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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 20

Director, Institute for Environmental Studies, Urbana

(14) T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended the appointment of Roger A. Minear, presently professor in the Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, as professor of civil engineering on indefinite tenure and director of the Institute for Environmental Studies with a probable beginning date in January 1985. He will serve on an academic-year basis at an annual salary of $51,500. (It is hoped that Professor Minear will be able to accept a part-time appointment, from October 1, 1984, to January 1, 1985, to facilitate an orderly transition.) Dr. Minear will succeed Dr. Ben B. Ewing who has asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination is made with the advice of a search committee 1 and is endorsed by the Executive Committee of the Institute for Environmental Studies. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Logan, this appointment was approved. Head, Department of English, Chicago

(15) T h e chancellor at the Chicago campus has recommended the appointment of John Edward Hardy, presently professor of English, as head of the Department of English, beginning September 20, 1984, on an academic-year service basis at an annual salary of $50,000. Dr. Hardy will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. H e will succeed S. Clark Hulse who has served as acting head of the department since March 16, 1984. This recommendation is made with the advice of a search committee 2 and after consultation with the faculty of the department. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Logan, this appointment was approved. Head, Department of Genetics and Development, Urbana

(16) T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign, after consultation with the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has recommended the appointment of Robert W. Tuveson, presently professor and acting head of the Department of Genetics and Development and professor of plant biology, as head of the Department of Genetics and Development, beginning September 21, 1984, on an academicyear service basis at an annual salary of $43,500. Dr. Tuveson will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. T h e nomination is made with the advice of a search committee 3 and has the

1 Earl R. Swanson, professor of farm management and production economics, chairman; Rabel J. Burdge, professor of agricultural economics, of leisure studies, and in the Institute for Environmental Studies; Jeffrey L. Carlson, graduate student; Gary V. Johnson, assistant professor of agricultural economics and in the Institute for Environmental Studies; Earl R. Jones, assistant professor of urban and regional planning; Richard A. Larson, associate professor of civil engineering and in the Institute for Environmental Studies; Linda E. Maxson, associate professor of ecology, ethology and evolution, of genetics and development, and executive officer of biology programs in the School of Life Sciences; Michael J. Plewa, associate professor in the Institute for Environmental Studies; Vernon L. Snoeyink, professor of environmental engineering in civil engineering. 3 Michael J. Lieb, professor of English, chairman; Ralph Cintron, teaching assistant and ;raduate student in English; Chadwick Hansen, professor of English; John Mellon, associate proessor of English; James Park Sloan, associate professor of English; David Spurr, assistant professor of English. s Jordan Konisky, professor of microbiology, chairman; Richard I. Gumport, associate professor of biochemistry and in the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign; Michael J. Plewa, associate rofessor in the Institute for Environmental Studies; Dale M. Steffensen, professor of genetics and evelopment; David Stocum, professor of anatomical sciences and of genetics and development.

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