MINUTES OF THE MEETING
of the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
April 22, 1965
Communication from Mr. May:
Oakland University has received three shares of GM Shares,
Inc., from Mr. Alfred L. Boegehold.
These shares are not traded in the open market and must
be converted to General Motors stock at the rate of six shares
of GM for each one share of GM Shares, Inc. In order that
the exchange may be made, I would like Board approval to sign
the necessary stock powers and also to have Board approval
to sell the 18 shares of GM stock when it is received.
On motion by Mr. Harlan, seconded by Mr. Huff, it was
voted to approve the above recommendation.
Mr. May reported on the following bids which were opened
on March 31 covering the last phase of the Radial Feeder No.
2 project which was provided for out of a $105,000 legislative
capital outlay appropriation. This last proposal covers the
replacement of existing #2 cable running from an existing
manhole to an outdoor primary transfer switch with a #350
MCM cable. This is part of the original project as outlined
in the attached project budget detail.
Two proposals were submitted as follows:
Schultz Electrical Service
$8,600.00
Fred W. Moote Electrical, Inc. 10,450.00
It is recommended that the Board award the contract to the
low bidder, Schultz Electrical Service, in the amount of $8,600.
On motion by Mr. Harlan, seconded by Mr. Huff, it was
voted to approve the following recommendation.
Mr. Carr reported on the favorable opinion of the Attorney
General dated April 15 reaffirming the opinions of previous
attorneys general to the effect that the Legislature cannot
require the Board of Trustees to obtain its prior approval
before it lets contracts for the construction of any self-liquidating
project.
Resignation of Damie Stillman as Assistant Professor of Art
effective August 14, 1965.
Resignation of John Norman Austin as Instructor of Classics
effective August 14, 1965.
Sabbatical leave for Richard J. Burke, Jr. as Assistant Professor
of Philosophy from 1/1/66 to 3/31/66 with full pay for study
at University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
Appointment of Richard W. Brooks as Instructor of Philosophy
at $7000 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Lawrence Boyd Friedman as Assistant Professor
of Chemistry at $8,000 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Harry T. Hahn as Professor of Teacher Education
at $13,800 effective September 1, 1965.
Appointment of Gerald Clarence Heberle as Instructor of History
at $7000 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of David William Mascitelli as Instructor of
English at $7200 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Virindra M. Sehgal as Instructor of Mathematics
at $8500 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Samuel Bernard Thomas as Assistant Professor
of History at $9250 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Marilyn L. Williamson as Assistant Professor
of English at $7200 effective August 15, 1965.(p.193)
Appointment of John Gibson as Professor and Dean of Engineering
at $24,000 effective July 1, 1965.
On motion by Mr. Nisbet, seconded by Mr. Stevens, it
was voted to approve the above Resignations, Leaves and
Appointments.
Administrative reorganization:
Mr. Varner recommends effective May 1, 1965:
a. Change the title of Dean of the University to Provost
b. Eliminate the Division of Humanities, the Division of
Social Science, and the Division of Science and Engineering
c. Eliminate the positions of Associate Dean for the Humanities,
Associate Dean for the Social Sciences, and Associate Dean
for the Sciences
d. Establish the following:
College of Arts and Sciences*
School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Business and Economics
School of the Performing Arts
e. Establish the following positions:
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Dean of the School of Education
Dean of the School of Engineering
f. Establish the position of Director of Institutional Research
*This specific recommendation is to be reconsidered in a
three-year period.
To accommodate these organizational changes, the following
personnel changes are recommended:
a. Change Donald D. O'Dowd from Dean of the University to
Provost
b. Change George T. Matthews from Associate Dean for the
Humanities and Professor of History to Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History.
c. Change Laszlo J. Hetenyi from Professor and Chairman of
Teacher Education to Dean of the School of Education and Professor
of Education
d. Change William G. Hammerle from Professor and Chairman
of Engineering Science to Acting Dean of the School of Engineering
and Professor of Engineering Science.
e. Change James H. McKay from Associate Dean for the Sciences
and Professor and Chairman of Mathematics to Professor and
Acting Chairman of Mathematics
f. Change Lowell R. Eklund from Director of the Mott Center
for Community Affairs and Associate Dean for Continuing Education
AP-X to Dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Director
of the Mott Center for Community Affairs AP-X
g. Change J. Duncan Sells from Associate Dean of the University
to Assistant Provost
No new positions have been created, and no new costs are
incurred.
Personnel action
Establish a Marketing Specialist and Conference Coordinator
AP-I position in Continuing Education and the Mott Center
for Community Affairs, paid from 51-5830
Establish an Associate Dean of Students and Dean of Women,
AP-IX position in the office of the Dean of Student Affairs
Approval of the third semester payroll in the total amount
of $116,822.50 for faculty members who will teach during the
spring semester. (p.194)
On April 2 the following bids were received for construction
of a service facility for the Meadow Brook Music Festival:
| |
Garascia Construction Company |
$88,000 |
| |
Schurrer Construction Company |
90,863 |
| |
Wake-Pratt Construction Company |
94,900 |
| |
Julian Wilson & Sons |
99,550 |
| |
A. Z. Shmina & Sons |
109,100 |
These bids were higher than anticipated, and there has been
some negotiation of the price with the low bidder. Mr. Varner
now recommends the award of a contract to the Garascia Construction
Company in the amount of $82,000 and the establishment of
the following budget:
| |
General Construction |
$82,000 |
| |
Electrical Utilities |
400 |
| |
Kitchen Equipment |
1,600 |
| |
Site Work |
1,400 |
| |
Fees, Bid Bonds, and Contingencies |
7,600 |
| |
|
$93,000 |
Funds for this work will be provided from the following
sources:
| |
December 1964 gift of Mr. Trumbull |
$50,450 |
| |
1965 gift of Mr. Trumbull |
28,012 |
| |
Kresge Foundation (surplus of seating gift) |
2,430 |
| |
Meadow Brook Music Festival Construction Funds |
12,108 |
| |
|
$93,000 |
On motion by Mr. Harlan, seconded by Mr. Huff, it was
voted to approve the Oakland University Miscellaneous
Items.
Scholarship fund gifts:
$100 from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Royal Oak
$31,968.59 from the Oakland County Scholarship Committee from
the proceeds of the 1964 Meadow Brook Ball
$4 from Jack Taylor of Rochester
$50 from Alpha Delta Kappa of Pontiac
Meadow Brook Festival Grants:
Grants as follows to be used under the direction of Chancellor
Varner in support of the Meadow Brook Music Festival:
$7,500 from the Chrysler Corporation Fund of Detroit
$250 from the Cunningham Drug Stores of Detroit
$250 from Davidson Brothers of Highland Park
$500 from Federal-Mogul-Bower Bearings, Inc., of Detroit
$1,000 from the J. L. Hudson Company of Detroit
Grant of $50,000 from the Kresge Foundation of Detroit to
be used under the direction of Chancellor Varner for the purchase
of approximately 2,200 permanent seats for the Meadow Brook
Music Festival.
Grant of $36,000 from the National Science Foundation to
be used under the direction of Herbert Schuel in Biology for
research on the purification and characterization of subcellular
particles in the zonal centrifuge.
On motion by Mr. Harlan, seconded by Mr. Nisbet, it was
voted to accept the Oakland University Gifts and Grants.
(p.195)