Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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428 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [November 9 that he would discuss this with President Stukel and involve others. Ms. Reese specified that she wanted the board chair and other members of the board to have a voice in these appointments if it is decided a good idea to proceed with this matter. REGULAR AGENDA The board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 3 through 12 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.) Honorary Degrees, 1996, Urbana (3) On the advice of the senate at the Urbana-Champaign campus, the chancellor has recommended that honorary degrees be conferred on the following persons at the Commencement Exercises on May 12, 1996: JEANNE HURLEY SIMON, advocate for our nation's libraries — the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. SYBIL COLLINS MOBLEY, educator, business woman, and community leader — the honorary degree of Doctor of Science. BRUNO NETTL, distinguished ethnomusicologist — the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. MARGARET ELEANOR HILLIS, pioneer of American choral music — the honorary degree of Doctor of Music. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in the recommendation. I recommend approval. On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, these degrees were authorized as recommended. 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).
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