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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 11

Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urbana

(4) The chancellor at Urbana has recommended the appointment of Richard L. Schacht, presently professor of philosophy, Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and professor of criticism and interpretative theory in humanities, as interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, beginning February 24, 1994, on a nine-month service basis at an annual salary of $69,000. In addition, Dr. Schacht will have an appointment for the period of May 21, 1994, through July 20, 1994, at the rate of one-ninth of his academic year salary for a total of $15,333. Dr. Schacht 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 resigned to accept the position of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. The nomination is made after consultation with the Urbana-Champaign Senate Council and the Urbana-Champaign campus Council of Deans. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

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

Head, Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Urbana

(5) The chancellor at Urbana, after consultation with the dean of the College of Agriculture, has recommended the appointment of Loren E. Bode, presently professor of agricultural engineering and acting head, as head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, beginning March 21, 1994, on an academic year service basis at an annual salary of $97,200. Dr. Bode will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure on an academic year service basis. He will succeed Dr. Roscoe Pershing who resigned as head to assume a position as associate dean with the College of Engineering. The nomination is made with the advice of a search committee 1 and the endorsement of the faculty and the College Executive Committee. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, this appointment was approved. Appointments to the Faculty

(6) 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. A — Indefinite tenure N — Term appointment not eligible to be appointed for an indefinite term and not credited toward probationary period Q — Initial term appointment for a professor or associate professor Y — Twelve-month service basis 1-7 — Indicates the number of years of service which will be credited at the end of the contract period toward completion of the probationary period relating to tenure.

1 Howard L. Wakeland, professor emeritus of agricultural engineering and associate dean emeritus, College of Engineering, chair; Philip Buriak, associate professor of agricultural engineering; Marjorie R. Hamann, assistant director and program leader, Cooperative Extension Service; Michael C. Hirschi, associate professor of agricultural engineering; John W. Hummel, professor of agricultural engineering; J. Bruce Litchfield, associate professor of agricultural engineering.