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teachers and counselors; East Carolina University’s football team’s receipt of Disney’s 1999

Wide World of Sports Spirit Award; the invitation to ECU’s Symphony Orchestra to participate

in the International Festival of Student Orchestras in Prague, Czech Republic; and an award of

$50,000 to Winston-Salem State University from the Tom Joyner Foundation.

OTHER BUSINESS

Chairman Ruffin recognized the spouses of board members in attendance at the

meeting and thanked Chancellor and Mrs. Leutze for hosting the reception and dinner on the

preceding evening.

The chairman called attention to the board meeting schedule distributed with the

information at each member’s place and reminded the members of other upcoming events:

February 11, 2000, Board of Governors Meeting in Chapel Hill

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February 12, 2000, Invitation to UNCCH-Wake Forest Basketball Game

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March 16, 2000, Joint Meeting of North Carolina Education Governing Boards,
Chapel Hill

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March 18-21, 2000, Association of Governing Boards Conference on Trusteeship,
New Orleans, LA

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April 20, 2000, Installation of Chancellor James Renick, North Carolina A&T State
University

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The chairman also reminded the chancellors that the O. Max Gardner Award

nominations were due February 4, 2000, in the General Administration. He expressed

appreciation to Dr. Barbara Kaufman for facilitating the board’s retreat and informal evaluation

of the president during the retreat on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, prior to the

board’s regular meetings.

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On motion of Mrs. Britt, seconded by Mrs. Perry, the board voted to convene in

closed session pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Sections 143-318.11(a)(5)(1) and

143-318.11(a)(6). The motion carried.