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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 21

effective February 1, 1979, serving until a1 permanent executive dean is appointed, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $64,000. Dr. Creditor will continue to hold the rank of professor of clinical science (medicine) in the School of Clinical Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. He will be on leave from the associate deanship at Urbana. In serving as acting executive dean, he will replace Dr. T r u m a n O. Anderson who has asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The vice president for academic affairs has concurred in the recommendation. I recommend approval.

O n motion of Mrs. Shepherd, this appointment was approved.

Headship of the Department of Obstetrics a n d Gynecology, A b r a h a m Lincoln School of Medicine, College of Medicine, M e d i c a l Center (3) The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended the appointment of Dr. William N. Spellacy, presently professor and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, as professor of obstetrics and gynecology on indefinite tenure, and head of the department, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, beginning February 1, 1979, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $99,500.' Dr. Spellacy will succeed Dr. Ralph M. Wynn who resigned August 31, 1978. Dr. Darryl E. Townsend has been serving as acting head. The recommendation is made with the advice of a search committee* and after consultation with the members of the department. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . SobotJta, this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . H e a d , Department of Ceramic Engineering, U r b a n a (4) T h e dean of the College of Engineering has recommended to the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Clifton G. Bergeron, presently professor of ceramic engineering, as head of the Department of Ceramic Engineering, beginning with the second semester of the current academic year, at an annual salary of $38,000. Dr. Bergeron will continue to hold the rank of professor of ceramic engineering on indefinite tenure. He will succeed Professor Arthur L. Friedberg who is retiring at the end of the first semester of the present academic year. The nomination of Professor Bergeron was made after consultation with members of the Department of Ceramic Engineering of professorial rank. T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation and the vice president for academic affairs has concurred. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . V e l a s q u e z , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . Appointments to the Faculty (5) 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.

$55,000 from appropriated funds; $44,500 from nonappropriated funds. ' Lloyd M. Nyhus, Warren H . Cole Professor, physician surgeon, and head of the Department of Surgery, ALSM, chairperson; John J. Barton, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, ALSM; Craig L. Hurst, resident in obstetrics and gynecology; Olga M. Jonasson, professor and physician surgeon in surgery, ALSM; Marcia C. Maurer, assistant professor of maternal and child nursing; W. Ann Reynolds,, dean, Graduate College; Albert Y. M. Tsai, associate professor and physician surgeon in obstetrics and gynecology, ALSM (resigned October 31, 1978); Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, professor and physician surgeon in pediatrics, ALSM.

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