at the Medical Center recommends approval of these contracts. T h e Vice President for Planning and Allocation and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concur. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , these c o n t r a c t s w e r e a w a r d e d b y t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . H u g h e s , M r . Livingston, M r . N e a l , M r s . R a d e r , M r . Steger, M r . S w a i n ; no, n o n e ; a b s e n t , D r . Bakalis, G o v e r n o r W a l k e r .

Recommendations of the University Patent Committee

(8) The University Patent Committee submits the following recommendations relating to patentable inventions by members of the staff. I concur in these recommendations. 1. Digital Signal Averager with Logarithmic Time Base — Peter C. Debrunner, Professor of Physics; Robert Austin, Research Assistant in Physics; Karl Beeson, Research Assistant in Physics; Robert W. Downing, Senior Research Physicist

1 The Illinois Board of Higher Education will provide a total of $20,160 in salary and travel funds in addition to $67,548 which has been awarded by the Illinois Regional Medical Program for the project.