1967-03-01

              Illinois Wesloeqan University Bulletin
SERIES 65, NO. 3 MARCH, 1967
PRESIDENT LLOYD M. BERTHOLF
ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT DATE
Committee Named to Nominate 15th Wesleyan President
President Lloyd M. Bertholf plans
to retire from Illinois Wesleyan Uni-versity's
top administrative post on
July 31, 1968.
He made this announcement to the
February 14 meeting of the IWU
joint Board of Trustees and Official
Visitors. Perhaps a few of the mem-bers
present had previous intimation
of this fact, but to most of them this
disclosure was a bombshell.
Some asked President Bertholf to
reconsider, but he did not yield to
the suggestion. He said
"I am coming to the age at which
faculty members are required to re-tire
from full-time work. I have had
extraordinarily good health, but at
this age one is subject to hazards. It
would not be fair to the University to
run the risk.
I find it strenuous to keep up the
pace, and I feel that I should take it
easier for my wife's sake and for my
sake.
The affairs here are becoming more
demanding all the time. They deserve
the attention of a younger and more
vigorous person."
President Bertholf said that his
post-presidency plans are not definite
except that he does not intend to re-main
in Bloomington. However, he
will stay active doing something-teaching,
overseas projects, research,
etc.
President Bertholf came to IWU on
August 1, 1958, so his term of office
will cover a full ten years.
Board President Paul E. Allison
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praised the Bertholf administration
for producing "phenomenal growth in
quality" at IWU. Mr. Allison said fur-ther-
"He (President Bertholf) had the
foresight to know how to bring a
good staff of faculty and administra-tors
to the school, and he had the
ability to attract financial support
from outside sources.
Under his leadership, we gained the
combination of an excellent student
body and faculty. Wesleyan has bet-tered
her facilities and will continue
to do so. Many things which he has
started will be completed after he has
left the school."
Stated rules governing the actions
of the joint Board of Trustees and Of-ficial
Visitors provide for the selec-tion
of members of the committee to
nominate a new president being
chosen from among the University's
President Lloyd M. Bertholt
Official Visitors.
President Bertholf explained that
he made the announcement of his re-tirement
date at this time so that the
nominating committee would have
ample time to interview students and
faculty members before they leave
for the summer recess.
KEEP IT BRIGHT
WESLEYAN BEGINNING THE SEARCH FOR NEW TOP LEADERSHIP
Paul E. Allison (r), president of the Illinois Wesleyan University joint Board of
Trustees and Official Visitors, talks with board member Raymond Danielson (1) and
Dr. W. Harold Loyd, head of the committee appointed to nominate a replacement
for retiring President Lloyd M. Bertholf.
Other members of the committee are: Rev. James K. White, Dr. Dale Pitcher, Dr.
Charles M. Smith, all of Bloomington; Dr. Jack B. North, Kankakee; Dr. Clifford
Brown, Mattoon, and Dr. William W. Bennett, Rock Island.