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UNIVERSITY

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after consultation with faculty members of the department The Executive Committee of the college endorses the recommendation. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M i s s Smith, this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s approved.

University Librarian, Urbana

(9) The chancellor at the Urbana campus has recommended the appointment of David F. Bishop, presently director of libraries, University of Georgia, as professor of library administration on indefinite tenure and university librarian beginning August 21, 1987, on a twelve-month service basis at an annual salary of $87,000. Mr. Bishop will succeed Mr. Michael Gorman who has been acting university librarian since the death of Mr. Hugh C. Atkinson. The nomination is made on the recommendation of a search committee* and after consultation with the Urbana-Champaign Senate Library Committee. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Miss Smith, this appointment was approved. Appointments to the Faculty

(10) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of assistant professor and above, and certain administrative positions, have been approved since the previous meeting of the Board of Trustees. Positions in the University are classified in the following categories and are designated in the budget by the symbols indicated. A — Indefinite tenure N — Term appointment not eligible to be appointed for an indefinite term and not credited toward probationary period Q — Initial term appointment for a professor or associate professor T — Terminal appointment accompanied with or preceded by notice of nonreappointment W — One-year appointment subject to special written agreement Y — Twelve-month service basis 1-7 —• Indicates the number of years of service which will be credited at the end of the contract period toward completion of the probationary period relating to tenure. Figures following a symbol indicate percentage of time if the appointment is on a part-time basis (e.g., N75 means one year on three-fourths time).

Urbana-Champaign

JEFFREY E. COHEN, associate professor of political science, for three years beginning August 21, 1987 ( Q ) , at an annual salary of $34,500. O. FRED HARRIS, JR., professor of law, beginning August 21, 1987 ( A ) , at an annual salary of $64,000.

1 Leigh S. Estabrook, professor of library and information science and of sociology and dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science^ chairwoman;^ Robert H. Burger, assistant Slavic librarian and associate professor of library administration^ Philip Garcia, associate professor of agricultural economics; Manfred Raether, professor of physics and associate head of the department; Steven S. Skiena, graduate student; Winton U. Solberg,, professor of a history; Patricia F. Stenstrom, library science librarian and associate professor of library administration: Jack C. Stillinger, professor of English and in the Center for Advanced Study, and director of graduate studies in the Department of English; Paul Uselding, professor of economics and in the Bureau of Economic and Business Research; Paula D. a Watson, assistant director for central reference services and associate professor of library administration; J. Marc Wheat, undergraduate student.