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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

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T h e nomination is made with the advice of a consultative committee 1 and is supported by the Executive Committee of the college. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . L e n z , this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . By consensus the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered die vote on each of the next ten items. T h e recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time.

Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urbana

(4) The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended the appointment of Dr. William F. Prokasy, presently professor of psychology and acting dean of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Utah, as professor of psychology on indefinite tenure and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, beginning August 21, 1980 on a twelve-month service basis at an annual salary of $65,000. Dr. Prokasy will succeed Dr. Lloyd G. Humphreys who has been acting dean since Dr. Robert W. Rogers asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment effective August 21, 1979. T h e nomination is made with the advice of a search committee* and is supported by the Executive Committee of the college. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

Head, Department of Energy Engineering, Chicago Circle

(5) The dean of the College of Engineering has recommended to the chancellor at Chicago Circle the appointment of Raffi M. Turian, presently chairperson of die Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, as professor of energy engineering, on indefinite tenure, and head of the Department of Energy Engineering, beginning September 1, 1980, on an academic year service basis, at an annual salary of $42,000. Dr. Turian will succeed Dr. Paul M. Chung who resigned from die headship June 1, 1979, to become dean of the College of Engineering. Professor Harold Simon has served as acting head. The nomination of Dr. Turian is supported by a search committee," the faculty of die Department of Energy Engineering, and the Executive Committee of the college. T h e chancellor has approved the recommendation, and die vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

1 Kenneth P. Uhl, professor of business administration and head of the department, chairman; Mary L. Fellows, associate professor of law; Wayne R. LaFave, professor of law; Jonathan M. Landers, professor of law; John E. Nowak, professor of law; Melvin Rothbaum, professor of labor and industrial relations and director of the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations; James J. Stamos, law student. 1 George W. Swenson, Jr., professor of electrical engineering and head of the department and research professor of astronomy, chairperson; Peter Beak, professor of chemistry; Arthur Getis, professor of geography and head of the department; Timothy W. Heath, undergraduate student; Joan Huber, professor of sociology and head of the department; Samuel Kaplan, professor of microbiology; Keneth Kinnamon, professor of English and head of the department; Susan L. Kline, graduate student; Joseph E. McGrath, professor of psychology; Louis R. Pondy, professor of Business administration. 8 Richard M. Michaels, professor of urban systems and director of the Urban Systems Laboratory, chairman; Joseph C Chow, professor of fluid mechanics in energy engineering and in bioengineering; G. Ali Mansoori, professor of energy engineering; Floyd G. Miller, associate professor of industrial engineering in systems engineering and acting head of the department; W. J. Minkowycz? professor of heat transfer in energy engineering; Stephen Szepe, associate professor in energy engineering; Thomas C. T. Ting, professor of applied mechanics in materials engineering; and P. L. E. Uslenghi, professor of information engineering.