C E " T R A L M I CHI G A NUN I V E R SIT Y
BOA R D 0 F T R U S T E B S
Decembe r 6, 1985
Central Miehigan University Board ot Trustees .t. Pleasant, Michigan
Deeember 6, 1985
lembers present: Mr. Raymond A. LaBounty, Chair;
Dr . Bernadine N. Denning; Mr. Mitchell D. Kehetianj
Dr. Gordon N. Lambie; Ms. Rachael E. Moreno; Mr. William C.
~yklrk; Urs. Alice Tomboulian; Mr. Arthur E. Ellis, Interim
President.
~ber absent: Mrs. Margaret Ann Riecker.
Also attending: Dr. John E. Cantelon . Provost; Mr. James L.
Hill, Vice President for Student Affairs; Mr. RiChard L.
111ler, Secretary to the Board of Trustees; Mr. Jerry R. Tubbs ,
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and Vice President for
Business and Finance.
The meeting was called to order by Chair LaBounty at 10:39 a.m.
It ~a s moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning , seconded by Ms. Rachael
loreno, and carried, tbat tbe minutes of the November 1, 1985
meeting be approved as SUbmitted.
PRlSIDKNTIAL SBARCH: (Assessment and Development Committee)
Ms . Racbael Moreno, Chair of tbe Assessment and Development
~ittee , reported that the Presidential Search Committee is
1n the process of in terviewing candida tes .
~ MEETING SCHEDULE fOR 1986:
It was moved by Ms. Rachael Moreno , seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted .
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Board Mee t ing Schedule for 1986 conti nued
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Central Miehigan University Board
o f Trustees shall hold regular meetings during the ealendar
year 1986 by the fol lowi ng sehedule:
January 31
March 7
April 11
May 2
June 6
July 25
September 5
Oetober 3
November 7
December 5
(Student Affairs
'It was moved by Dr . Gordon Lambie , seeonded by Ms. Raehael
Moreno , and carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RBSOLVED, That the Rose J. Hogue Honorary Endowed
Scholarship is established and that the following statement
is approved for printing in the Bulletin.
Rose ~. Hogue Ho.orar, Endowed Scho lars hip
Established in 1985 in honor of Miss Rose J . Hogue
who served as Professor in Home Economies at
Central Michigan University between 1919 and
1953 . Ea rnings from the fund will be awarded
annually to a CMU Home Eeonomies Teaching major .
DAMON P. LINDLEY SCHOLARSHIP PUND: (Student Affairs co..ittee)
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lambie, seconded by Ms. Rachael
Moreno, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED , That the Damon P. Lindley Seholarship Fund
is established a nd that the following statement is approved
for printing in t he Bulletin.
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~n P. Lindley Scholars hip Fund continued
Daaon P. Lindler Scholarship Pund
The Damon P . Lindley Scholarship Fund was established
by the family and friends of Damon P .
Lindley an executive of the Wya ndotte Cement
Corpor ation. The purpose of the s cholarship is
to aid graduating seniors in the School of
Business Administration during their final
semester on campus. Basie c r iteria are need,
evidence of initiative, and a minimum grade
point of 3 .4.
UDroftA MARIK STARR MKLSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: (Student
1tt_Irs COmmIttee)
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lambie, seconded by Ms. Rachael
Moreno, and ca r ried, that the followi ng resolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVBD That the Lenora Marie Starr Nelson Memorial
Seholarship is'estab1i shed and that the following statement
is approved for printing in the Bulletin.
Lenora Marie Starr Nelson Ma-orial Scholarship
The Lenora Marie Star r Nelson Memorial Scholarship
was established in 19B5 by Ke nneth L. Nelson in
memory of his wife . Lenora devoted her life to
the field of educaiton teaching both general and
special ed ucation in many different areas of our
countr y.
Kenneth desires the rec ipients to continue the
work which was so dear to the heart of Lenora
and many. other teachers in the field of Special
Education.
