University Board of Trustee Member Lawrence Eppley resigned Tuesday, following a call from Judge Abner Mikva for the entire Board to resign.

Student Trustee Matt Reschke said he had anticipated Eppley’s resignation.

“He called in for our retreat, he called in for our board meeting, I kind of suspected that his time was up,” Reschke said, adding that Eppley was not necessarily the first Trustee he had expected to resign.

Reschke expressed admiration for Eppley’s action, and said he hopes other Trustees will follow through.

“It’s honorable of him to finally do it, before anybody else,” Reschke said. “If he was able to admit his own faults and cut his losses.”

Many figures associated with the University and Illinois legislation have called for the resignation of the Board of Trustees in the wake of an admissions scandal at the state university’s flagship campus.

At a testimony on Monday, former University President James J. Stukel listed Eppley as one of the three Trustees he had in mind to be removed from the Board.

Eppley sent Gov. Pat Quinn a letter, obtained by The Associated Press, that says he will step down in 90 days or as soon as a successor is appointed. He called on fellow trustees to do the same.

The Governor issued the following statement in a press release:

“I appreciate the letter from Trustee Lawrence C. Eppley. I accept his resignation. I thank him for his years of service and wish him well. The search for his successor will begin immediately.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.