MINUTES OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARDS OF  TRUSTEES

of
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
and
MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

April  17; 1970

The two Board  of Trustees met  at Kellogg  Center at 7:30  a.m.

Present:  Representing MSU  - Trustees Hartman, Huff, Martin, Merriman, Nisbet, and Stevens;

President Wharton, Provost Cantlon, Acting Vice President
Wilkinson, Executive Vice President and Secretary Breslin,
Vice President Perrin, Assistant  to the President Ballard,
Attorney  Carr, Director Knisely, and Dean Byerrum

Representing  the Osteopathic College -

Messrs. Angott,Brooker, Butler, Harden, L'Hote, Kropschot,
Magen, Moore, Murphy, Patenge, Stoutenburg, and Wilmont

The Board of Trustees of Michigan  State University  and members of the Board of Trustees of
the Michigan College of Osteopathic Medicine met  for breakfast at 7:30  a.m. on April 17,
followed by  a meeting  designed  to bring both Boards up  to date on previous actions and
future plans for the affiliation of the Michigan College of Osteopathic Medicine with MSU.

President Wharton welcomed  the representatives of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and
then asked Executive Vice President Breslin to chair the meeting.  Mr. Breslin reviewed
for the group the previous  legislative  action relative  to the Michigan College of Osteo-
pathic Medicine, the position  statement of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees,
the action by  the State Board  of Education, and meetings held with  the Finance Committee of
the Legislature  relative  to a supplemental  appropriation  from the Legislature  for the
Osteopathic College for 1969-70, plus a budget  request for the College for the school year
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Breslin further  informed  the group of the current plans for phasing out  the  instructional
programs  at the Pontiac  site and transferring  them to the East Lansing campus.  Mr. John
L'Hote, President of the Board  of Trustees of the Michigan College of Osteopathic Medicine,
indicated  approval of the planning  to date.  Provost Cantlon of Michigan State University
brought  the group up to date on the status of  the  selection of a dean for the College and
outlined  the problem MSU faces in terms of  space for the Osteopathic  College.  Dr. Edgar
Harden, Education Consultant for the Michigan College of Osteopathic Medicine, indicated
he was pleased with  all of the progress made  to date.

It was agreed  that a small committee of approximately  10 people  (5 MSU and 5 MCOM) should
be  appointed  to work out additional details for the final affiliation of Michigan  State
University  and  the Michigan College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Adjourned  at 9  a.m.

President

Secretary

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