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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 18

From the Alumni Association

RUTH R. J6HNSON, class of 1942, homemaker and former school teacher, Arlington Heights, Illinois ROGER POGUE, class of 1941, owner of Mavis-Pogue Lumber Company, Decatur, Illinois RUSSELL W. STEGER, class of 1950, general agent for New England Mutual Life, Chicago, Illinois WILLARD THOMSON, class of 1956, president of Dixline Corporation, a casket hardware manufacturing business in Galva MARY ANN TUCKER, class of 1951, women's editor and feature writer at the Paris Beacon News.

From the Student Body

MICHAEL D . KRAMER, first-year student in law and commerce

KATHERINE A. LAWES, junior majoring in English and history From the Administration Vice Chancellor for Administration DONALD F. WENDEL, vice chancellor for administrative affairs University Comptroller or Designee HAROLD G. POINDEXTER, director of Business Affairs, Urbana O n m o t i o n of M r . Forsyth, these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were approved.

Head, Department of Occupational Therapy, Medical Center

(7) The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended the appointment of Dr. Winifred E. Scott, presently assistant professor of occupational therapy and acting head of the department, as head of the department, beginning April 1, 1982, on a twelve-month service basis at an annual salary of $36,500. Dr. Scott will continue to hold the rank of assistant professor. She has been acting head since August 15, 1981, succeeding Professor Barbara Loomis who retired. The nomination is made with the advice of a search committee' and after consultation with the faculty of the department. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Forsyth, this appointment was approved. Head, Department of Agronomy, Urbana

(8) The dean of the College of Agriculture has recommended to the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Donald A. Holt, presently professor of agronomy at Purdue University, as professor of agronomy on indefinite tenure and head of the Department of Agronomy beginning May 21, 1982, on a twelvemonth service basis at an annual salary of $55,000. Dr. Holt will succeed Dr. Robert W. Howell who will retire from the University on May 20, 1982. The nomination is made with the advice of a search advisory committee*

1 Lillian H. Parent, associate professor of occupational therapy, chairperson; Michael J. Corey, assistant director of Patient Services, Hospital; Judi Eckenhoff, assistant professor of occupational therapy; Philip L. Hawley, professor of physiology and biophysics, SBMS-MC, and acting associate dean, Graduate College; Harry G. Knecht, associate professor of physical therapy and head of the department; Toby H. Margolis, instructor in occupational therapy and assistant department head. * Henry H. Hadley, professor of plant genetics in agronomy, chairman; Wayne L. Banwart, associate professor of agronomy; Loren £ . Bode, associate professor of agricultural engineering; Joseph B. Fehrenbacher, professor of pedology in agronomy; Don W. Graffis, professor of forage crop extension in agronomy; Royce A. Hinton, professor of farm management in agricultural economics; Carl N. Hittle, professor of plant breeding in International Agriculture; Loyd M. Wax, professor of plant physiology in agronomy; Louis F. Welch, professor of soil fertility in agronomy.