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From the Faculty

DAVID L. CHICOINE, professor of agricultural economics. His appointment/election to a four-year term would fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Professor Eugene Wicks. STEPHEN F. ROSS, assistant professor of law. His appointment/election to a fouryear term would fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Professor Elizabeth Rogers.

From the Student Body

BRYAN K. ROWLAND, sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His appointment/election to a two-year term would fill a vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Jerry Gaffner. O n m o t i o n of Mrs. Gravenhorst, these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were a p proved.

Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Urbana

(4) The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign, after consultation with the dean of the College of Agriculture, has recommended the appointment of David L. Chicoine, presently professor of agricultural economics, and in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and Cooperative Extension Service, as head of the department, beginning August 21, 1988, on a twelve-month service basis at an annual salary of ?85,000. Dr. Chicoine will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. Professor Donald L. Uchtmann has been serving as acting bead. The nomination is made on the recommendation of a search/advisory committee1 and after consultation with members of the faculty of the department. The acting vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this appointment was approved. Head, Department of Plant Biology, Urbana

(5) The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign, after consultation with the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has recommended the appointment of David S. Seigler, presently professor of plant biology, as head of the department, beginning August 21, 1988, and on an academic year service basis. An appropriate salary adjustment will be submitted with the 1988-89 budget. Dr. Seigler will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. He will succeed Professor Tommy L. Phillips who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination is made on the recommendation of a search committee2 and after consultation with faculty members of the department. The acting director of the School of Life Sciences and the Executive Committees of the School of Life

1 William L. George, Jr., professor of horticulture and director of resident instruction and associate dean of the College of Agriculture, chairman; Peter J. Barry, _ professor of agricultural economics; John B. Braden, associate professor of agricultural economics and in the Institute for Environmental Studies; David A. Lins, professor of agricultural economics; C. M. Sprenkle, lessor of economics; Sarahelen R. Thompson, assistant professor of agricultural economics; C. Van Es, professor of rural sociology in the Department of Agricultural Economics. * Thomas G. Ebrey, professor of biophysics in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, chairman; Zane Carothers, professor of plant biology; John Cheeseman, associate professor of plant biology; Donald Ort, professor of plant biology; Carol Shearer, associate professor of plant biology and associate head of the department.

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