Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 617]

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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[May 15

Aaron K. Koseki, assistant professor of Religious Studies and in the Asian Studies Center, to study the interaction of Buddhism and Taoism in the Sui-T'ang period (589-700 A.D.). Kitty O. Locker, assistant professor of English, to make an historical and quality analysis of the correspondence of the British East India Company (1600-1858). Linda C. Smith, assistant professor of library science and research assistant professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, to assess the application of artificial intelligence in a variety of computer-based information systems. Jon J. Thaler, assistant professor of physics, to participate in the development of a new experimental detector for the study of elementary particles. I recommend approval. (Fellows in the Center are nominated by their department heads and selected on the recommendation of an advisory selection committee for one-semester appointments. Fellowships are awarded for independent work in all fields of the social and natural sciences, the humanities, and the creative arts. Those eligible for nomination are untenured faculty members at the Urbana-Champaign campus.) Administrative Leaves (13) In accordance with the plan for administrative leaves approved by the Board of Trustees on June 20, 1973/ the president of the University and the chancellors at Urbana-Champaign and at the Medical Center have recommended such leaves for those listed below. T h e proposals have been reviewed by the committee on administrative leaves which recommends approval. Urbana-Champaign BEN B. EWING, director of the Institute for Environmental Studies since February 1973, has requested leave for the period January 1 through March 3 1 , 1981. He plans to study water quality management, including occurrence of carcinogens in water, administrative management of water pollution, and water quality standards in Australia, New Zealand, and possibly Hawaii. JULIAN M. FRANKENBERG, director of the Health Professions Information Office since September 1972, has requested leave for the period January 1 through April 30, 1981. He intends to carry out research for, and to write a comprehensive information manual for students interested in pursuing careers in the health professions. Part of the leave will be spent in Washington, D.C. ROBERT P. LINK, associate dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts since September 1957, has requested leave for the period May 15 through August 16, 1980. He plans to study pre-Columbian, Spanish colonial, and modern architecture and art in the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, and South America, and to visit former students and other South American architects. Medical Center WILLIAM J. GROVE, vice chancellor for academic affairs since March 1976, has requested leave for the period September 1 through December 3 1 , 1980. He plans to conduct a study of the organization, delivery, and financing of hospital and professional care at selected health science centers in the United States and to study the impact of the different delivery systems on the associated educational programs. General University E. EUGENE OLIVER, director of the University Office of School and College Relations since September 1968, has requested leave for the period March 1 through

1 The plan provides for paid leaves of two to four months for certain administrative officers for the purpose of "keeping abreast of developments in their profession and to find time to design new approaches to their tasks."