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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

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ment, as head of the Department of Theatre, beginning August 2 1 , 1984, on an academic-year service basis at an annual salary of $29,000. Dr. Graves will continue to hold the rank of associate professor of theatre. H e will succeed Dr. Burnet M. Hobgood who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment as of August 20, 1983. T h e nomination is made after consultation with faculty members of the department. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Dr. Donoghue, this appointment was approved. Head, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Urbana

(6) T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign, after consultation with the dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, has recommended the appointment of Lewis D. Hopkins, presently associate professor of landscape architecture and of urban and regional planning, as head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, beginning August 21, 1984, on an academic-year service basis at an annual salary of $45,000. Dr. Hopkins will be recommended for promotion to professor of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, and in the Institute for Environmental Studies, effective August 21, 1984. 1 H e succeeds Professor Lachlan F. Blair, who has been serving as acting head since August 21, 1983. The nomination is made with the advice of a search committee 1 and after consultation with faculty members of the department. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of D r . D o n o g h u e , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

Appointments to the Faculty

(7) T h e 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).

Promotion will be recommended to the board in July 1984. R. Alan Forrester, professor of architecture and director of the School of Architecture, chair^ man; Lachlan F. Blair, professor of urban and regional planning and acting head o_ the departf ment; Thpresa A. Cherniak, graduate student; Ben B. Ewing, professor of civil engineering and director of the Institute for Environmental Studies; Earl R. Jones, assistant professor of urban and regional planning; Peter V. Schaefler, assistant professor of urban and regional planning; Elyse M. Skolnick, undergraduate student.

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