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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 18

RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF MRS. ELLNORA KRANNERT M r . Hughes presented the following resolution in tribute to the late Mrs. Ellnora K r a n n e r t . This Board has on several occasions expressed its deep appreciation of the outstanding contribution of Mrs. Ellnora Decker Krannert and her late husband, Herman C. Krannert, to the University of Illinois. Mrs. Krannert was deeply involved in the development of the concept of t h e Center for the Performing Arts. She was personally involved in the plan and design of the Krannert Art Museum and later established a n acquisition fund which has made it possible to make important additions to the permanent collection. Thus, we note with profound regret the death of Mrs. Krannert on July 6, 1974. T h e University of Illinois and many other institutions across the nation will miss her knowledgeable leadership and unstinting involvement in worthy philanthropy which have set such high standards. The Board of Trustees wishes again to record its tribute to a benefactress and friend of the University and now to express its deep sympathy to her family. T h e resolution was adopted by a standing vote. REGULAR MEETING RECESSED FOR MEETING OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE M r . Hughes announced t h a t the Board would recess briefly for a meeting of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds in order that the Committee might act upon an item which would require consideration later by the Board of Trustees. ( T h e Committee considered a n d approved a recommendation relating to the selection of architects and engineers for a 500-bed replacement hospital at the Medical Center campus. T h e Committee's action was presented to the Board of Trustees and the Board's consideration of it appears in a later section of these minutes.) When the Board reconvened, tlie same members of the Board, officers of the Board, a n d officers of t h e University as recorded at the beginning of these minutes were present. ( M r . Livingston joined the meeting at this point.) BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY President's Reports Office of Coal Research and Utilization, Urbana Last winter's embargo of oil from the Persian Gulf and the consequent increase in price paid by the University for fuel oil has caused much concern on the UrbanaChampaign campus. Many members of the academic community, including both academic and nonacademic employees, have begun to search for new ways to make more efficient use of the large reserves of coal that exist in the State of Illinois. Projects are developing on campus that cover basic research, economic studies, and engineering technology. Coal, which fell into disfavor during the Sixties because it was environmentally troublesome, now appears to be the best hope for meeting the energy needs of the Nation — certainly for the next decade, and perhaps much longer. In order to provide a focus for the numerous projects that are developing and