MINUTES OF THE MEETING 
OF THE 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 

October 3, 1986 

The Trustee Finance Committee and the Trustee Policy Committee meetings were 
held in the Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Center beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 
October 3, 1986.  The minutes of the committee meetings are on file in the 
Secretary's Office. 

The meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by President 
John DiBiaggio at 1:23 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administration 
Building. 

Trustees present were:  Malcolm G. Dade, Jr., Carole Lick, 
Lawrence D. Owen, Dean Pridgeon, Thomas Reed, Barbara J. Sawyer, 
Kathy Wilbur, and Patrick J. Wilson. 

University officers present included:  President DiBiaggio, Provost Scott, 
Vice Presidents Cantlon, Dickinson, Schonbein, Turner, and Wilkinson, 
Senior Consultant Breslin, and Acting Secretary Davis.  Faculty Liaison 
representatives present were:  Professors Abeles, Gleason, June, Matthews, 
and Texera, and Student Liaison representatives present were:  demons, 
Heisler, Ladas, and Selke. 

All actions taken were by unanimous vote of the Trustees present, unless otherwise 
noted. 

1.  On a motion by Mr. Wilson, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to 

approve the proposed agenda. 

2.  On a motion by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Dade, THE BOARD VOTED to 

approve the Board Minutes of the meeting of July 25, 1986. 

3.  President DiBiaggio asked Chairperson Dade to introduce the Board of 
Trustees candidates:  Dolores Cook, Joel Ferguson, Cyril Gregoricka, 
and incumbent Barbara Sawyer. 

Mr. Charles F. McGuiggan, Chairperson of the Board of Regents at the 
University of Minnesota, was in the audience and also was introduced 
by Mr. Dade. 

Dr. Moses Turner introduced the new Student Liaison members John Heisler, 
Student Council Chairperson, and Thomas Clemons, Member-at-Large. 

Professors Sandra Gleason, Roy Matthews, and Carolyn Texera, the new 
Faculty Liaison members, were welcomed by President DiBiaggio. 

4.  The following persons addressed the Board of Trustees: 

A.  Patricia Cesarz, staff member and Chairperson of the Administrative 
Professional Association expressed hope that agreement in bargaining 
sessions with the University administration would be forthcoming 
and stated that the APA looks forward to a continually improved 
relationship with the MSU Board of Trustees and its agents. 

B.  Kenneth Harrow, MSU Professor of Humanities and South African Liberation 
Committee  (SALC) member requested that members of the Board of Trustees 
convey to the MSU Foundation Board the desire to have MSUfs name 
disassociated from those businesses which continue to make a profit 
under the aegis of an apartheid regime. 

C.  James E. Bohr, a graduate student, and Mark Major, an alumnus, made a 

slide presentation with commentary about their concerns of the University's 
commitment to handicappers, formal adoption of the Transition plan, and 
physical accessibility of handicappers to programs and buildings on the 
MSU campus. 

D.  Tim Maseko, Chief Administrator of Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College 
in Morogoro, Tanzania, which was established by the African National 
Congress in 1979, expressed concern about the educational needs and 
opportunities for South Africans and the material constraints of 
Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College. 

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President's 
Report 

October 3, 1986 

5.  The report of President DiBiaggio included the following items: 

A.  The President reported that he was pleased to inform the Trustees of 
a letter from the Mott Foundation confirming their generous financial 
support of the South African Conference to be held at Michigan State, 
November 23-25, 1986. 

B.  A committee has been appointed to begin the search for a University 

General Counsel.  Vice President Roger Wilkinson is Chairperson of the 
search committee.  The President has asked the committee to deliberate 
expeditiously as there is a critical need for legal counsel at this 
University on a full-time basis. 

C.  President DiBiaggio commented about the 1987-88 Budget Request of the 
University.  He stated that the budget request is a policy document 
which will determine in great part the activities of the University in 
the next academic year.  It is a responsible approach to the budgetary 
circumstances and does begin to address some of the deficiencies suffered 
from earlier years, while still recognizing and expressing gratitude 
for the achievements of the past few years due to the leadership of the 
Executive Branch and both political parties in the Legislature.  The 
areas of need which exist have been defined as well as the significant 
differential MSU suffers in comparison to those institutions that are 
used as MSU's benchmarks—AAU land-grant institutions.  The budget 
request will allow for some new initiatives in the University which 
have been given the highest priority, and it does meet anticipated 
inflationary expectations. 

The President further stated that the budget request is a reasonable 
request, and requested that the Trustees approve the Budget Request 
as submitted.  The Budget Request will be discussed in greater detail 
as a recommendation of the Trustee Finance Committee. 

Personnel 
Actions 

On a motion by Ms. Lick, supported by Ms. Sawyer, THE BOARD VOTED to 
approve the following personnel actions. 

Appointments 

A.  Appointments 

1.  Chaudry, Irshad H., AY-Professor, Departments of Surgery and 

Physiology, $60,000, with Tenure, effective September 1, 1986. 

