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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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mission and activities of the University of Illinois." Effective leadership within the University's complex structure requires a smoothly functioning and responsive communication process. The position of university director of public information has been vacant now for nearly a year. Consultants were retained in December 1979 to assess the University's existing public information and communication activities. Their report is submitted herewith for your information; it recommends that steps be taken immediately to search for a person to fill the position. I therefore recommend that the board authorize the position of special assistant to the president and university director of public affairs, to be filled following a search and upon appropriate recommendation by the president. (The duties of the special assistant will be at the president's direction and will be among those stated in the position description, copy filed with the secretary.)

On motion of Mr. Velasquez, this recommendation was approved. By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each of the next ten items. Head, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rockford School of Medicine

(8) T h e chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended the appointment of Bernard P. Salafsky, presently professor of pharmacology and acting head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, as professor of pharmacology on indefinite tenure and head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Rockford School of Medicine, beginning February 1, 1980, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $47,010. The Board of Trustees approved the departmentalization of the Rockford School of Medicine on November 17, 1978. Dr. Salafsky will be the first head of this department; he has served as acting head since August 1, 1979. T h e recommendation is made with the advice of a search committee 1 and after consultation with the members of the department. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

Head, Department of Community Medicine, Rockford School of Medicine

(9) The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended the appointment of Charles H. Bazuin, presently associate professor of family medicine and acting head of the Department of Community Medicine, as associate professor of family medicine on indefinite tenure and head of the Department of Community Medicine, Rockford School of Medicine, beginning February 1, 1980, on a twelvemonth service basis, at an annual salary of $66,745. Dr. Bazuin will be the first head of this department and has served as its acting head since August 1, 1979. T h e nomination is supported by the faculty of the department. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

1 Richard F. Novak, professor and acting chairman of pathology, RSM. chairman; Edmund G. Anderson, professor and head of pharmacology, SBMS-MC; C. Lowell Edwards, associate^ professor of medicine and of community health and physician surgeon, RSM; Harlan F. Hill, assistant professor of pharmacology. RSM; Robert B. Klint, assistant professor of pediatrics, RSM; E. A. Schilling, clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology, RSM; Marc Soriano, M-4 student, RSM; Donald Wortmann, associate professor of pediatrics, RSM.