December 11, University officers present: President Guyer, Secretary Williams, and General Counsel and Vice President Kurz.

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1 10401 MNUTES OF THE MEETNG OF THE MCHGAN STATE UNVERSTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES December 11, The meetng of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Presdent Gordon Guyer at 9:05 a.m. on Frday, n the Board Room of the Admnstraton Buldng. Trustees present: Dolores M. Cook, Joel Ferguson, Russell G. Mawby, Dean Prdgeon, Melane Renhold, Barbara J. Sawyer, John D. Shngleton, and Robert E. Wess. Unversty offcers present: Presdent Guyer, Secretary Wllams, and General Counsel and Vce Presdent Kurz. 1. On a moton by Mr. Wess, supported by Mr. Shngleton, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the amended agenda. 2. Presdent Guyer announced that General Counsel Kurz has requested that the Board of Trustees meet n Executve Sesson to consder the wrtten legal opnon of Counsel dated December 10, 1992, whch opnon s exempt from dsclosure under Secton 8(h) of the Mchgan Open Meetngs Act. Request for Executve Sesson On a moton by Mr. Wess, supported by Mr. Shngleton, A ROLL CALL VOTE was conducted by Secretary Wllams. The moton passed unanmously. Presdent Guyer announced the Board would go nto Executve Sesson and return for the Trustee Fnance Commttee meetng. 3. The Trustee Fnance Commttee and the Trustee Polcy Commttee meetngs were held n the Board Room of the Admnstraton Buldng. The mnutes of the commttee meetngs are on fle n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. 4. On a moton by Mr. Prdgeon, supported by Ms. Sawyer, the meetng of the Board of Trustees was reconvened by Presdent Guyer at 11:50 a.m. n the Board Room. Trustees present: Dolores M. Cook, Joel Ferguson, Russell G. Mawby, Dean Prdgeon, Melane Renhold, Barbara J. Sawyer v John D. Shngleton, and Robert E. Wess. Unversty offcers present: Presdent Guyer, nterm Provost Smon, Secretary Wllams, General Counsel and Vce Presdent Kurz, Vce Presdents Denbow, Meyer, Perre, Turner, and Wlknson. Faculty Lason representatves present: Dr. Elane Cherney, Dr. Shela Grmes, and Dr. Dozer Thornton. Student Lason representatves present: Angela Allen, Cara Cchowsk, Erk Hendrckson, and Aron Mefford. All actons taken were by unanmous vote of the Trustees present, unless otherwse noted. 5. On a moton by Mr. Prdgeon, supported by Ms. Sawyer, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the mnutes of the Board meetng of October 9, 1992 and specal Board meetng of November 11, «Dr. Guyer welcomed Trustee-elect Dorothy Gonzales who was vstng the meetng. Trustee GPA Award recpents for Fall Semester 1992 were congratulated for ther exceptonal academc performance. Awards were presented to Marc McCurry and Scott Stowtts. Deborah Pauly and Henry Youga were unable to be present. Marc T. McCurry Scott K. Stowtts Henry J. Youga Deborah J. Pauy GPA, Frst Hghest GPA, Second Hghest GPA, Thrd Hghest GPA, Fourth Hghest Trustee GPA Award Recpents 8. The followng ndvduals addressed the Board of Trustees: A. B. Mr. Mchael D. rsh, Sr., former employee, requested a objectve nvestgaton nto hs employment crcumstances. far and Ms. Cara Cchowsk, ASMSU Academc Assembly Charperson and student lason representatve, presented pettons from ASMSU requestng reconsderaton of the composton of the Presdental Search Commttee so that at least four undergraduate students would st on the commttee. Publc Partcpaton t

2 10402 December 11," 1992 Publc Partcpaton contnued -Mr. John Shapley, Presdent of the Black Student Allance, expressed the concerns of the Afrcan Amercan communty of students. Mr. Gl de las Alas, Asan Pacfc Amercan Assocaton (APASO) member and a mnorty ade, requested addtonal Asan Amercan faculty and mplementaton of an Asan Amercan studes program at Mchgan State. Mr.