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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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410 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [November 14 O U R I WOLFSON, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, beginning August 2 1 , 1991 (Q), at an annual salary of $56,000. Administrative Staff WILLIAM A. COSTELLO, director, Managed Care, University Hospital, beginning October 1, 1991 (NY), at an annual salary of $58,000. NIJOLE M. SIMOKAITIS, associate director of pathology management, University Hospital, beginning October 1, 1991 (NY), at an annual salary of $60,958. On motion of Ms. Reese, these appointments were confirmed. Honorary Degree, Urbana (5) T h e senate at the Urbana-Champaign campus has recommended that an honorary degree be conferred on the following person at the Commencement Exercises on May 17, 1992: ISAAC STERN, concert violinist — the degree of Doctor of Music. T h e chancellor at Urbana concurs in the recommendation. I recommend approval. On motion of Ms. Reese, this degree was authorized as recommended. Establishment of a Ph.D. Program in Forest Resources, College of Agriculture, Urbana (6) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate recommends the initiation of a Ph.D. program in forest resources in the College of Agriculture. T h e Department of Forestry offers bachelor and master degrees, but no Ph.D. program is currently available in the discipline within the State of Illinois. T h e program will provide students with specialized research skills in forestry and will enable students to pursue more intensive study in their disciplines than is currently possible. Graduates of the proposed Ph.D. program in forestry could be employed in academic posts, government, industry, and international agencies. Recent surveys indicate significant occupational opportunities with an expanding job market. Projections also indicate a shortage of trained Ph.D. graduates in forestry to meet the expected needs for well trained scientists. Establishment of this Ph.D. program will require no new resources, for a number of reasons. A small program, generating about four Ph.D.s per year, is planned. Enrollment in the masters' program will be reduced, simultaneously allowing enhanced quality and freeing resources for the Ph.D. program. External research contracts will provide funds for graduate student support through research assistantships. Finally, the Department of Forestry has an outstanding faculty (11 core and 12 affiliate members) with expertise in various aspects of forest resources, and no new faculty are required. A candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy must complete a minimum of 24 units of graduate study (16 units of in-residence credit beyond the M.S., 8 units of which must be course work), as approved by his/her graduate advisory committee, with a grade-point average of at least 4.0. Students must pass a written and oral preliminary exam and defend a thesis. At least 3 units of 300- or 400-level courses outside the Department of Forestry will be required. Students must complete courses required in one of three tracks: wood science, forest biology, and quantitative or management science. T h e chancellor at Urbana and the vice president for academic affairs concur with the senate recommendation.
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