811 TEETERS HISTORY AWARD: ( Student Affairs eo.aittee)
It was moved
Denning, and
by Dr. Gordon Lambie, secondedby Dr . Bernadine
carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
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Mae Teeters History Award eontinued
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Mae Teeters History Award is
established and that the following sta tement is a pproved
for printing in the Bulletin.
Mae Teeters HistorT Award
Established by V. Mae Teeters and her fam ily
in 1985, in appreeiation o f the opportunity to
further her education and to eneourage the
pursui t of excellence in the study of history.
Mrs. Teeters earned her Bachel or of Arts Degree
in 1972 and her Master of Arts Degree in History
in 1985 at the age o f 87.
Mae Teeters is a prime example of l ife _long
learning , dedicated eommunity serviee a nd an
inspiration to those who know her. The endowment
wil l recognize similar people who have a
quest fo r life ' s knowledge and historical
learning.
I ncome f r om t he e ndowment will provide an annual
award to an outstanding history student enrolled
at Central Miehigan University .
VEBTING WITH ALOMNI OFFICBRS: (Student Affairs Committee)
Dr. Gordon Lambie, Chai r of the Student Affairs Committee ,
repo r ted that the committee met with representatives of the
Alumni Association and the Alumni Offiee. Concerns of t he
Alumni Association as to its role, the Board of Trustees' view
of the Alumni Association and the Board ' s poliey, if any,
toward the alumni group were diseussed.
MADRIGAL DINWER:
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning, seconded by Mr. Willi ..
Odykirk, and carried, that a resolution of eommendation for
students , faculty and staff par ticipating in the Madrigal
Dinner be prepared.
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aBBATICAL LBAYE8 : (Acadeaic Affairs COm.ittee)
I rs . Alice Tomboulian, Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee ,
~ported that the committee , having r eviewed the requests for
sabbatical leaves , reeommends approval as part of the personnel
~coflllDenda t ions .
~B: (Acade.ic Af fairs ao..ittee)
Irs. Alice Tomboulian, Chair of the Academic Affairs Commit tee,
~ported that the committee supports the approval of the five
tenure recommendations as part of the personnel transactions .
QUrnOATION LIST FOR DBCSlBBR 1985: (Ac ade_ic Affairs
ca.rttee)
It was moved by Mr. William Odykirk, seconded by Mrs . Alice
To.boulian, and carried, that the list of graduates for
~cember 1985 , upon certification of the Reg ist rar and acceptance
by the Academic Senate, be approved .
'ACULTY MARKET ADJOST.KRTS: ( Acadeaic Affai r s Ca..ittee)
It was moved by Mr. William Odykirk, seconded by Mrs . Aliee
Ta.boulian, and carried, tbat the following facul ty market
adjustments recommended by the Provost a r e approved retroactive
to the beginning of the 1985-86 aeademic year:
James Angelos
Hamid Beladi
Donald Breckon
Robert Bromley
La"rence Brunner
Darwin Casler
Richard Clemmer
Robert Cook
William eron
Sahab Dayal
William DeKryger
Edward Grant
James Hill
Jerald Kabell
David Karmon
Mathematics
Economics
Health Education/Health Science
Aceounting
Economics
Accounting
EconomiCS
Marketing/Hosp Serv Admin
Accounting
Management
Indus t rial Engineering/Technology
Aceounting
Economics
Computer Seience
Accounting
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Faculty Market Adjustaents
Edwin Kaufman
James Kel s h
Philip Ki nhele
Garold Kortge
Lawrence Lepisto
Kenneth McClear y
Sing-Cheong Ong
Shantha Palaniswami
Shyamal Peddada
John Schl eede
Bridgette Sellekaerts
Syed Shahabudding
Mohan Shrikhande
Neellma Shrikhande
David Spitler
Gene Stout
Sandra Warriner
Thomas Wei rich
E. Reed Wicander
Habib Zuberi
conti nued
Mathematics
Computer Science
Accounting
Marketi ng/Hosp
Ma rket ing/Hosp
Marketing/ Hasp
Mathematics
Management
Mathematics
Serv
Serv
Serv
Admin
Admin
Adlllin
Marke t i ng /Has p Serv Admin
Economics
Information Systems/Ana lysis
Mathematics
Computer Science
I ndustrial Engineering /TechnololJ
Finance
Computer Science
Accounti ng
Geology
Economics
Mrs. Alice Tomboulian, Chair of the Academic Aff airs Commit tee,
reported that it has been one year s ince t he Governor's report
and the committee has r e viewed the repor t payi ng special a t teDtion
to r ecommendations for governing boards and presidents.
