C E N T R A L M I CHI G AND N I V E R SIT Y
BOA ROO F T R U S T K E S
Mal"cb 1, 1985
Central Michigan Univer sity Board of Tr ustees
Mt. Pleasant, Micbigan
Ma r ch 1, 1985
Members present: Mrs. Alice Tomboulian, Acting Chair;
Dr. Bernadine N. Denning; Mr. Raymond A. LaBounty; Dr . Gordon N.
Lambie; Ms . Rachael E. Moreno; Mr . William C. Odykirk;
Mrs. Margaret Ann Riecker; Dr. Harold Abel, Presi dent.
Member absent: Mr . Alfred J . Fortino.
Also attending: Dr. John E. Cantelon, Provost; Mr . Arthur E.
Ellis, Vice President for Publ i c Affairs; Mr. James L. Hill,
Vice President for Student Affairs; Mr. Richard L. Miller,
Secretary to the Board of Trustees; Mr . Jerry R. Tubbs,
Treasurer of the Board of Tr ustees and Vice President for
Business and Finance.
The meeting was called to order by Acting Chair Tomboulian at
9:41 a.m.
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning, seconded by Dr . Gordon
Lambie, and carried, that the minutes of the February 1, 1985
meeting be approved as submitted .
Mrs. Tomboulian reported to the 80ard that letters of resigna_
tion have been received from Mr. Fortino resigning as Board
Chair effective February 15 and resigning from the Board of
Trustees effective Apri l 1. Copies of the letters are on f ile
in the Office of the Secretary.
Dr . Bernadine Denning and Mrs . Margaret Ann Riecker have been
reappointed by Governor Bl anchard and Mr. Mitch Kehetian has
been appointed effective April 1 to complete Mr. Fortino's term .
2104
EMERiTUS RANK FOR CARL SCHKEL, JR.;
It was moved by Mrs. Margaret Ann Riecker, seconded by
Dr . Bernadine Den ni ng, and carri ed , that Carl Scheel, Jr.,
Pr ofessor , Biology, be granted Professor Emeritus ra nk and thlt
the followi ng resol ut ion be adopted.
WHEREAS, Carl Scheel, J r. has devoted t wenty-nine years
of de di ca t ed service to s t udents, to the Bio logy
De partment and to Central Michigan Uni versity; a nd
WHEREAS , He has displayed commitment, c r e at i vity and
in no vation that led to t he growth and quality of the
introductory biology program; and
WHEREAS, His leadership and tireless effort e nabled
the developmen t of the fi rst graduate prog ram at the
University; and
WH EREAS, With a viSion of the future and grantsman _
ship, he contributed to the development ot the
Biological Station on Beaver Isla nd; and
WHEREAS, By his ques t ions and exactness Carl Scheel
inspi red many of his students to become scientists in
their own right; a nd
WHEREAS, By his depth and breadth of knowledge he
stimulated many of his colleagues in d iscussions and
i n fo r mal seminars t hrough the years; and
WHEREAS, By his trained a nd organized commonse nse
a pproach to the t eachi ng of fundamentals , several
generations of st udents were trained to appreciate
t he value of biology in t heir lives;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLV ED, That t he Boar d of Trustees
on behalf of the University commun i ty, expresses '
appreciation a nd gratitude to Carl Scheel, Jr. fo r
his many con t ributions to Central Michigan Un iversity
and extends Professor Eme ritus rank.
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR MARTHA H. BROIN;
It was moved by Mr. Wil li am Odykirk, seconded by Dr . Bernadi ne
Denning, a nd carried, that the fo llowing resolution of apprecil
tion fo r Martha H. Brown be ado pted.
2105
Resolution of Appreciation continued
WHEREAS, Martha Brown has devoted thirty - eight ye a rs t o
professional a nd educational e ndeavo r s incl ud ing
twelve yea r s at Central Michigan University; and
WHEREAS, She has given un s tintingly of her ti~e to
adVising and teac hi ng students i n Afro-American his tory,
and to launchi ng new programs in black culture;
.nd
WHEREAS, She has designed and taught in novat i ve
courses i n women's history fo r large numbers ot
students; and
WHEREAS, For t welve years, she has selflessly contributed
to diverse e ducationa l committees and
programs for minorities at the department, college ,
and university levels; and
WHEREAS, She has participated actively in scholarly
and creative activities, as both editor and wr iter
for the Great Lakes Re v iew, a nd in publishing
artic les and books tor use at the high school and
university levels; and
WHEREAS, In graciousness, compassion , and deep
sincerity she has demonst rated sensitive concern f o r
students and coll e agues;
BE IT THERE FORE RESOLVED, That the Board o f Trus tees ,
on behal f of t he University commun ity, expresses
appreciation a nd gratitude to Martha Brown for her
many contributions to Ce n t r al Michigan Unive r sity .
PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH PROCBSS ;
It was moved by Ms. Rachael Moreno, seconded by Mr. Raymond
LaBounty, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted .
WHEREAS, President Abel has concluded contractual
arrangements with the Board providing for his retirement
from the presidency of the Univer sity; and
WHEREAS , It is the intent of the Board to provide for
an orderly process for the selection of a new
president for Central Michigan Unive r si t y ; and
2106
-
Presidential Seareh Process eontinued
WHERE AS, The exist ing Un i vers i ty policy on procedures
for the selection of admin ist rat i ve officer s was
adop t ed in 1973 and has not been subj ected to Soard
r eview in recen t years; and
WHEREAS, The process of searching for, sel ecting and
appoin ting a uni versity p r es id ent is a l engthy
process r equiring sustained consul tation with s everal
Unive rsity const ituencies ; Now, therefore be it
RESOLVED . That t he Board of Trustees begin i ts
presidential search now by focusing its attention on
the process necessary for a successfu l s earch; and be
i t f urthe r
RESOLVED, That a comm i ttee comprised of Dr. De nni ng ,
Dr. Lambie, Mr. Odyklrk and Mr s . Tomboul!an is
created to work with the Board Secretary to r e view
existing pol icy on select ing administrative o fficers
and to pre pare and recommend t o the Board a proposed
process for selec t i ng and appointing a president .
The propos al should e ncompass :
A. The creation of a search commi ttee, or
commi t tees, i nclud i ng the c ha rge t o , the s ize ,
composit i on, selection and s taffin g of the
commi t tee .
B. The possible use of consu l tants .
C. A t imetable for the search proce ss .
D. A screen ing process .
E. Universi ty c o ns t it ue ncies whose par t ic ipati on 1n
the search process will be essential .
F. Affirmative action guidelines for the sear ch
pr ocess; a Dd be i t furthe r
RESOLVED, That this comm i t tee shall present a
proposal for a search process to t he Board at the
April 1985 mee ting.
There will be a brief meeting of the Presidenti a l Search Process
Committtee fol l owing the Board meeting .
2107
l.rERIM PRESIDENT :
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lamb i e, seconded by Ms. Rachae l
Moreno, and carried, that the fo llowi ng resolu tion be adopted .
BE IT RESOLV ED , That Vice President Arthur Ellis be
named I nterim Pres i dent of Central Mi c higan
Univer s ity e ffective July 5 , 1985 upon the conc lusion
of the se rvice of Or . Harold Abel a s Pres i dent .
ELECTIOK OP BOARD OPPICHR8:
It was moved by Mr. Raymond La Bounty, seconded by Ms . Rachae l
Moreno tha t t he Board move i mmediatel y t o the selection ot a
e rman~nt Board Chai r t hrough the use of the secret bal lot and
~hat the Sec reta ry be instructed to count the ba l l o t s and record
a unanimous vote fo r that slate receiving the greater numbe r o f
votes. The Secretary will hold the ballo ts un ti l the noon
recess for i nspection by any Board membe r who may wish t o do s o .
Discuss ion.
Dr. Lambie moved the prev ious question.
It was moved by Or . Go rdon Lambie , s econded
Odykirk, and carr i ed, that the Board take a
The meeting recessed a t 10:07 a .m.
The meeting reconvened at 10:14 a.m .
by Mr. William
five-mi nute rec ess.
The Chair ruled that the mot ion by Mr. LaBounty failed having
less than 5 affirmative votes as the Bylaws r equire five
affirmative votes for passage of an a c t ion .
Mrs. Tomboulian appo in t ed the fol lowing Trustees to establish an
agenda for t he r etreat scheduled June 6 - 7 at Grand Haven.
Mr. Raymond LaBoun t y
Ms. Rachael Mo reno
Mr s . Margaret Ann Riec ker
Mr. Mi t ch Kehet ian (when appOi nted )
21 08
It is e ltpec ted that the agenda for ttle retreat wil l i nclude man,
matters having to do wit h the presidential search .
