Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 313]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairperson, Department of Linguistics, Urbana

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(16) The dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the chancellor at Urbana-Charnpaign the appointment of Dr. Chin-Woo Kim, presently professor of linguistics and speech and hearing science as chairperson of the Department of Linguistics beginning August 21, 1979, on an academic year service basis, at an annual salary of $28,200. Dr. Kim will continue to hold the rank of professor of linguistics and of speech and hearing science on indefinite tenure. Professor Kim will succeed Dr. Braj B. Kachru who has asked to be relieved of his administrative assignment as head of the department. The change in departmental organization was approved in March 1979. Under the provision of the department's new bylaws, an election was held with Professor Kim receiving a majority of the votes cast. T h e Executive Committee of the School of Humanities endorses the selection. The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign approves the recommendation and the vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. Appointments to the Faculty (17) 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 T — Terminal appointment accompanied with or preceded by notice of nonreappointment W — One-year appointment subject to special written agreement 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). C h i c a g o Circle 1. KAREN K. KOPEC, assistant documents librarian with rank of assistant professor, beginning April 16, 1979 (NY), at an annual salary of $12,220. 2. N E D LUKACHER, assistant professor of English, beginning September 1, 1979 (1), at an annual salary of $16,000. Medical Center 3. CONSTANCE M. BAKER, associate professor of psychiatric nursing, beginning June 1, 1979 (AY), at an annual salary of $32,000. 4. JOSEF KANETI, clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Peoria School of Medicine, on twenty-five percent time, beginning May 1, 1979 (NY25), at an annual salary of $8,000. 5. MARY WUN-LEN LEE, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and supervisor pharmacist (1Y;NY), beginning May 2 1 , 1979, at an annual salary of $23,750. 6. RAJAGOPALA SWAMINATHAN, assistant professor of dermatology, Peoria School