MINUTES OF THE MEETING
of the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
June 17, 1965
The Oakland University proposed budget was presented by
Chancellor Varner in summary as follows:
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Estimated Income |
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State Appropriation |
$2,624,004 |
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Student Fees |
690,810 |
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Self-Liquidating Charges |
78,400 |
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Miscellaneous Income |
39,117 |
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Total |
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$3,432,331 |
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Estimated Expenditures |
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Salaries |
$2,109,349 |
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Retirement and Social Security |
185,000 |
$2,294,349 |
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Labor |
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319,890 |
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Supplies & Services |
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651,782 |
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Equipment |
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166,310 |
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Total |
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$3,432,331 |
On motion by Mr. Harlan, seconded by Mr. Nisbet, it was
voted to authorize Mr. May to prepare the detailed budget
for Oakland University to be presented to the Trustees at
the July meeting for final approval.
The following changes from the salary schedule approved at
the May meeting to be effective July 1, 1965, are recommended:
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Pr. Salary |
Increase Salary |
1965-66 |
| Marshall Levinson |
Business Administration and Econ. |
$9,200 |
$ 800 |
$10,000 |
| James McKay |
Mathematics |
15,500 |
1,000 |
16,500 |
Recommendation that the following staff members be paid an
additional $100 per month for serving as Acting Chairmen of
their departments:
Robbin Hough, Business Administration and Economics, from
May 1, 1965, to April 30, 1966
Harvey Burdick, Psychology, from May 1, 1965 to August 30,
1965
On motion by Mr. Nisbet, seconded by Mr. Stevens, it was
voted to approve the above Oakland University items.
Chancellor Varner suggested that consideration be given to
the possibility of an annual voluntary physical examination
for all faculty and administrative professional people above
grade AP-IV at Oakland University to be conducted at Ford
Hospital at an estimated annual cost for present staff at
Oakland of $4,000.
After discussion, it was moved by Mr. Stevens, seconded by
Mr. Huff, and voted to instruct the officers of the
University to develop a plan for possible annual health examinations
for employees of Michigan State University and Oakland University
on a voluntary basis with the cost to be shared by the University
and the employee. This plan is to be presented to the Board
for further consideration.
Resignation of Serge Shishkoff as Instructor of Modern Languages
and Literature effective June 30, 1965.
Resignation of Francis P. Tafoya as Professor and Chairman
of Modern Languages and Literature effective August 14, 1965.
Resignation of Francis X. Russo as Assistant Professor of
Teacher Education effective August 14, 1965.
Sabbatical leave for Paul Tomboulian, Associate Professor
and Chairman of Chemistry, with full pay from January 3, 1966
to April 20, 1966 for Research at Oakland University. (p.201)
Appointment of Sixten Ehrling as Professor and Director of
the Meadow Brook School of Music at $3,000 FTP from July 6,
1965 to August 14, 1965.
Appointment of Robert Shaw as Director of the Institute of
Choral Studies of the Meadow Brook School of Music at $5500
from July 6, 1965 to July 30, 1965.
Appointment of Theodore O. Yntema as Visiting Professor of
Economics and Business at $100 per year from August 15, 1965
to August 14, 1967.
Appointment of Yuji Yonemore as Assistant Professor of Teacher
Education at $8200 from August 15, 1965 to August 14, 1966.
Appointment of J. Carroll Hill as Associate Professor of
Engineering at $10,700 effective August 1, 1965.
Appointment of Richard M. Brace as Professor and Chairman
of History at $17,000 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Leonardas V. Gerulaitis as Assistant Professor
of History at $7,700 from September 1, 1965 to August 31,
1966.
Appointment of Dolores M. Burdick as Assistant Professor
of Modern Languages and Literature at $7,700 effective August
15, 1965.
Appointment of Arthur M. Daniels as Assistant Professor of
Music at $8000 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Lee Braude as Assistant Professor of Sociology
and Anthropology at $9200 effective August 15, 1965.
Appointment of Roderic E. Righter as Assistant Professor
of Teacher Education and Assistant to Dean of Education at
$10,500 effective August 15, 1965.
Change the effective date of the appointment of John E. Gibson,
Dean and Professor of Engineering, from July 1 to August 1,
1965.