The retreat at Grand Haven wil l also give Trustees an opportuni
t y to visi t the No rth Shore Dune propert y (Kitchel Dunes )
whi ch the Unive r sity i s in the process o f acqui ri ng t hro ugh the
Michigan Land Trust Fund program.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE; (Fac ulty_Trustees Liaison Com.)
Ms . Rachael Moreno, reporti ng f or the Academic Affairs Commit_
t ee , stat ed tha t changes in the Academic Cal endar , t he MMI
project a nd the Governo r' s Commission repo r t we re discussed .
CMU has a lready been delving i nto several areas o f concern
stated i n the report and there are a l so a r elLs of d isag reement .
CMU will cont i nue to develop its own role and mission s tatement.
In add ition , three nominees for honorary deg ree were
elevated to the status of candidat e. Fac ulty members of the
comm ittee e ltpressed co ncerns regarding the qualific at ions and
expectat i ons of the interim pres ident.
STAFF REPORT;
Mr. J erry Quick, Assistant Vice President , Residences and Auxi
liary Services .
FINANCB COMMITTEE;
Dr . Bernadine De nning , Chair of the Fi nance Committee, reported
that a working sesslon on the 19S5-S6 budget allowed Trustees
input at the beginn ing of the process . Preliminary di SCUSSion
regarding tuition and fees a nd room a nd board rates tor 19S5-86
took place .
INSTALLATION OF TRANSMITTER, SAULT STE. MARIE : (Finance co..)
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning, seconded by Ms . Rach ae l
Moreno , and carried, that the (o l l owing resolution be adopted .
SE IT RESOLVED, That Public Broadcast ing is authorized
to file an application with the Federal Communications
Commission fo r II. construction permit and upon
2109
In8tallation of Transmitter, Sault Ste. Marie continued
receipt of the pe r mi t is authorized to construc t a
tra nsmi tter in Saul t Ste . Ma rie, Wi ch igan .
RATIFICATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; (Fin. Com.)
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning , seconded by Ms . Rachael
More no, and carried, t hat the to llowi ng resolution be adopt e d .
BE IT RESOLVED, That the collect ive ba r gai ning agreemen
t between Central Michigan Univers ity a nd the CMU
Facul t y Association , which was signed on be hal t of
the Board of Trustees by President Harold Abe l on
December 3 , 1984, and the agreement between Cent ral
Michigan Univers i ty and the American Federa tion of
State , County and Mun icipal Employees, which was
signed on behal f of the Board of Trustees by
President Ha r old Abel on November 19, 1984 are
approved and r a tified.
COIIPUTER ACQUISITION; (Finance eo-ittee)
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning , seconded by Ms . Rachae l
Moreno, and carried, t hat the to ll owing re sol ution be adopt ed.
SE IT RESOLVED, That the President or his deSignee is authori zed
to e nte r into contracts for goods and /or services , described
below, on behalt at the Board at Trustees:
COntract
Reference
N ... ber
ST- 004
COntract
Dollar
.t.ount
$803 ,550
Purpose of Contract
(Brief Description)
Pur c hase of existing admi nistra tive
computer a t c ash purchase price of
$100 ,000 .00 and i nteres t costs of
$103,550 . 00 to be paid i n 33 monthly
installments o f $24 ,350.00 each
c ommencing March 31, 1985 .
Complete descriptions of the goods and/or se r vices to be
contracted are attached hereto and will be reta i ned on f ile in
the Office of the Board Secretary.
2110
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCE:
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning, seconded by Dr. Gordon
Lambie, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the new travel rates set forth
in the document, "Central Michigan University Travel
Allowance Recommendation," be adopted and made
effective March 4, 1985.
Central Micbigan University
Travel Allowance
Effective Marcb 4, 1985
In State/Out State
Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Conventions
Entertainment of University Guests
Snacks
Evening snacks when traveler
is in transit after 11:00 p.m.
For each hotel occupancy (not
each day)
2111
Actual
$ 3.50
4.50
12.00 $20.00
Actual expenses allowed
only while at conventio~
location (meals for whia
the price is pre-set by
the convention committ&
and hotel rates charged
convention delegates)
Reasonable
$ 1.75
$ 2.00/day and baggage
handling t o be reasonabl!
Travel Reimbursement Allowance continued
Mileage (office map used)
Personal car (only if authorized)
Personal car in lieu of available
University car.
Parll:1ng
Receipt required if non-metered
lot and cost is more than $1.50/
day. If metered lot or coin
operated gate, so indicate.
