Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1963-1966)

SEPTEMBER MEETING, 1965

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Chai Yeh, Professor of Electrical Engineering, August 1, 1965, to September 1,
1965, without salary, to lecture at the Summer Science Conference at Taipeh,
Taiwan
The Regents confirmed their action by mail vote on September 14,
1965, in conferring degrees and certificates on those completing the prescribed course of study in August, 1965, as recommended by the proper
faculty in each case. The names appear in Appendix A to the minutes of
this meeting.
The Regents, on recommendation of the Committee on Honorary
Degrees, voted to present the Outstanding Achievement Award to three
alumnae of Martha Cook on October 23, when the residents and alumnae
of Martha Cook Building celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening
of the building.
The Vice-President in charge of business and finance presented a
report on audits of University financial transactions. This was accepted
for the information of the Regents.
A report by the Controller and by the Vice-President in charge of
business and finance on internal audits made during the period November 1, 1964, through June 30, 1965, by the Internal Audit Department
was accepted.
The Regents approved the recommendation of the Vice-President in
charge of business and finance that the report of Ernst and Ernst as
auditors for the year ended June 30, 1965, be approved and placed on
file (p. 521).
The audited financial reports of the University as prepared will be
sent to the Governor, the State Legislature, and other state officers and
commissions, and others interested in the University.
It was voted to employ the accounting firm of Ernst and Ernst as
auditors of the University for the fiscal year 1965-66.
The Regents authorized the Vice-President in charge of business and
finance to send to the State Controller a proposed letter in reply to one
received from him under date of August 12, relating to certain powers
purportedly given the State Controller in Act 124, 1965 Session.
The Regents accepted a report entitled "Attitude Survey of University Employees," as prepared for the Personnel Office by the Survey
Research Center and recommended to the Regents by the Vice-President in charge of business and finance.
After hearing a report by the Vice-President in charge of business
and finance on petitions of labor union organizations for exclusive bargaining status for University employees, the Regents authorized the
administrative officers (1) to employ legal counsel as needed and to
proceed when such legal counsel is favorable to the University's position; and (2) to notify the Labor Mediation Board that it is the opinion
of the University that the Hutchinson Act, as amended, does not apply
to the University and that the Labor Mediation Board has no jurisdiction to require the University to comply with its provisions.
Since the standard terms and conditions of the grant of $1,458,333
from the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the
Graduate Library Building require that all funds for construction of the
Graduate Library Building be deposited in a separate bank account to be

Degrees Ccnferred: Summer
Term, 1965
Outstanding
Achievement
Awards Voted
Audits: Report on
Internal Audit
Report
Ernst and Ernst:
Report Filed
Ernst and Ernst:
Auditors for
1965-66
State Controller:
Letter re Powers
of, Authorized
"Attitude Survey
of University
Employees":
Accepted
Labor Union
Or;ganizations
Bank Account
for Graduate
Library
Building Construction Funds:
Established