-Jonathan Roldan, a student representng APASO, Coalton of Hspanc Students for Progressve Acton {CHSPA), and MEChA concerned students, addressed the ssues of the varous groups. Mr. Raul Mora, Charperson of MEChA, spoke of the demands the students presented to the admnstraton n a recent letter. Mr. Todd Mrales, member of MEChA, thanked Presdent Guyer for respondng to the student concerns relatng to educatng and the retenton of Hspanc and Chcano students. H. Ms. Consuelo Frausto, representng the Coalton of APASO, MEChA, and CHSPA requested that new programs be created wth an ncrease n Latno staff for future generatons of students. Ms. Stephane Ros, a member of MEChA and CHSPA, dentfed what she perceves are the hardshps of Latno students. Ms. Meghan Yamansh, Co-Presdent of Asan Pacfc Amercan Student Organzaton, and foundng member of the Allance of Chcano, Latno, and Asan Pacfc Amercan students, requested new and separate programs, servces, and servers to nclude faculty, staff, and mnorty ades whch meet ther specfc ethnc and cultural needs. K. Ms. Monca Elcero, Mnorty Ade n Shaw Hall, requested an ncrease n the number of mnorty ades to work wth students whch would result n a better support system. Dr. Guyer thanked the students for beng courteous. He stated t s not a matter of competton among the varous student groups, but that each group has strong feelngs about ts own concerns. 9. Presdent Guyer announced the Board would recess and reconvene followng lunch. 10. The meetng of the Board of Trustees was reconvened by Presdent Guyer at 1:25 p.m. n the Board Room, Trustees present: Dolores M. Cook, Joel Ferguson, Russell G. Mawby, Dean Prdgeon, Melane Renhold, Barbara J-. Sawyer, John D, Shngleton, and Robert E* Wess. Unversty offcers present: Presdent Guyer, nterm Provost Smon, Secretary Wllams, General Counsel and Vce Presdent Kurz, Vce Presdents Denbow, Meyer, Perre, Turner, and Wlknson. Faculty Lason representatves present: Dr. Elane Cherney, and Dr. Dozer Thornton. Student Lason representatve present: Angela Allen. Presdent's Report 11. Presdent Guyer reported on the recent actvtes and accomplshments of students, staff, and faculty members as follows: A. Three specal senors Mara, Petrna, and Roselee LoChrco, dentcal trplets from Rochester, Mchgan, wll graduate on Saturday wth degrees n Advertsng. B. Ms. Brenda Parker s a student volunteer and head of COOL Acton, an organzaton that facltates communty servce among MSU students. She s also specal events char for MSU Habtat for Humanty. C. Dr. Gal mg, Drector of Extenson, has earned the 1992 Cooperatve Extenson System Award for Dversty, an award from the Natonal Extenson Servce recognzng MSU Extenson ntatves to acheve dversty and pluralsm. D. Dr. Jenny Bond, Professor of Food Scence and Human Nutrton, receved the Food and Agrculture Scence Excellence n Teachng Award,

3 10403 E. F. G. H.. Mr. Bob Asmann, Manager of Akers Hall, receved prase n a letter from the mother of an Akers Hall resdent who he asssted wth a resdence hall problem. Ms. Mkala Keatng, a senor, was drector of Parents Weekend ths year whch brought more than 400 famles of students to the Unversty. The MSU Foundaton has completed a strategc plannng process and has worked closely wth the Unversty n plannng for the next decade. Professors Weber and Staatz were recognzed for ther leadershp n provdng students wth nternatonal global experences. Dr. Guyer presented the followng statement whch would be released regardng student actvty: "We have an exemplary record of student recreaton at MSU. ndeed, we are proud of the postve vsblty that comes from our natonally renowned student actvtes. Therefore, was dsapponted n and, frankly, angered by Thursday evenng 1 s events, ncludng snowball fghts that resulted n njures to several students. read where some students clamed such an event has become a tradton.! Presdent's Report contnued want to make one thng clear ths s a tradton that s over, actvty was not typcal of MSU student behavor. Ths We wll not tolerate any actvtes that put student safety at rsk and reflects negatvely on the postve mage of our qualty student body. assure everyone we wll respond quckly and frmly to any attempts to stage such unacceptable fghts n the future. We wll not allow the rresponsble actons of a few to put the safety and reputaton of the MSU student body at rsk." 12. Personnel Actons were presented by Provost Smon as follows: A. Appontments Personnel Actons Appontments 1) Keegstra, Kenneth, AN-Professor, MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory; Departments of Botany and Plant Pathology; Bochemstry, $120,000, wth Tenure, effectve January 1, ) York, Rchard C., AN-Professor, Natonal Superconductng Cyclotron Laboratory, $125,000, wth Tenure, effectve January 1, B. Faculty Promotons and Tenure Recommendatons Most of the recommendatons for faculty members whose current probatonary appontments n the tenure system end on August 31, 1993 were made at the Board meetng on June 12, A tenure acton was delayed last sprng on recommendaton of the college for the faculty members named below. Faculty Promotons and Tenure Recommendatons The followng actons are recommended by the Departmental Charperson, the Deans, and the Provost n accordance wth the tenure rules. The followng promotons and reappontment whch nclude the award of tenure are recommended to be effectve January 1, ) Wntersten, Scott, promoton to Assocate Professor, Department of Fsheres and Wldlfe, College of Agrculture and Natural Resources. 