Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976
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1976] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 545 CONSIDERATION OF OTHER AMENDMENTS Mr. Hahn suggested that other amendments to the Bylaws might be considered, in particular, the desirability of establishing an office of vice chairman or vice president of the Board. Mr. Neal indicated that he had received administrative advice on this question and would refer the subject to the General Policy Committee and ask the University Counsel to provide further comment to the committee. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Election of a Temporary Chairman Mr. Neal asked for nominations for a temporary chairman to conduct the special order of business. On motion of Mr. Livingston, Mr. Forsyth was nominated to serve as temporary chairman. There being no further nominations, Mr. Forsyth was unanimously elected and took the chair. ELECTION OF OFFICERS President of the Board Mr. Forsyth called for nominations for President of the Board. Mr. Howard nominated Mr. Earl Neal, characterizing Mr. Neal's service in the last year as outstanding in every way and emphasizing the "steady guidance" the President had provided. He expressed his appreciation and that of the other Trustees for the quality of representation of the Board and of the University by Mr. Neal and their hope that Mr. Neal would serve for another year. Mr. Livingston moved that the nominations be closed and that the Secretary cast a unanimous ballot of the Board in favor of Mr. Neal as President. The ballot was so cast, and Mr. Neal was declared elected President of the Board, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in January 1977, or until his successor shall have been elected. Executive Committee Mr. Forsyth asked for nominations for the Executive Committee. Mr. Howard nominated Mr. Ralph Hahn and Mr. Robert Lenz to serve as members of the Executive Committee, with the President of the Board as Chairman. On motion of Mr. Livingston, the nominations were closed, and the Secretary was instructed to cast a unanimous ballot of the Board for the election of Mr. Hahn and Mr. Lenz to the Executive Committee. The ballot was so cast, and Mr. Hahn and Mr. Lenz were declared elected members of the Executive Committee, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board in January 1977, or until their successors shall have been elected.
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