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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Honorary Degree, 1994, Chicago

(1) The senate at the Chicago campus has recommended that an honorary degree be conferred to the following person at the Commencement Exercises on May 8, 1994:

HUBERT LOUIS WILL, U.S. District Judge — the degree of Doctor of Social Service.

The chancellor concurs in the recommendation. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, this degree was authorized as recommended.

Director, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago

(2) The chancellor at Chicago recommends the appointment of Sidney E. Mitchell as director of the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics. Mr. Mitchell is currently the chief operating officer of the University Hospital at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The appointment will be effective on April 4, 1994, on a twelve-month service basis with an annual salary of $170,000. Mr. Mitchell will replace Bruce M. Elegant who has served as interim hospital director since April 1992. Mr. Elegant will return to his former responsibilities as the associate hospital director/chief operating officer. The recommendation is made with the advice of a search committee. l The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, this appointment was approved. Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urbana

(3) The chancellor at Urbana has recommended the appointment of Jesse G. Delia, currently professor of speech communication and head, Department of Speech Communication, as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, beginning April 1, 1994, on a twelve-month service basis at an annual salary of $120,000. Dr. Delia will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure on an academic year service basis. He will succeed Dr. Larry R. Faulkner who is now the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the Urbana campus. The nomination is made with the advice of a search committee, 2 the faculty, and the Executive Committee of the college. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, this appointment was approved.

1 James I. Ausman, professor, physician surgeon, and head of Neurosurgery, chief of Neurosurgery Service, University of Illinois Hospital, chair; Cynthia Boyd, executive director, Mile Square Health Center; Joseph A. Flaherty, professor, physician surgeon, deputy head of Psychiatry; Lawrence A. Fronman, Edmund F. Foley Professor, physician surgeon, and head of Medicine, chief of Service, University of Illinois Hospital; Beverly M. Henry, professor and deputy head of Administrative Studies in Nursing, clinical chief, University of Illinois Hospital; Richard A. Hutchinson, professor and head of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy; Patricia M. Kaisling, administrative nurse, Medicine, Department of Nursing, University of Illinois Hospital; Jay A. Levine, dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, professor of English; Gerald S. Moss, dean and professor of surgery, College of Medicine; David Torres, associate professor of management; and Bernard J. Turnock, acting dean, School of Public Health. ? William R. Schowalter, dean, College of Engineering, chair, Peter Beak, professor of chemistry; May R. Berenbaum, professor and head. Department of Entomology; Denton R. Brown, associate director for administrative affairs, School of Chemical Sciences; Shirley J. Hatchett, associate professor of sociology; C. Ward Henson, professor of mathematics; Lawrence J. Hubert, Lyle H. Lanier professor of psychology; Jennifer M.Johnston, undergraduate student; Diane P. Koenker, professor of history and director, Russian and East European Center; Armine Kotin Mortimer, professor of French; Jack C. Stillinger, Center for Advanced Study Professor of English; Micah B. Yairi, undergraduate student.