2) Koochesfahan, Manoochehr M., promoton to Assocate Professor, Department of Mechancal Engneerng, College of Engneerng. 3) Shafer, Chrstne, promoton to Assocate Professor, Department of Psychatry, College of Human Medcne. 4) Brown, Franke J., reapponted as Assstant Professor, Center for ntegratve Studes, General Scence, College of Natural Scence. On a moton by Dr. Mawby, supported by Ms. Sawyer, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the Appontments and Faculty Promotons and Tenure Recommendatons.

4 10404 f Gft, Grant and Contract Report Trustee Fnance Commttee 13.. The Gft, Grant and Contract Report was presented by Vce Presdent Perre. On a moton by Dr. Mawby, supported by Ms. Sawyer, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the Gft, Grant and Contract Report for the perod September 12, 1992 through November 13, 1992 wth a total value of $38,186, The report s ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Perre commented on the nternatonal projects supported by the Agency for nternatonal Development as well as varous other sgnfcant research projects of faculty. 14. The reports and recommendatons of the Trustee Fnance Commttee were presented by Ms. Sawyer, Commttee Charperson, as follows: \ Campus - Central Control of Energy Consumng Systems Phase E A. t was recommended that a contract n the amount of $899,777 be awarded to Lands & Gyr Powers, nc., of FerndaXe, Mchgan, and that a budget n the amount of $1,040,000 be establshed for the project enttled: Campus - Central Control of Energy Consumng Systems Phase E, On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Shngleton, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the recommendaton. Appontment of Engneers/ Archtects t was recommended that the followng engneers/archtects be apponted for the followng projects: Chemstry - Appontment of Fshbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber (FTC & H) as the Engneer/Archtect for the Chemstry Project. Lbrary Lbrary - Appontment of Ralph Calder Engneer/Archtect for the Lbrary Project. Assocates as the Berkey Hall Berkey Hall - Appontment of Freeman-Smth Assocates as the Engneer/Archtect for the Berkey Hall Project. Bessey Hall Bessey Hall - Appontment of McNamee, Porter & Engneer/Archtect for the Bessey Hall Project. Seeley as the Purchase of farmland on Okemos Road On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Shngleton, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the recommendatons * t was recommended that the Unversty purchase approxmately 117 acres of farmland located on Okemos Road for $260,000. On a moton by Mr. Prdgeon, supported by Mr. Shngleton, THE BOARD VOTED to purchase the property. Delegaton to Fnance Commttee Acquston of X-Ray Assocates PC of Lansng, Ml by Department of Radology D. t was recommended that the Board of Trustees approve acquston by the Department of Radology of X~Ray Assocates P. C, of Lansng, Mchgan, ncludng assumpton of exstng property and equpment leases, and purchase of that entty 1 s personal property and accounts recevable; and that the admnstraton be authorzed to enter nto approprate arrangements wth X-Ray Assocates, ts lessors and ts clents to mplement the practce acquston and the contnuty of the practce's clncal servces to ts exstng clents. Followng extensve dscusson of ths acquston, t was recommended the Board approve ths acton and delegate to the Fnance Commttee the fnal verfcaton of the transton of the acquston of the Department of Radology. On a moton by Dr. Mawby, supported by Ms. Renhold, THE BOARD VOTED to approve delegatng ths acton to the Trustee Fnance Commttee. Revson of Statement of 1nvestment Objectves Trustee Sawyer abstaned from partcpatng n ths acton snce she serves on the board of a Lansng hosptal. t was recommended that the Statement of nvestment Objectves be revsed to reflect the nvestment acton taken at the October 9, 1992 Board of Trustees meetng. On a moton by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Shngleton, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the recommendaton.