Phone Calls
Allowable if the person called
and nature of business is given
Receipt Necessary for:
Hotel
Parking (if meters or coin oper-ated
gates, please indicate)
Public transportation
Registration fees
Toll road and fe rry
Room shared .... i th another person
who receives no travel reimbursement
.... ill be paid at the
grea tel' of:
Rate
$ .205/mile
$ .17/mile
1) the single room rate if
indicated separately on
the statement, or
2) 65% of the double room
rate, or
3) if shared with two or
more, 50% of the room
rate
·Exceptio ns to this policy may be granted by the Vice President
for Business and Fi nance, as in certain instances it is beneficial
to the University to allow the use of a personal rather
than a University vehicle.
2112
Trayel Rei.bursa-ent Allowance conti nued
Meale Al l owed as Foll ows:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Leavi ng
Prio r to
7:00 a .m.
11 :30 a.m .
5:30 p . m.
Returning
After
8:30 a .m.
2:00 p .m.
7:00 p.m.
1 1 :00 p .m.
CMU DEVELOPMENT FUND BY- LAWS, AMENDMENTS : (Pi DaDce Commit tee )
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning , seconded by Mr . Willialll
Odykirk, and carried, that t he Boa rd of Trustees ratify the fl~
amendments to the "By-La .... s of the Ce nt r al Michigan University
Development Fund Board of Di r ec t ors " and the "University Devel.
opment Fund: Guidelines on Fund_Raising, Gifts and Other
Contributions . "
ELECTION OF BOARD OFF ICERS :
Dr. Gordon Lambie asked for a point of personal pr ivilege and
s uggested that the election of Board officers be tabled un til ~
April meeting. Objection.
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning , seconded by Mrs . Margaret
ADn Riecke r , that the election of Board officers be postponed
until the April meeting . Motion defeated.
Dr. Gordon Lambie withdrew as a candidate for Vice Chair.
It was moved by Dr . Gordon Lambie, seconded by Ms . Rachael
Moreno, that IIIr. William Odykirk be elected Vice Chair for 1985
by acclamation . Motion approved without dissenting vote.
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning , seconded by Mrs. Margar~
Ann Riecker , that the vote by whiCh the previous motion was
approved be reconsidered . Roll call vote was requested . For:
Denning, Riecker , Tomboulian . Against : Lambie, LaBounty,
Moreno , Odykirk . Absent: For tino . Motion defeated.
Rl ec t ion of Board Office r s conti nued
It was moved by Mr. Raymond LaBounty, seconded by Ms. Rachael
Moreno , that the Board elect a Cha i r for 1985 from the slates as
presented (cand i dates for Chair: Mrs . Tomboulian and
Dr . Lambie) .
It was moved by Mr . Wil liam Odykirk, seconded by Mrs. Margare t
Ann Riecker, and carried, that the voting for Chair be by secret
ballot .
Following the vote by secret ballot, the Secre tary counted the
ballots and the Chair announced the vote: Dr. Lambie 4 ;
Mrs . Tomboulian 3 . The Bylaws require five votes for election
of officer s . The election fa t led to produce 5 votes for any
ca ndidate .
It was moved by Mrs. Margaret Ann Riecker, seco nded by
Ms . Rachael Mo r e no , a nd carried, that Mr . Odykirk and
Mrs . Tomboulian appoint a new nominating committee to select one
candidate fo r the position of Chair for 1985 and to present the
name of that candidate to the Board at the April meeting.
IIr . William Odykirk assumed the Chair at 11 :49 a.m.
PKRSONlIlBL RBCOMMKIfDATIONS:
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lambie, seconded by Mr s . Margaret Ann
Riecker, a nd carried, that person nel r ecomme ndations as
submi t ted on pages l-B of the agenda be approved.
It was moved by Mr . Raymond laBounty, seconded by Ms. Rachael
lIoreno, and c a r r ied, tbat gifts received during December 1984 in
the amount of $163,423 . 79 be accepted with appreciation.
GRANTS:
It was moved by Mrs . Alice Tomboulian, seconded by Mrs . Ma r ga ret
Ann Riec ker, a nd ca r ried , that grants awarded during the months
21 13 2114
Gra.nts continued
of November and December 1984 and Ja.nuary 1985 i n the amount uJ
$204,816 be accepted .
Mr . Raymond LaBounty suggested that when a person attracts a
special grant/awa rd , the Board Chair send a specia l l etter of
acknowledgment.
The next 80ard of Trustees meeting will be Friday, April 5 .
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 12:02 p.m.
ichard L. Mi er
Secretary to the Board of
2115
