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MINUTES WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1975 MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE BOARD TABLE OF CONTENTS MINUTES APPENDIX A - WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES April, 1975 August, 1975 December, 1975 INDEX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE S (Terms expire on December 31 of years indicated) Mildred L. Johnson, Muskegon 1976 Robert D. Caine, Hickory Corners 1976 Fred W. Adams, Grosse Pointe 1978 Charles H. Ludlow, Kalamazoo 1978 John R. Dykema, Grosse Pointe Farms 1980 Maury Parfet, Hickory Corners 1980 Julius Franks, Jr., D.D.S., Grand Rapids 1982 J. Michael Kemp, Kalamazoo 1982 John T. Bernhard, President Ex-Officio OFFICERS Robert D. Caine, Chairman John R. Dykema, Vice Chairman Robert W. Hannah, Secretary Robert B. Wetnight, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Robert W. Beecher, Assistant Treasurer T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Meeting Date January 17, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1201 Minutes 1201 Remarks by the President 1201 Petitions and Communications 1201 Election of Officers 1201 Appointment of University Legal Counsel 1201 Appointment of University Auditor 1201 Academic Personnel Report 1201 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1203 Gift and Grant Report 1203 Guidelines on Gifts and Trusts 1203 Development Feasibility Program 1203 February 21, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1204 Minutes 1204 Remarks by the President 1204 Petitions and Communications 1204 Academic Personnel Report 1204 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1204 Gift and Grant Report 1204 Resolution re: Trustee Philip N. Watterson 1204 Housing Recommendations 1205 Development Fund Report 1205 Energy Conservation Report 1205 Land Acquisition 1206 Street Names 1206 Resolution re: Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals' Decision 1206 March 21, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1207 Minutes 1207 Remarks by the President 1207 Petitions and Communications 1207 Housing Recommendation and In-State Fees 1207 Academic Personnel Report 1208 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1208 Gift and Grant Report 1208 Out-of-State Student Fee Rates for 1975-76 1208 Student Housing Rates for 1975-76 1209 General Education Policy 1209 Change in Authority for Access to Safe Deposit Boxes 1209 Accounts Receivable Service Charge 1209 Authorization to Confer Degrees at the April 26, 1975 1210 Commencement Acceptance of Bids for Kanley Field Running Track Landscaping 1210 April 25, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1211 Minutes 1211 Remarks by the President 1211 Petitions and Communications 1211 Academic Personnel Report 1211 Gift and Grant Report 1211 Out-of-State Student Fee Rate for 1975-76 1211 Student Housing Rates for 1975-76 1211 Confirmation of Board of Trustees Meetings for Fiscal Year 1212 1975-76 Sale of Woodside Property 1212 Meeting Date May 16, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1213 Minutes 1213 Remarks by the President 1213 Academic Personnel Report 1213 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1214 Gift and Grant Report 1214 Honorary Degree Policy 1214 June 20, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1215 Minutes 1215 Remarks by the President 1215 Appointment to Michigan Association of State College and 1215 University Governing Boards Petitions and Communications 1215 Board Committee 1215 Academic Personnel Report 1215 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1217 Gift and Grant Report 1217 Approval of Year-End Allotment Adjustments to the General 1217 Fund Budget for 1974-75 Recommendation to Continue the Authority of the 1974-75 1219 Western Michigan University Budget Authorization for Settlement of Damage Claim to Waldo 1219 Stadium Field Change in July Board Meeting Date 1219 August 22, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1220 Minutes 1220 Remarks by the President 1220 Petitions and Communications 1220 Academic Personnel Report 1220 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1223 Gift and Grant Report 1223 Authorization to Sell Bequest of Land 1223 Travel Regulations (Reimbursement Rates) 1223 Computer Services 1224 Bus Pass Rates 1224 Policy Guidelines on Class-Related Charges 1224 Authorization to Confer Degrees 1225 Committee on Athletics and Physical Education (CAPE) 1225 John Grenzebach & Associates, Inc. 1225 Child Care Center 1225 Alteration in Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule 1226 September 26, 1976 Acceptance of the Agenda 1227 Minutes 1227 