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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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and Pharmacology a n d of Veterinary Research in Agriculture. T h e text of the letter is as follows: October 10, 1974 Board of Trustees University of Illinois Attention: Earl W. Porter, Secretary 354 Administration Building Urbana, IL 61801 Dear Mr. Porter: I am in receipt of your letter of August 2, 1974, enclosing a copy of a recommendation submitted to the Board of Trustees and approved by them on July 17, 1974, relieving me of my duties and title as Head of the Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology. As you well know, Article I X , Section 9a of the University Statutes provides: "In the exercise of its authority to dismiss or request the resignation of administrative officers from their administrative positions, the Board of Trustees may take such action in respect to such officer, prior to the expiration of the term for which he was appointed, only after presentation by the Board to the officer affected of a statement of the reasons, accompanied by the facts in support thereof, upon which the proposed action is based, together with notice, served by registered mail, of the time and place of the hearing thereon which shall not be less than 30 days after the date of notice." As the officer affected by the action of the Board of Trustees taken July 17, 1974, I did not receive a statement of reasons accompanied by facts or any notice of any hearing thereon. Would you please provide me with the items required by the quoted provisions of the University statutes and advise me of the date, time, and place of the hearing required by the Statute! at which time I intend to appear and comment on the reasons and present evidence on my own behalf as permitted by Section 9b. I would appreciate receiving those requirements at the earliest possible date so that the required hearing can be conducted on or before the November 20, 1974, Board of Trustees meeting. Very truly yours, Roger P. Link President Corbally asked the University Counsel, M r . Costello, to comment upon the applicability of Article I X , Section 9a, of the University Statutes to the action taken with regard to Professor Link as Head of the D e p a r t m e n t of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology. M r . Costello pointed out that the language cited by Professor Link relates to administrative officers who are dismissed or from whom resignations are requested "prior to the expiration of the term" for which they are a p pointed. H e further noted that the action taken by the Trustees in July was based on that section of the Statutes specifically dealing with the relief of duties of heads of departments (Article IV, Section 3a) and