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July28,
2009Govemor
pat
euinn
Ofücêof the
Governor
100W.
Randotph,i6-rOO
Chicago,
tL
60601Deer
Govemor
euinn:
For
the
last
elghtyears
I
havehad
the
honor.an!
privilege
to
serve
as a
t¡-¡stee
of
t¡le
universtty
of
llinois,inoluding
timeas
chairman
of
the
Board.
o,¡iry
rñiter¡rire
üre
unirrersþhas
achiÊvÊda
great
dÊal
and hasconllnued
lts
growthas
a
wodd-class
instilutfónof
f,igi,er
learning.
I belierye
deeply
in
theissionof
the
UnÍverslty
anú
itr
abilityto
fansfolm
lives,
[:
11"
"uqlntly$¡erioncing
9
trylng
momenttur
the
leadershipof
rhtE
univorsiry.
The
cr¡rictsm
thar
has
ensued
has
ledto
confuslon
ãnã
constèmatlonwitn¡n
the
Û_
or
¡
oommun¡ty.
ltis
impor6nt
for
those
of
us
entrusledwlth
thogovêmanooof
th¡s
insutufi;n
toláifaoliltÊrÊ
a resotution.
whllE
Icannot
speak.on
-behalf
of my
fellow
lrustees,
Ican speakto
the
importanceofour duty
as a
mernber
of
the
board-
As
the
ultiniatebody
ofgovemãncËã¿
leaoers¡,¡p
ø
t¡,¡.
uniu"r"tty,
the
trusfees
must help
maintaln
the confldencr
dt.
or¡1îr'a.h"tdG:
whoinür¡s'oase.àie
he
peopte
of
llinols'
Just
as
in
the
corporateworld,shareholdErs'
lack
of*.,f¡oen"e
inan
oruanization
justifies
effoc'tlng
changes.
whlle
theme¡nbersofthe bôard
have dedicatÊd
themselves
to
lhe
mission
of
theuniversity,
it
is
cleer
to me
that
we
mustnow
do
our
part
to
help
theUniversityget
p"st
th¡s
sihrataon.lt
isour tundamgntal
obligatlon
to
Þegln
thq
procesà
that
will'put
thisep¡sädî
úehina
us
and
a[or,,r
ttre
untversity
toreastablish
its
focus
and
àchieveeven
grêater
succêss
in
the future.
The
public's
confidence
in
the
UniversitymuÉt
be
restored,
and
onoway
to
bogin
to
rcstôr€
thÊt
confldence
ls
to
makÊ
a
clean
sta¡t
Youlsnglp
a.e
giventhe
oiportuniþ
to
appoint
a
new
teadÊrship
team'
lt
is
for that
rtason
thatI
believothat
thebeãt
interesæ
öt
tte
ún¡veÉityw¡¡-bàsarvedif
thecur¡ent
members
of
theboard step
aEide
(and
seek
reappolntrnentby
you
if
lhey
io
cnoose¡
¡n
ordertohelp
the
univereþ
b€gin to
more
forwardunencumberéd
uy
tne!Àreoont
evenB.To
that
end,
itis
wlth
a
deep
sense_of
loyaltyto
anddevotlonfortheunlverslty
lhat
I
ofur
þ
berhef¡rst
to step
dor¡rrn
as
a
member
øf
the
Boardof
Trusteee
ø
the
University
of
lllinoi.s,
effectav;g0days
fom
ths
dateof this letteror
assoon
as
a
suooessor_ts
appolnted.
I
commlt
to
!,þuand
the
Universlty
my
assistanceduring
thetransition
periodand thereafrer.
while
the
truslegs
"*.¡
ilt the
end, responsible
for
tle
overallgovemanc€of
the
university,
it
is
atso
lmportant
that thepubllchasconfldancó
and
trust.in
ttrg
gryeus"å¿min¡st
aøo
whoË;
responslbÍfity
ñor
the
a3rJ9-!av
decislons thathave
impac'ted
the
u
of
¡;ri
neEe circumstances.
lt ismy
hope
thar
theseadm¡nlstrators
wlllalsoputthe
Universíty
firstend
r==u-e
responsibitity
iortn"¡i
roles
in
thismatter-
[!{9ve¡
trans¡tlon.Period
yor.r
declde,
it
is
importantthat
we
havetime
to
comptete
or
hand off
the
important
pendlngduties
of the
boerd, includlng
the
completion
of
our
"nnuãi
tuãõJ
and
resource
planning'A
transltionpÞriodwillalso allowyou
to evaluaie
prospeo.tíve
trustee
r"nãtciai.s,
¡nctuding
any
of
theounant trusteeswhowish
to
apply
for
reappolntrni¡nt.'And,
justas
i-pãåä.,tfv,
at
wiil
aflowtheMikva
commissron
to
compl€to
its
r¡'rorr
an¿
issue'¡isrcporl
toyou.
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