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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1982
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1982] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 517 TOBY Y. KAHR, director of the Personnel Services Office since July 1, 1968, has requested leave for the period January 1-April 30, 1983. He proposes to examine both the process and outcome of retrenchment decision-making of major midwestern universities focusing on institutional responses to cutbacks in federal and state support. WARREN K. WESSELS, assistant dean of the College of Agriculture since September 1, 1964, has requested leave for the period March 1-June 30, 1983. He will study ways and means of developing opportunities for students in the College of Agriculture who have not had traditional farm experience to gain experience appropriate for their intended careers. A revision of the course, Agriculture 100, which is required of all freshmen in agriculture will be undertaken. On motion of Dr. Donoghue, these leaves were granted as recommended. AMOCO Foundation Awards for Undergraduate Instruction, Urbana (8) As a part of the Urbana-Champaign campus undergraduate instructional awards program, awards1 to faculty are provided for work on projects designed to improve the quality of undergraduate instruction. Upon the completion of the projects, a campus review committee selects those most deserving of recognition for excellence in teaching in the undergraduate programs. The AMOCO Foundation has again provided funds to reward those who have developed the most deserving projects. The committee's selections for this year are: RICHARD J. BOLAND, JR., associate professor of accountancy — "Professional Policy and Practice" CLIFFORD G. CHRISTIANS, associate professor of journalism and research associate professor in the Institute of Communications Research — "Media Ethics" WILLIAM B. JOHNSON, assistant professor in the Institute of Aviation — "The Turbine Engine" The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign and the vice president for academic affairs have recommended that awards of $1,000 be made for each of the projects noted above. I concur. O n m o t i o n of D r . D o n o g h u e , these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were approved. Honorary Degrees, Chicago Circle (9) The senate at the Chicago Circle campus has recommended that honorary degrees be conferred on the following persons at the commencement exercises on June 13, 1982: ROBERT S T U A R T — ( B . S . , University of Illinois, 1943) chairman of National Can Corporation — the degree of Doctor of Laws Louis "STUDS" TERKEL — author, columnist, communicator—the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters JESSIE A. WOODS — educator and administrator in the arts, community leader — the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts The chancellor concurs in the recommendations of the Chicago Circle Senate. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of D r . D o n o g h u e , these degrees w e r e authorized as recommended. 1 Generally full-time salary for two months.
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