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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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December 8. She invited all trustees to join her and Trustee Gravenhorst at the discussions. REGULAR AGENDA T h e board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 2 through 9 inclusive. T h e recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. ( T h e record of board action appears at the end of each item.) Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates (2) The 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 five 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. The names of the candidates are filed with the secretary. I concur in this recommendation. O n motion of Mr. Logan, these certificates were awarded. Head, Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Urbana

(3) The interim chancellor at the Urbana campus, after consultation with the dean of the College of Engineering, has recommended the appointment of Wayne C. Solomon, presently director of advanced system technology, Bell Aerospace Textron, as professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering on indefinite tenure and head of the department, beginning January 6, 1988, on an academic year service basis at an annual salary of $80,500. He will succeed Professor Shee M. Yen who has been serving as acting head. The nomination is made on the recommendation of a search committee1 and after consultation with members of the faculty of the department The acting vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

O n motion of Mr. Logan, this appointment was approved. Appointments to the Faculty (4) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of assistant professor and above, and certain administrative positions, have been approved since the previous meeting of the Board of Trustees. Positions in the University are classified in the following categories and are designated in the budget by the symbols indicated.

5 Alva L. Addy, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and head of the department, chair; M. Tamer Basar, professor of electrical and computer engineering and research professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Bruce A. Conway, associate professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering; Peter A. Deddish, senior research specialist in health sciences in anesthesiology, College of Medicine at Chicago; Herman Krier, professor of mechanical engineering; Allen I. Ormsbee, professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering and in the Institute of Aviation, acting associate director, Willard Airport Commercial Operations; Lee H. Sentman III, professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering.