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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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15. JAMES K. WATKINS, director, administrative computing services in the University Administrative Computer Center, beginning February 2, 1981 ( N Y ) , at an annual salary of $33,000. O n m o t i o n of M r . Forsyth, these a p p o i n t m e n t s were confirmed.

Appointments to the Center for Advanced Study, Urbana

(11) On recommendation of the director of the Center for Advanced Study and with the concurrence of the dean of the Graduate College, the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended the following appointments of fellows in the Center for Advanced Study for one semester of the academic year 1981-82 and for the programs of research or study as indicated in each case. Fellows 1 CLAIRE R. FARRER, assistant professor of anthropology, to complete a book-length study of the aesthetic and ritual aspects of symbolism among Mescalero Apaches. MICHAEL R. LYNCH, assistant professor of ecology, ethology, and evolution, to conduct experiments aimed at an understanding of the significance of mutation to the evolutionary biology of asexual organisms. RICHARD D. MOHR, assistant professor of philosophy, to prepare a series of articles on the status and role of the Theory of Forms in the late Platonic dialogue, the Statesman. THOMAS B. RAUCHFUSS, assistant professor of chemistry, to continue research on the development of a new mechanism for biological nitrogen fixation. RONALD P. TOBY, assistant professor of history and Asian studies, to prepare a biography of Nishijo, a preindustrial Japanese village, for the period 1770-1871. The chancellor at Urbana has also recommended the appointment of the following three faculty members as Beckman Fellows, named for Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Beckman whose gift permits additional recognition of outstanding young fellow candidates who have already made distinctive scholarly contributions.* Beckman Fellows WALTER SCHNEIDER, assistant professor of psychology, to examine the cumulative nature of human learning. MrcHAEL B. WEISSMAN, assistant professor of physics, to conduct research into the origin of fluctuations in certain physical measurements. JANG-MEI W U , assistant professor of mathematics, to continue her work on problems in complex analysis and potential theory. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n motion of M r . Forsyth, these appointments were approved.

Amoco Foundation Awards for Undergraduate Instruction, Chicago Circle and Medical Center

(12) The Amoco Foundation has again provided funds to reward excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs. An award of $1,000 is made for each undergraduate instructional project.

1 Fellows in the center are nominated by their department heads and selected on the recommendation of an advisory selection committee for ^one-semester appointments. Fellowships are awarded for independent work in all fields of the social and natural sciences, the humanities, and the creative arts. Those eligible for nomination are untenured faculty members at the UrbanaChampaign campus. 1 As part of the "Campaign for Illinois," Mr. Beckman, chairman of the board of Beckman Instruments, Inc., and Mrs. Beckman provided a challenge gift of $5 million for the Graduate Research Board, to be matched with subsequent gifts from other donors.