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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 11

Head, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana

(15) The chancellor at Urbana, after consultation with the dean of the Graduate College, has recommended the appointment of Man-Kin Mak, presently professor of meteorology in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, as head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences1 beginning September 11, 1986, on an academic year service basis at an annual salary of $51,140. Dr. Mak will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. He will succeed Professor Yoshimitsu Ogura who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination is made on the recommendation of a search committee 1 and after consultation with faculty members of the department. The vice president for acadamic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . Forsyth, this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s approved.

Head, Department of Ceramic Engineering, Urbana

(16) The chancellor at Urbana, after consultation with the dean of the College of Engineering, has recommended the appointment of David A. Payne, presently professor of ceramic engineering, as head of the Department of Ceramic Engineering* beginning September 11, 1986, on an academic year service basis at an annual salary of $72,500. Dr. Payne will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. He will succeed Professor Clifton G. Bergeron who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination is made on the recommendation of a search committee* and after consultation with members of the faculty of the department. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

O n motion of M r . Forsyth, this appointment was approved. Appointments to the Faculty

(17) 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

He has been acting head since August 21, 1986.^ ' Chalmers F. Sechrist, Jr., professor of electrical and computer engineering, and associate dean of the College of Engineering, chair; Kenneth V. K. Beard, associate professor of meleorology in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and principal scientist in the State Water Survey; Thomas J. Hanratty, professor of chemical engineering; John E. Walsh, Jr., professor of meteorology in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. * He has been acting head since August 21, 1986. * Joseph P. Murtha, professor of structural and hydraulic engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, chair; Sherman D. Brown, professor of ceramic engineering; Paul D. Coleman, professor of electrical and computer engineering and in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Clarence M. Wayman, professor of metallurgical engineering; Gerald P, Wirtz, associate professor of ceramic engineering.

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