2.  Scriber, J. Mark, AN-Professor, Department of Entomology, 

$80,000, with Tenure, effective August 1, 1986. 

3.  Meyer, Richard L., AN-Associate Vice President and Executive 

Management Director of Development, Development Fund, $70,000, 
Executive Management, effective September 1, 1986. 

4.  Weaver, Douglas W., AN-Director of Athletics, Department of 

Intercollegiate Athletics, $85,000, extension of contract, 
effective January 21, 1987 through January 20, 1993. 

B.  Other Personnel Actions 

1.  Sullivan, Richard E., AN-Professor, Department of History, to 
add title of Acting Associate Provost, Office of the Provost, 
and to change from an academic year appointment basis to an 
annual appointment basis, effective September 22, 1986 to 
December 31, 1986; for a change of salary rate from $58,035 to 
$72,544, effective September 22, 1986 to September 30, 1986; 
for a change of salary rate from $61,800 to $82,050, effective 
October 1, 1986 to December 31, 1986; and for a change in 
consultantship from July 1, 1986 through June 30, 1987 to 
January 1, 1987 through December 31, 1987 followed by 
retirement January 1, 1988. 

2.  It is recommended that an Executive Management position titled 

Assistant to the President for State/Legislative Relations be 
established effective October 3, 1986. 

Further, it is recommended that the appointment approval and all 
other personnel actions relating to this position be delegated 
to the President with authority to redelegate in accordance 
with a plan for redelegation filed with the Board of Trustees. 

Other 
Personnel 
Actions 

Ex. Mgt. 
Asst. to Pres, 
for State/ 
Legislative 
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7. 

On a motion by Ms. Sawyer, supported by Mr. Owen, THE BOARD VOTED to approve 
the Gift, Grant and Contract Report, with a total value of $26,071,349.50. 
A copy of the report, Agenda Attachment D, is attached to the file copy of 
the Board Agenda. 

8. 

Mr. Owen presented the report and recommendations of the Trustee Finance 
Committee: 

On a motion by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Dade, THE BOARD VOTED to accept 
the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 1986. 

On a motion by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Wilson, THE BOARD VOTED to 
approve the adoption of the 1986-87 Operating Budgets for the 
University General Fund, the Agricultural Experiment Station, the 
Cooperative Extension Service, and Intercollegiate Athletics. 

The budgets were developed in accordance with guidelines approved by 
the Board of Trustees at its July 25, 1986, meeting. 

On a motion by Mr. Owen, supported by Ms. Sawyer, THE BOARD VOTED to 
approve the adoption of the 1987-88 Budget Request Guidelines for the 
University General Fund, the Agricultural Experiment Station, the 
Cooperative Extension Service, and the Capital Outlay request, and 
that the administration in consultation with the Trustee Finance 
Committee develop a document to transmit the Budget Request to the 
Department of Management and Budget. 

Mr. Owen asked both Mr. Wilkinson and Dr. Scott to present brief 
summaries of the recommended guidelines which the Finance Committee 
recommended to the Board.  Mr. Wilkinson presented background 
information about the 1987-88 Budget and Capital Outlay Requests 
and Dr. Scott spoke about funding for academic programs. 

Mr. Owen commented that he views this as a reasonable budget request 
and complimented the administration and people in the University who 
assisted in developing this budget request.  The budget is within a 
range of reasonableness and represents a good starting point for 
discussions with the State in this budget cycle.  He outlined the 
fact that this request addresses MSU's position with other institutions 
within and outside the State of Michigan, and there is specific attention 
to the level of faculty salaries—an area that requires significant 
attention this year and in the coming years.  This budget request is 
another step in the progress that has been made at MSU and across the 
State over the last four years. 

D. 

On a motion by Mr. Owen, supported by Mr. Reed, THE BOARD VOTED to 
establish the Elton B. Hill Endowment Scholarship Fund as a fund 
functioning as an endowment.  Income from this fund will be used 
for scholarships for students enrolled in the College of Agriculture 
and Natural Resources. 

9.  Mr. Wilson presented the report of the Trustee Policy Committee. 

A.  A statement on the role of and procedures for the Trustee Policy 

Committee was approved by the Committee. 

B.  On a motion by Ms. Lick, supported by Mr. Pridgeon, THE BOARD VOTED 

to approve the revisions incorporated in the statement of retirement 
policy, which apply only to faculty and academic staff employed on 
or after January 1, 1987, and to be effective January 1, 1987. 

10.  The Report of Chairperson Dade included the following: 

This is the first meeting of the Board of Trustees utilizing the new 
committee structure of the Trustee Finance Committee and the Trustee 
Policy Committee.  Mr. Dade commented that the participation of faculty 
and students in an active way at the committee meetings was the first 
benefit realized by the Board, and he thanked the faculty and students 
for their participation. 

11.  The meeting was adjourned. 

J>ftn DiBiaggio 

c^President 

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MaryleK^nav^s/, Ph.D. 
Acting Secretary