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MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, MARCH 9, 1992

The University Senate met in regular session at 3:00 p.m., Monday, March
9, l992, in Room ll5 of the Nursing Health Sciences Building.

Marcus T. McEllistrem, Chairperson of the Senate Council, presided.

Members absent were: Reginal J. Alston, Jim Arnett, Robert S. Baker, Bart
Baldwin, Harry V. Barnard, Thomas 0. Blues*, Peter P. Bosomworth, Douglas A.
Boyd, Martha Bruenderman, Joseph T. Burch, D. Allan Butterfield, Rutheford B
Campbell, Jr.*, Clyde R. Carpenter, Ben w. Carr, Edward A. Carter, Samuel Q.
Castle, Donald B. Clapp, Jordan L. Cohen, Lenore Crihfield, Scott A. Crosbie,
Joe T. Davis, Richard C. Domek, Jr.*, Paul M. Eakin, Joseph L. Fink, III,
Wilbur w. Frye*, Richard w. Furst, Misha Goetz, Lester Goldstein, Phillip A.
Greasley, Robert D. Guthrie, Lynne A. Hall*, J. John Harris, III, Laurie R.
Hatch, Christine Havice*, Brian Hoffman, Micki King Hogue, James G. Hougland,
Jr.*, Don A. Howard*, Richard A. Jensen*, Angela Knopp, Kenneth K. Kubota,
James M. Kuder, Thomas w. Lester, Linda Levstik, Thomas T. Lillich*, C. Oran
Little, William C. Lubawy, Shawn Meauz, Richard S. Milich*, Karen A. Mingst,
David A. Nash*, Derby Newman, Clayton P. Omvig, Thomas C. Robinson, Edgar L.
Sagan*, Edward C. Scheiner*, Michael C. Shannon, Andrew Shveda, Timothy w.
Sineath, Robert H. Spedding*, David H. Stockham, Brian Stover, Louis J. Swift,
Michael G. Tearney*, Dennis M. TeKrony*, John S. Thompson*, Ann R. Tickamyer,
Thomas Tucker, Eugene R. Williams, Emery A. Wilson, H. David Wilson*, and
Peter Wong.

The Chairperson announced that the Sullivan Awards Committee is requesting
that nominees be sent in for this year's Sullivan Medallions which will be
presented on Commencement Day. There are three categories; one undergraduate
graduating woman, one undergraduate graduating man and one person who is not a
student. In making nominations the committee requests the following criterion
be kept in mind: nothing shall be considered except the possession of such
characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct as exemplify the Spirit of love
for and helpfulness to other men and women. The Chairperson went on to say
that is the sole criterion, not academic excellence or anything else.

The Chairperson pointed out that the Senators should soon have the
December minutes. The February minutes are now in preparation and attached to
the February minutes will be the full University Calendar for next year and
the schematic calendar for l994—l995.

The Chairperson stated that the reason for the March meeting was to
provide an open Forum on budget issues. The Medical Sector and the Lexington
Campus people have been looking at budget issues separately, and some people
suggested that the meeting could provide a Forum to compare views from the two
sectors to the extent that they have not already done so. The Chairperson
stated that the second purpose was to explore ideas. He feels the budget
problem might be dealt with in two phases. One is a short-term phase that
would deal with the period between now and July of l993. The University
system would put into place procedures and methods to deal with the budget

*Absence explained.