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       E. Recommendations of the President (PR 2)

       Although the items in PR 2 were routine in nature, President Singletary
did call attention to the persons recommended for retirement, pointing out that
the sum total of service of these 15 individuals came to the rather astounding
figure of over 268 years, with one of the individuals, Bruce Poundstone, having
been with the University for over 41 years.

       Mr. Clay expressed the appreciation of the Board for the loyalty and
devotion of these staff members and asked that appropriate letters be sent to
each one. He then called for any questions which Board members might have
relative to the recommendations and, there being none, on motion duly made,
seconded, and passed, PR 2 was approved as a whole and ordered made an of-
ficial part of the Minutes of the meeting. (See PR 2 at the end of the Minutes.


       F. Approval of Degree Candidates (PR 4)

       Inasmuch as the list of candidates had been mailed to the Board members
in advance of the meeting and there being no questions, on motion by Dr. Nicholas,
seconded by Mrs. Blazer, and passed, the President was authorized to confer on
each individual whose name appeared on the list recommended by the University
Senate the degree for which he had made application upon certification by the
Registrar that all requirements had been satisfactorily fulfilled. (See PR 4 at the
end of the Minutes. )


       G. 1971-72 Meeting Dates Established (PR 5)

       Attention was called to the recommended dates for meetings of the Board
of Trustees and/or Executive Committee during the fiscal year 1971-72. Without
discussion, on motion made, seconded, and carried, the dates as recommended
in PR 5 were approved. (See PR 5 at the end of the Minutes. )


       H. Paul Oberst New Non-Voting Faculty Member of the Board

       President Singletary reported that Professor Paul Oberst of the College of
Law had recently been elected as the non-voting faculty member of the Board of
Trustees for a three-year term beginning July 1, 1971 and ending Jurne 30, 1974.
He will replace Dr. Robert W. Rudd whose term expires June 30, 1971,

       On behalf of the Board, Mr. Clay expressed the thanks of the Board to
Dr. Rudd for his contributions during the past three years and said that he had
been a "tremendous asset". He appointed Mr. Richard Cooper and Mr. Thomas
Bell to draft a resolution on Dr. Rudd to be presented at the next meeting.