Remarks by the President 1227 Petitions and Communications 1227 Student Fee Increase 1227 Budget for Fiscal Year 1975-76 1227 Salary Schedules for 1975-76 1227 Academic Personnel Report 1235 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1236 Gift and Grant Report 1236 Modification of University General Education Policy 1236 Capital Outlay Request 1237 University Foundation Authorization 1237 Meeting Date October 17, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1238 Minutes 1238 Remarks by the President 1238 Academic Personnel Report 1238 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1238 Gift and Grant Report 1238 Aviation Test Cell Building 1238 Resolution re: Funding for the Para School Learning Center 1239 Presentation of Yearbooks 1239 November 21, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1240 Minutes 1240 Remarks by the President 1240 Petitions and Communications 1240 Academic Personnel Report 1240 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1240 Gift and Grant Report 1241 Authorization to Confer Degrees 1241 Association of Governing Boards - Fall Meeting Report 1241 December 19, 1975 Acceptance of the Agenda 1242 Minutes 1242 Petitions and Communications 1242 Remarks by the President 1242 Academic Personnel Report 1243 Non-Academic Personnel Report 1243 Gift and Grant Report 1243 1976-77 Student Pay Schedule 1243 Administrative Leave Policy 1243 Statement on "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 1244 of 1974" Registration Fee for Landlords 1245 Resolution re: Alvin J. Bytwork Suit 1245 Board of Trustees Western Michigan University ANNUAL MEETING John R. Dyl<el"A Vice ChairIJ1an January 17, 1975 Robert W. Hannah Secretary Robert B. Wetnight Treasurer Robert W. Beecher Assistant Treasurer The Annual Meeting of the Western Michigan Robert B. Wetnight Assistant Secretary. University Board of Trustees was held on January 17, 1975 in the Board of Trustees Rooll1 of After a second frol'l Trustee Watterson, these officers the University Student Center. were unani!l1ously elected. The meeting was called to order at 1:51 p.m. Appointwent of Unjversitv Legal Counsel. by Chairman Robert D. Caine. Chairll1an Caine re-read a resolution at the Decell1ber Board of Trustees meeting and offjciallv presented Trustees present: Adams, Caine, Dykema, this document to Mr. Henrv Ford III. Henry Ford Franks, Mrs. Johnson, Ludlow, Mrs. Parfet, reiterated his pleasure in his long association Watterson and President Bernhard (ex officio). with the University and then introduced Mr. Arthur Staton, Jr. to the Board and others present in the Also present were: Vice President Coulter, room. The Trustees then annroved the apnointwent Vice President Coyne, Vice President Mitchell, of the firm of Ford, Kriekard, Staton and Allen Vice President Wetnight, Dr. Denenfeld, Mr. Gagie, with Mr. Arthur Staton, Jr. the responsible princi­ Dr. Hannah, Mr. Henry Ford III and Mr. Arthur pal as Legal Counsel of the University. Staton, Jr. Appointment of University Auditor. Upon the Acceptance of the Agenda. The Trustees ac­ reco!ll1T1endation of Vice President Wetnight and the cepted and approved the agenda as presented for Board's Budp.et and Finance Coll1mittee, the Trustees the meeting. also apnroved the reapnointment of the firm of Alexander Grant and Col'!panv of KalaIBazoo, Michigan Minutes. The minutes of the December 17, as auditors for the purnose of conducting an annual 1974 Board of Trustees meeting were approved as audit of the Universitv's financial statell1ents for circulated. fiscal year 1974-75. Remarks by the President. President Bernhard Academic Personnel Report. The Trustees ap­ indicated that the Winter Term head count enroll­ proved the Academic Personnel Report as presented. ment figure of 19,782 was a very positive sign for the University. In particular he commented ApnojntTT1ents upon the rise in the Graduate School enrollment and his surprise that out-of-state enrollments Weston H. Agor, Adiunct Associate Professor, continued to rise as well. Denartment of Political Science, ef­ fective DeceIBber 16, 1974, terwinating Petitions and Communications. The Secretary December 15, 1977 informed the Board that the following communica­ tions had been received: a proposed constitution Ponald W. Kelley, Adiunct Clinical Instructor, for the Michigan Association of Governing Boards Department of Speech Pathology and Audio­ as circulated by the Wayne State University Board logy, effective January 1, 1975, ter­ of Governors; a letter from Mrs. Don Hagadone con­ minating Decell1ber 31, 1977 cerning the Student Health Center and a thank-you note from Mrs. Robert D. Caine for the Board's Richard L. Moleski,