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THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Minutes of the Meeting of the Board May 29, 1980 The River Club, New York City Present were: Messrs. Aldrich, Bacon, Bickford, Miss Blakemore, Messrs. Bliss, Brown, Crary, Mrs. Culbertson, Messrs. Hannon, Hedlund, ~1iss ~1orse, Messrs. O'Connor, Pedersen, Reed, Robinson, Mrs. Sage, Messrs. Saunier, Simpson, Snaith, Stone, Tamraz, Mrs. Van Vleck, Messrs. Wadsworth, and Winder. 1. Adoption of Agenda - The agenda was adopted as presented, except it was agreed that the sequence of reports by committee Chairmen would be altered. 2. Approval of Minutes - The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as drafted. The Trustees were informed of Mrs. Thorne's illness and expressed their best wishes for a speedy recovery and asked the Executive Secretary to convey the same. There were many expressions of appreciation and tribute to Landon K. Thorne, Jr. Mr. Hannon and President Pedersen, who had been asked by the Trustees to look into an appropriate tribute to the former Chairman, recommend that the garden area adjacent to the new Library be named for Mr. Thorne and that a memorial fountain be erected there. The idea of a medal or decoration honoring Mr. Thorne is being pursued by Dr. Allam with President Sadat's senior aide, and Dr. Allam is optimistic. The Trustees unanimously passed the following Resolution, to wit