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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were individually discussed b u t acted u p o n at o n e time. ( T h e r e c o r d of b o a r d action appears at t h e e n d of each item.) Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates (1) T h e Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded under Section 5 of the Illinois Public Accounting Act of 1983 to 20 candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked certified public accountant certificates obtained by passing the uniform written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law. T h e names of the candidates are filed with the secretary. T h e Committee on Accountancy, pursuant to Section 1300.160(d) of the Regulations, also recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded to 25 candidates who wish to transfer the examination credit earned by passing the uniform written examination in another state and who have fulfilled all other legal requirements of Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Illinois Public Accounting Act of 1983. T h e names of the candidates are filed with the secretary. I concur in these recommendations. O n motion of Ms. Reese, these certificates were awarded. Appointment of Chair, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine at Rockford (2) T h e interim chancellor at Chicago has recommended the appointment of Richard S. Webb, presently clinical professor of surgery and acting chair of the department, as clinical professor of surgery, physician surgeon, and chair of the department effective April 1, 1991, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $175,000.' Dr. Webb will be the first permanent chair of the Department of Surgery since the College of Medicine at Rockford was departmentalized. This recommendation is made with the advice of a search committee 2 and after consultation with the faculty of the department. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. 1 recommend approval. O n motion of Ms. Reese, this a p p o i n t m e n t was approved. Appointment of Head, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine at Chicago (3) T h e interim chancellor at Chicago has recommended the appointment of James I. Ausman, presently clinical professor of surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and director of the Henry Ford Neurosurgical Institute, Detroit, Michigan, as professor, on indefinite tenure, physician surgeon, and head of the Department of Neurosurgery and chief of the Neurosurgery Service, University Hospital, effective June 1, 1991, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $330,000. 3 Dr.

' $34,500 from State funds and $140,500 from Rockford Medical Service Plan funds. William H. Langewisch, professor of pediatrics and associate dean for academic and hospital affairs, chair, Richard G. Christiansen, associate professor of clinical medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine; Frederick W. Church, clinical assistant professor of surgery; Leslie Edgcomb, clinical assistant professor of surgery; Ghalib Husseini, medical student; LeBaron R Johnson, professor of family medicine emeritus; Donald Maclean, associate professor of psychiatry and chair of the department; and Fu-Li Yu, professor and head, Department of Biomedical Sciences. 3 $100,000 from State funds; $50,000 from hospital funds; $180,000 from departmental Medical Service Plan funds.

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