Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1978
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270 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [May 18 MINUTES APPROVED The Secretary presented for approval the press proofs of the minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings of January 19 and February 16, 1977, copies of which had previously been sent to the Board. On motion of Mr. Livingston, these minutes were approved as printed on pages 179 to 221 inclusive. ROCKFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Mr. Howard, on behalf of the Board, expressed the Trustees' pleasure in meeting in Rockford and in the opportunity to meet members of the faculty and staff. On the day before the meeting, die Trustees had a tour of the medical school and the Belvidere Health Center. Mr. Howard then introduced Dr. Clifford G. Grulee, Jr., Dean of the Rockford School of Medicine. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY President's Reports 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. General Assembly Action with Regard to the University's 1978 Budget President Corbally reported briefly on various actions by the Senate Appropriations Committee with regard to the 1978 operating budget, noting that a number of amendments will receive attention on the floor of the Senate and that the House of Representatives has yet to take action. With regard to capital appropriations, in particular those related to the Food for Century Three program, it was reported that that program was deleted by the Senate committee, but that there is some optimism that the funds may be restored by the full Senate. Report on Actions of the Finance Committee President Corbally reported on a brief meeting of the Finance Committee in Urbana on May 7, at which time those members of the committee present authorized him to make arrangements for the University to obtain materials published by the Investors' Responsibility Research Center in Washington, D.C. Such materials bear on stockholder proposals of a wide variety, including the subject presently before the Finance Committee dealing with the University investments in corporations doing business in South Africa. He noted that a variety of services is available from the center and diat he was proceeding to obtain appropriate materials from this organization. INTRODUCTIONS Mr. Howard welcomed and introduced as guests of the Board Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Lenz. Mr. Lenz is the father of Trustee Robert Lenz.
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