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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Head, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Urbana

(6) The chancellor at the Urbana campus, after consultation with the dean of the College of Engineering, has recommended the appointment of Barclay G. Jones, presently professor and acting head of nuclear engineering and professor of mechanical engineering,1 as head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering beginning May 14, 1987, on an academic year service basis at an annual salary of $76,000. Dr. Jones will continue to hold his professorial appointments on indefinite tenure. He will be the first permanent head of the department since departmentalization of the program was approved by the Board of Trustees on March 13, 1986. The nomination is made on the recommendation of a search committee1 and after consultation with members of the faculty of the department. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Miss Smith, this appointment was approved. Head, Department of Theatre, Urbana

(7) The chancellor at the Urbana campus, after consultation with the dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, has recommended the appointment of David Knight, presently professor of theatre, as head of the department, beginning August 21, 1987, on an academic year service basis. An appropriate salary adjustment will be submitted with the 1987-88 budget. Mr. Knight will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. He will succeed Professor Robert B. Graves who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination is made after consultation with faculty members of the department. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Miss Smith, this appointment was approved.

Chairperson, Department of French, Chicago

(8) The chancellor at the Chicago campus, after consultation with the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has recommended the appointment of Peter V. Conroy, Jr., presently professor of French, as chairperson of the Department of French, beginning September 1, 1987, on an academic year service basis. An appropriate salary adjustment will be submitted with the Fiscal Year 1988 budget. Dr. Conroy will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. He will succeed Priscilla Clark who will return to full-time teaching. This recommendation is made after consultation with the faculty of the department. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. I recommend approval.

On motion of Miss Smith, this appointment was approved.

Chairperson, Department of Political Science, Chicago

(9) The chancellor at the Chicago campus, after consultation with the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has recommended the appointment of

He has been acting head since May 21, 1986. * Peter W. Sauer, professor of electrical and computer engineering and research professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, chairman; Roy A. Axford, professor of_ nuclear engineering; Paul T. Debevec, professor of physics, Kyekyoon Kim, professor of electrical_ and computer engineering, of mechanical and industrial engineering, and of nuclear engineering; James F. Stubbins, associate professor of nuclear engineering.

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