5 10405 # F. At the mornng meetng, the Commttee receved a report from Trustee Barbara Sawyer on the Unversty's. nvestment Program through June 30, The report s ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. G. The Commttee receved the Annual Report of the Mchgan Unverstes Self-nsurance Corporaton (MUSC) for the Fscal Year ended June 30, 1992, The report s ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. H. The Commttee receved a Fnal Report on nfrastructure Fnancng from Mr. Stephen H. Terry, Assstant Vce Presdent for Fnance. The report s on fle n the offce of the Vce Presdent for Fnance and Operatons. 15. The report of the Trustee Polcy Commttee was presented by Ms. Cook. A. At the mornng commttee meetng, Dr. Moses Turner, Vce Presdent for Student Affars and Servces, commented on the annual report of actvtes of the Student Affars dvson. A vdeo was presented of Unversty programs on substance abuse preventon and polcy enforcement. Dr* Turner commented on the commtment of the Student Affars staff members. B. t was recommended that the Board of Trustees concur wth the explanatory clarfcaton of the Unversty Commttee on Faculty Tenure (UCFT) and the Offce of the Provost regardng the Dsmssal of Tenured Faculty for Cause Procedure; and drect that the polcy reflect that clarfcaton n a footnote to Secton V.a. to read as set forth n Attachment A whch s ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. t was further recommended that the UCFT and the Offce of the Provost, n consultaton wth the Offce of the General Counsel, address further the legal ssues relatng to dscplnary acton and be prepared to recommend amendments to the polcy to the Board of Trustees by no later than ts June 1993 meetng. On a moton by Dr. Mawby, supported by Ms. Cook, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the recommendaton, C. nterm Provost Smon presented a report of nformaton on a change of the academc calendar for D. t was recommended that the Board of Trustees delegate to the Presdent authorty to approve or dsapprove an agreement to be negotated between the Unversty and Natural Products Technologes (NPT). On a moton by Mr. Wess, supported by Dr. Mawby, THE BOARD VOTED to approve the recommendaton. 16, The report of the Charperson and Trustees ncluded the followng: A. Charperson Prdgeon announced the proposed meetng dates for 1993: February 5, Aprl 9, June 11, July 16, October 8, and November 19, B. Charperson Prdgeon presented the followng resoluton to Trustee Melane Renhold: Resoluton to Trustee Melane Renhold "The Board of Trustees of Mchgan State Unversty today extends ts apprecaton and best wshes to Trustee Melane Renhold. Snce her appontment to the Board of Trustees by Governor John Engler n 1991, she has served the Unversty and ts consttuents wth professonalsm, and an eye to the future. She joned the Unversty Presdent on a trp to Afrca that exemplfed Mchgan State's long tradton there of reachng out, carng, and teachng those n need how to pave ther own ways to the future. There, she looked wth compasson and admraton on the rch hstory and rch future of an area wth whch the Unversty 1 s tes wll, t s hoped, never be severed- Trustee Fnance Commttee conty Report on Unversty 1 s 1nvestment Program Annual Report on MUSC Fnal Report on nfrastructure Fnancng Trustee Polcy Commttee Annual Report on Student Affars Dvson Clarfcaton of Dsmssal of Tenured Faculty for Cause Procedure Report on change of academc calendar Delegated authorty to Presdent to negotate agreement wth Natural Products Technologes Charperson! s Report Resoluton to Trustee Melane Renhol d