Change James H. McKay from Professor and Acting Chairman
of Mathematics on a 12-month basis at a salary of $16,500
per year to Professor of Mathematics at a salary of $13,200
per year on a 10-month basis, effective September 1, 1965.
Designation of Robert Simmons, Associate Professor, as Chairman
of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, with a salary
change from $10,200 per year on a 10-month basis to $12,750
per year on a 12-month basis, effective September 1, 1965.
Personnel action
Reclassify 2 Typist-Dictaphone Operator III positions to
Departmental Secretary V positions in the office of the Dean
of Arts and Sciences
Reclassify a Departmental Secretary V to a Senior Departmental
Secretary VII position in Education
For the Office of Psychological Services:
Reclassify a Director AP-VII to a Director
AP-VIII position
Establish an Assistant Director AP-VIII
position
Establish a Clerk-Stenographer III position in the office
of the Assistant Provost
Reclassify the following positions in Admissions:
Director of Admissions AP-VIII to Director
of Admissions AP-IX
Senior Departmental Secretary VII to Executive
Secretary VIII
Reclassify an Assistant, Mott Center, VIII to Assistant, Mott
Center AP-I, position
For the Oakland Center:
Reclassify a Clerk-Stenographer III to a
Departmental Secretary V position
Establish an Account Clerk III position
Reclassify an Assistant Recorder VI to an Assistant Recorder
VIII position in the Registrar's office
For the Dean of Student Affairs:
Reclassify a Clerk-Stenographer III to a
Departmental Secretary V position
Establish a Clerk-Typist II position
Reclassify a Financial Aids Assistant V
in the Assistant Provost's Office to a Financial Aids Assistant
AP-I position
Reclassify a Chief Accountant AP-V to a Chief Accountant AP-VI
position in the Business office
For Food Services:
Reclassify a Clerk-Typist II to a Departmental
Secretary V position
Establish an Assistant Manager AP-I
position
Reclassify a Director of Physical Plant AP-VIII to a Director
of Physical Plant AP-IX position
Establish a Clerk-Typist II position in Purchasing (p.202)
Approval of granting the appropriate degrees to those students
who according to the records of the Registrar completed the
requirements for graduation on April 24, 1965.
Recommendation that board and room charges for students at
Oakland University be increased from $402 per semester to
$413 per semester beginning with the fall semester 1965.
Recommendation that the food service building at the Meadow
Brook Festival be named Trumbull Terrace.
Gifts and Grants:
Grant of $150 from The Village Women's Club of Birmingham
and Bloomfield Hills for a tuition scholarship for a student
in the Choral Program of the Meadow Brook School of Music.
Grant of $100 from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
of Evanston, Illinois, for support of National Merit scholars.
Grants as follows to be used under the direction of Chancellor
Varner for support of the Meadow Brook Music Festival:
$250 from the Eaton Manufacturing Company of Detroit
$10,000 from the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn
$100 from Marathon Oil Company of Detroit
$2,500 from the National Bank of Detroit
$200 from Reynolds Metals Company of Richmond, Virginia
$250 from Winkelman Brothers Apparel, Inc., of Detroit
$100 from The George and Lenore Romney Foundation of Bloomfield
Hills
Grant of $16,000 from the National Science Foundation to
be used under the direction of C. V. Harding in Biology for
undergraduate scientific instructional equipment.
Grant of $2,200 from the National Science Foundation to be
used under the direction of Paul Tomboulian in Chemistry for
undergraduate scientific instructional equipment.
Grant of $300 from H. A. Fitzgerald of Pontiac to be used
under the direction of Chancellor Varner for a fireplace in
Fitzgerald House lounge.
Grant of $35 from Chrysler Corporation of Highland Park to
be used under the direction of Dorothy Hope in the Alumni
Office. This is a matching grant in support of the Alumni
Fund Drive.
Additional payments to salaried employees as follows:
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Commencement |
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Jane Cartmell |
$13.00 |
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Continuing Education |
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Leonard Chisholm |
225.00 |
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Laszlo Hetenyi |
196.00 |
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Information Services |
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Barbara Frasa |
19.13 |
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Claire Smith |
5.63 |
On motion by Mr. Harlan, seconded by Mr. Hartman, it was
voted to approve all Oakland University items.