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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 20

the faculty of the department. The chancellor has approved the recommendation, and the vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this appointment was approved. Mrs. Shepherd asked to be recorded as voting no.

Head, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Urbana

(9) T h e dean of the College of Agriculture has recommended to the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Roger R. Yoerger, presently professor of agricultural engineering and acting head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, as head of the department, beginning September 21, 1978, on a twelvemonth service basis, at an annual salary of $37,400. Dr. Yoerger will continue to hold the rank of professor of agricultural engineering on indefinite tenure. He became acting head on August 21, 1978, succeeding Dr. James O. Curtis who had been acting head since the death of Dr. Frank B. Lanham on February 12, 1978. The nomination is made with the advice of an advisory committee 1 and after consultation with members of the faculty of the department and the dean of the College of Engineering. T h e chancellor has approved the recommendation, and the vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Forsyth, this appointment was approved.

Head, Department of Geology, Urbana

(10) T h e dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. John Hower, formerly program director, geochemistry, National Science Foundation, as professor of geology on indefinite tenure and head of the department, beginning September 21, 1978, on an academic-year service basis, at an annual salary of $38,000. Dr. Hower will succeed Dr. Philip A. Sandberg who has been acting head since Dr. Fred A. Donath asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination is submitted upon the recommendation of a search committee 5 and after consultation with members of the faculty of the department and the Executive Committee of the college. T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign approves the recommendation, and the vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

Head, Department of Political Science, Urbana

(11) The dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Richard Merritt, presently professor of political science and research professor in the Institute of Communications Research, as head of the Department of Political Science, beginning September 21, 1978, on an academic-year service basis, at an annual salary of $38,000. Dr. Merritt will continue to hold the ranks of professor of political science and

1 Robert W. Howell, professor of agronomy and head of the department, chairperson; James O. Curtis, professor of agricultural engineering; Carroll^ J. W. Drablos, professor of agricultural engineering; Aldon H. Jensen, professor of animal nutrition; W. R. Nave, associate professor of agricultural engineering; Gene C. Shove, professor of agricultural engineering; Charles E. Taylor, professor of theoretical and applied mechanics and assistant dean of the College of Engineering. ' Charles A. Wert, professor of physical metallurgy and head of the Department of Metallurgy and Mining Engineering, chairperson; David E. Anderson, associate professor of geology; Thomas F. Anderson, associate professor of geology; Daniel B. Blake, associate professor of geology; Patrick A. Domenico, professor of geology; Jack A. Simon, chief, State Geological Survey.