6 10406 Charperson's Report contnued Resoluton to Trustee Melane Renhold contnued Resoluton to Charperson Dean Prdgeon She also drew attenton to the crtcal need of the Unversty to renew ts commtment to ts nfrastructure, both for hstorcal and for practcal purposes. Trustee Renhold's success n the busness world also served the Unversty's nterests well. She began her landscapng career n 1977 after recevng her degree n Ornamental Hortculture from Mchgan State Unversty* Jonng Renhold Landscape, a frm founded by her father, Wllam Renhold, n 1924, she was promoted to Presdent n 1983 and rapdly bult the frm nto one of the naton f s leadng landscape companes. Snce then she has merged the frm wth Vdosh, nc., creatng Renhold & Vdosh, nc., now one of the naton's largest full-servce landscape contractng frms. For her nsght and servce durng a tme of crtcal change at the Unversty, the Board of Trustees, on behalf of Mchgan State Unversty and the ctzens of Mchgan, extend to Melane Renhold our sncere grattude and best wshes for the future- ft Trustee Renhold commented on her experences as a Trustee. She expressed grattude to her fellow Board members and to the Unversty communty. Ms. Renhold 1 s remarks are ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. C. Vce Charperson Cook presented the followng resoluton to Charperson Prdgeon; Resoluton to Trustee Dean Prdgeon "The Board of Trustees of Mchgan State Unversty today pays specal trbute to Trustee Dean M. Prdgeon, colleague and frend. On the occason of hs fnal meetng as a member of ths body, we recognze an ndvdual whose career has not only encompassed many moments of hstorcal sgnfcance as a Trustee, but one whose very sprt embodes the land-grant phlosophy poneered and fostered by ths Unversty. As a Trustee and Charperson, and whle not always n the spotlght, hs reasoned, measured responses to challenges were drected toward enhancng the stature of Mchgan State Unversty. Durng hs eght years, he was wtness to and helped develop some of the most sgnfcant changes n the Unversty's hstory. The undergraduate and graduate research programs were revewed and restructured. Greater emphass was placed on dversty, and the academc calendar changed from the quarter to the semester system. He also saw the launchng of the hghly successful frst Unversty-wde captal campagn, "MSU 2000." Dean Prdgeon s of the land and from the land. Throughout hs career, at ths Unversty and n communty and government servce, he has artculated the mportance of Mchgan's agrculture. Hs contrbutons were recognzed when Mchgan State Unversty honored hm wth the Dstngushed Servce to Agrculture award n Hs talents were further recognzed when he was apponted to and headed the Natural Resources Commsson and later was named Drector of the Mchgan Department of Agrculture. Therefore, be t hereby resolved that the members of the Board of Trustees of Mchgan State Unversty acknowledge Trustee Dean Prdgeon*s devoted servce and accomplshments n communty and governmental servce and, n partcularly for hs contrbutons as a member of ths Board. On behalf of the entre Mchgan State Unversty communty, we wsh hm well as he jons hs two sons n Branch County to operate the farm that has been n the famly for sx generatons." Trustee Prdgeon remarked about the rewards of servng the Unversty. He spoke of the mportance of agrculture, the land-grant msson, the accomplshments and future challenges of Mchgan State. Mr. Prdgeon 1 s comments are ncluded wth the Board Agenda n the Offce of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees*

7 ndvdual Trustees expressed personal sentments.to Trustees Prdgeon and Renhold n apprecaton of ther frendshp and ther servce to the Unversty. D. Trustee Cook remarked that last evenng when the two retrng Trustees were honored the Board also acknowledged, by resoluton, the stewardshp and outstandng servce of former Provost Davd K. Scott and former Secretary of the Board of Trustees Marylee Davs/ Resoluton to Dr. Davd K. Scott "From the tme of hs brth and youth on the Orkney slands off the coast of Scotland, Dr. Davd K. Scott has been drven by a quest for excellence n hmself, hs colleagues, and hs students. And, he has acheved excellence as a student at Ednburgh Unversty and Oxford Unversty, as a nuclear physcs researcher and Drector of the Cyclotron Laboratory at the Unversty of Calforna-Berkeley, and n hs roles at MSU as a Hannah Professor of Physcs and Astronomy and of Chemstry, as Assocate Provost, and as Provost. The Board of Trustees s partcularly apprecatve of Dr. Scott's achevements as Provost. He led the academc communty effectvely and magnatvely, seekng at all tmes to provde an envronment that nurtures the contnung growth