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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 12

Director, Center for African Studies, Urbana

(3) The chancellor at Urbana, after consultation with the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has recommended the appointment of Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, presently acting director and professor, Center for African Studies; and professor, Department of History, as director, Center for African Studies, beginning October 21, 1995, on an academic year service basis with an administrative increment of $3,000. Dr. Zeleza will continue to hold the rank of professor of history and professor, Center for African Studies, on indefinite tenure on an academic year service basis with an annual salary for 1995-96 of $72,000, for a total salary of $75,000. He will succeed Dr. Donald E. Crummey who resigned as director to return to teaching and research as a full-time faculty member. The nomination is made with the advice of a search committee 1 and the support of the faculty and the College Executive Committee. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this appointment was approved. Appointments to the Faculty

(4) The following new appointments to the faculty at 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. Figures following a symbol indicate percentage of time if the appointment is on a part-time basis (e.g., N75 means one year on three-fourths time).

Chicago

LISA A. ANDERSON, assistant professor of psychology, beginning August 21, 1995 (1), at an annual salary of $40,000. OLADAPO A. ASHIRU, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology, College of Medicine at Chicago, on 100 percent time, August 1-20, 1995 (N), $3,333, and for three years, beginning August 21, 1995 (Q), at an annual salary of $45,000, and adjunct associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, College of Medicine at Chicago, on zero percent time, beginning September 1, 1995 (N;Q;N) LISHENG CAI, assistant professor of chemistry, beginning August 21, 1995 (1), at an annual salary of $43,000.

1 Ronald W. Sousa, professor of Portuguese and Spanish, and head, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, chair; Merle L. Bowen, assistant professor of political science; Eyamba G. Bokamba, professor of linguistics; Rosemary M. Stevenson, Afro-Americana bibliographer and assistant professor of library administration; Michael O. West, assistant professor o f history and in the Afro-American Studies Program; Charles C. Stewart, professor and chair, Department of History; Alex E. Winter-Nelson, assistant professor of agricultural and consumer economics, and assistant professor, Center for African Studies; Alma J. Gottlieb, associate professor of anthropology; Peter P. Jones, graduate student; Mwenda G. Ntaranga, graduate student.