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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 13

and submit recommendations to the vice chancellor for academic affairs who makes the final determination of the awards. A maximum of five awards is presented in any one year. T h e awards include a base salary increase of $2,500 for each recipient—$1,500 from campus resources and $1,000 from the resources of the nominating college. In addition, each individual nominated will receive a one-time award of $500. For the 1991 academic year, the chancellor at Chicago has recommended the following individuals for the awards: SANDRA BARTKY, professor, Department of Philosophy A N I T A BUNDY, assistant professor, Department of Occupational Therapy C. LOWELL EDWARDS, associate professor, College of Medicine, Rockford JAMES FERGUSON, associate professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics MATTHEW LIPPMAN, associate professor, Department of Criminal Justice T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved. Amoco Foundation Awards for Undergraduate Instruction, Chicago

(8) Each year faculty members at the Chicago campus are selected as recipients of the Silver Circle Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Through the Amoco Foundation, each recipient receives $500. T h e College of Nursing selected one recipient using procedures established within the college. (Awards are made in rotation between the College of Associated Health Professions and the College of Nursing.) T h e other recipients are selected through student competition from faculty in the Colleges of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning; Business Administration; Education; Engineering; Kinesiology; Liberal Arts and Sciences; and the School of Social Work. For academic year 1991, the chancellor at Chicago has recommended the following persons as award recipients: J U D I T H LEE BAXTER, visiting lecturer and assistant director for undergraduate studies in mathematics, statistics, and computer science

JAMES E. CRACRAFT, professor of history

CALEB DRAKE, lecturer in electrical engineering and computer science ROBIN S. GREY, assistant professor of English NANCY GUERRA, assistant professor of psychology J O H N A. JONES, assistant professor of communication and theatre ALBERT J. LARSON, assistant professor of geography

CLIFFORD N. MATTHEWS, professor of geography

VICTOR MARGOLIN, associate professor of history of architecture and art J. FRED MCLIMORE, associate professor of management LINDA SCHEMBARI, visiting lecturer of education MARIE TALASHEK, assistant professor of nursing T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved.

Establishment of the Department of African-American Studies and Appointment of Head of Department, Chicago

(9) The chancellor at Chicago, upon recommendation of the Chicago Senate, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College Executive Committee, and the faculty in the Black Studies Program, has recommended approval of the establishment of the Department of African-American Studies and appointment of the head of the department.