President Ellis was asked to send a l etter t o the Gov e rnor and
committee members indicating CMU' s continued review and areas
ot pr ogress.
FACULTY- TRUSTEES LIAISON COMMITTEE :
Mrs . Alice Tomboulian, Chair of the Faculty-Trustees Liaison
Comittee, repo r ted that the commi ttee discussed proposals for
the committee annual age nda .
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III 1985-86 OPERATING BUDGET: (Pinance eo..ittee)
It was moved by Mr. Wil liam Odykirk, seconded by Mr . Mi tchell
lehetian, and carried, that the proposed Michigan Molecular
Institute (M MI ) 1985-86 Operating Budget of $2,369,000 be
approved.
!LUI"I DD DEVELOPMENT 1985-86 OPERATING BUDGET: (Fin COa)
It was moved by Mr. William Odyk irk, seconded by Dr. Gordon
ta.bie, and car r ied, that the pr oposed Alumn i and De ve l opment
1985-86 Operating Budget of $1,068 ,670 be approved.
1988-87 OPERATING BUDGET REQUEST: (Finance COM)
It was moved hy Mr. Wi ll iam Odykirk , seconded by Dr . Bernadine
Denning, and carried, that t he fol l owing r esolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED That the President of Ce nt ral Michigan
Uni vers i ty i s ~uthorized to s ubmit data and in formation
to the State of Michigan to request a ge neral
fund appropri ation of $54,093,320 for fiscal 1986-87.
1988-87 CAPITAL OUTLAY RBQUEST : (Finance oo-aittee)
It was moved by Mr. Will iam" Odykirk, seconded by Mr . Mitc hell
lehetian , and carried, that the foll owing r esolution be
adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the President of Central Michigan
University i s autho rized to submit data and information
t o the St ate of Michigan to request a capital
outlay ot $12,500,000 for fiscal 1986-87.
GIKKRAL PUND FINANCIAL PLAN FOR 1985-86: (Finance Committee)
President Ellis r e ported that Board adopti on o f ope rating
budgets for MMI and Alumn i and Development today will cause
adjustment s in the General Fund Financial Plan for 1985- 86 .
The Adminis tration will incorporate t he changes i n the budge t
and present a r evised 1985-86 Financ i al Plan to the Board in
January.
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COGENERATION SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: (Finance Co_ittee)
It was moved by Mr. Wi lliam Odykirk, seconded by Dr. Bernadine
Denning, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT ~ESOLVED, That the President or his designee is
authorlzed to enter into contracts for goods and/or
services , described below, on behalf of the Board of
Trustees:
Contract
Reference
Number
BT-OOS
Contract
Dollar
.A.ount
$160,000
Purpose of Contract
(Brief Description)
Engineering and related professional
services needed tor
the planning , design, constru7tion
development,
biddlng and construction
management of a working
cogeneration system.
COGENERATION SYSTEM BORRO.IAG OF FUNDS: (Finance eo..lttee)
It was moved by Mr. William Odykirk, seconded by Dr. Bernadine
Denning, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
WHEREAS, It is proposed that Central Michigan University
(the "University") acquire and install electrieal
;oge~era~ion equipment for energy eonservation (the
ProJect) on the campus of the University in the City
of M?unt Pleasant, Michigan, said Project being more
partlcularly described as a steam turbine system
operated from byproduct heating steam from the
r 7cently acquired wood-fired boiler to produce and
dlstribute eleetricity to r the Central Michigan
University campus; and
WH EREAS, The United States Department of Education
("USOOE") has reserved funds in the amount of $389 000
to make a loan to the University at an interest rate
of 3% per annum to pay part ot the cost ot the
Project; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary for the Board of Trustees of
Central Mic higan University (the "Board") to authorize
and approve the acquisition of debt obligations on
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Cogeneration SysteM Borrow of Funds continued
behalf of the Board to finance part of the Project,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Project as
proposed by the Administration i s approved and all
powers neeessary or convenient to finance, acquire,
implement and carry out the Project are delegated as
set forth in the 19S5 Cogeneration Energy Conservation
Project Administration Proposal (the
~Administration Proposal"). The debt obligation
referred to in the Administration Proposal is hereby
subject to the conditions set forth therein, the
Officers of the Board and the University are hereby
aut horized to execute and deliver on behalf of a nd as
the act of the Board the agreements and documents
referred to in the Administration Proposal, and the
prior actions of the off icers , agents and representatives
of the Board and the University with
respect to the Project and the financing thereof, as
referenced in the Administration Proposal are hereby
ratified and confirmed. The Adminis t ration Proposal
herein re fer red to is signed and dated as of the date
of adoption by this resolution by the Chair and
Secretary to the Board and is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
All previous resolutions or parts of r esolutions,
insofar as they conflict with this resolution, are
hereby repealed.
~RT OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITY: (Fi nance Comadttee)
Mr. William Odykirk, Chair of the Finance Committee, reporte d
that the committee had received a report of Investment Activity
for October 1985.
IOCBPTANCR OF GIFTS FOR RKMAINDKR OF 1985: (Finance Committee)
It was moved by Mr. Will iam Odykirk, seconded by Mr. Mitchel l
lehetian, and carried, that t he follow i ng resolution be
adopted.
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Acceptance 01 Gifts for He_.inder of 1985 continued
BE IT RESOLVED, That the President or his designee is
authorized on behalf of the Board of Trustees to
accept any gifts to the University during the remaioder
of the calendar year 1985.
STAFF REPORT:
Dr . Benjamin Taggie, Director, Office of Internationa l
Programs.
PERSONNEL RECOMMKNDATIONS:
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning, seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk, and carried,that the personnel recommendations as
submitted on pages 1-10 of the agenda be approved.
GIFTS:
It was moved by Mr. William Odykirk, seconded by Dr. Bernadine
Denning, and carried, that gifts received during September in
the amount of $182,662.26 be accepted with appreciation.
GRANTS:
It wa~ moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning , seconded by Mr. Mitchell
Kehetlan , and carried, that grants awarded during November 1985
in the amount of $31,285 be accepted.
ELECTrON OF BOARD OFFICERS FOR 1986: (Na.inating co.alttee)
It was moved by Mr. Mitchell Kehetian, Seconded by Ms. Rachael
Moreno, and carried, that a unanimous ballot be cast for the
following slate of officers.
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Mr. Raymond A. LaBounty
Dr. Gordon N. Lambie
Mr. Richard L. Mil ler
Mr. Jerry R. Tubbs
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rnIDBRT RECREATIONAL CENTER: (Student Affairs Committee)
~. Gordon Lambie, Chair of the Student Affairs Committee,
reported that the committee continues to work on a proposed
student recreational center. The committee is awaiting a
report from Ernst & Whinney.
~SIDENT'S REPORT:
~esident Ellis reported that, based upon recommendat ion of the
eommittee admin i stering the program, the University will be
lnnouncing the phase-out of the early retirment program next
week; the expense no longer seems justified. Commencement
eeremonies have been restruc tured; there wil l be no commencement
speaker but will be add i tional special ceremonies honoring
facul ty.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:54 a.m.
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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