of both students and faculty. Durng a perod of lmted fnancal resources, enabled growth n crtcal areas. He poneered educatonal nnovaton by launchng R-Cubed, a campus-wde ntatve that s now beng used as a pattern for other unverstes. By refocusng, rebalancng, and refnng Mchgan State Unversty, R- Cubed has prepared the campus communty to meet the opportuntes and challenges of a new decade a new century. Hs recognton of the needs of the future, and hs determnaton to help the campus prepare, placed the unversty n a poston to compete n a changng world. He led the development of programs for provdng students wth a broad, ntegrated educaton, for brngng MSU to a semester system, and for makng everyone n the MSU communty more apprecatve and knowledgeable of the strength of dversty. At the Wnter Term graduatng class: Commencement n 1982, Dr. Scott sad to the! There s a unversty vsble and a unversty nvsble. The one s made up of buldngs, lke those on ths lovely campus here at Mchgan State, of teachers and students and of ceremonous occasons such as ths. The other exsts n the sprt whch anmates the whole. 1 Today, the Board of Trustees recognzes, commends, and offers ts profound grattude for Dr. Scott's leadershp of the unversty vsble and to say that wherever the future leads hm, he wll reman an energzng force n the unversty nvsble." Resoluton to Dr. Marylee Davs "The Board of Trustees of Mchgan State Unversty today extends to Marylee Davs ts deep apprecaton and best wshes. For more than sx years, Dr* Davs served wth dstncton as Executve Assstant to the Presdent of Mchgan State Unversty and as Secretary of the Board of Trustees. n these dual roles, she served the Presdent as chef of staff and served the Board of Trustees as ts admnstratve lason. Pror to these key appontments, she was Specal Assstant to the Executve Vce Presdent and later was named Assstant Vce Presdent for Admnstraton and Publc Affars. Ths past summer, Dr. Davs was apponted Assocate Vce Presdent of Unversty Relatons for Publc Servce and Communty Affars. Her work as a Unversty admnstrator s complemented by her presence n the classroom as a Professor of Hgher Educaton Resolutons to Trustees Prdgeon and Renhold cont. Resoluton to Provost Davd K. Scott and Dr. Marylee Davs Dr. Davd K. Scott Dr. Marylee Davs

8 _ A Resoluton j contnued \ Dr. Maryee Davs^ Partcpaton n Amcus Bref Trustees 1 Comments Dr. Davs s actve n alumn and cvc affars, and serves on numerous communty servce boards. She s past Presdent and past General Campagn Char for the Captol Area Unted Way the frst woman to serve n ths capacty n the Tr~ County Area. Among her numerous honors s the "Busness/Professonal Woman of the Year Award," presented n 1982 by the Lansng Regonal Chamber of Commerce. Ths Chamber recognton, known as the "Athena Award," became a natonal award n 1985, makng Dr. Davs the frst "AthenaVrecpent natonwde. For her leadershp, on and off the Unversty campus; for her commtment to hgher educaton; and for her dedcaton to publc servce the Board of Trustees, on behalf of Mchgan State Unversty and the ctzens of Mchgan, extends to Marylee Davs grattude and best wshes for the future." E. On a moton by Mr. Wess, supported by Dr. Mawby, THE BOARD VOTED to partcpate n an amcus bref, Booth Newspapers versus Board of Regents of the Unversty of Mchgan, n support of the Unversty of Mchgan n ts appeal- F. Mr. Wess commented on the mportance of the nvolvement, representaton, and partcpaton of all Unversty groups n the decson of selectng a Presdent for ths Unversty. G. Mr- Wess expressed hs strong convcton that Mchgan State has a responsblty to fulfll ts land-grant msson by servng the people of the world- H. Ms. Rujuta Bhatt, a senor n James Madson College and bochemstry, was ntroduced by Presdent Guyer as the Unversty's sxth Rhodes Scholar n ten years. Ms. Bhatt thanked professors who have been supportve, the Honors College, Department of Bochemstry, and especally James Madson College.. Dr. Guyer remnded Board members of the commencement ceremones that would be held on Frday evenng and Saturday. 17. The meetng was adjourned. r Gordon Guyer Presdent 'Marcellette G. Wllams Secretary