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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ship of the Bioengineering Program, 1 the faculty of the Bioengineering Program, the executive committee of the college, and by the department heads of the college. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Velasquez, this appointment was approved.

Head, Department of Biocommunication Arts, College of Associated Health Professions, Medical Center

(14) The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended the appointment of Alice A. Katz, presently assistant professor of biocommunication arts and acting head of the department as associate professor of biocommunication arts on indefinite tenure and head of the department, College of Associated Health Professions, beginning October 1, 1980, on a twelve-month service basis at an annual salary of $31,000. Miss Katz also will retain her nonsalaried academic appointments in the Center for Educational Development and the Center for Craniofacial Anomalies. She will succeed Emil Hospodar who retired on August 31, 1980. The recommendation is made with the advice of a search committee 3 and after consultation with the faculty of the department. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Velasquez, this appointment was approved.

Head, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Urbana

(15) The dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Robert C. Bilger, presently professor of speech and hearing science and acting head of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science as head of the department beginning September 21, 1980, on an academic year service basis at an annual salary of $39,680. Dr. Bilger will continue to hold the rank of professor of speech and hearing science on indefinite tenure. He became acting head on August 21, 1980, succeeding Dr. Elaine P. Paden who had been acting head since August 21, 1979, when Dr. John J. O'Neill asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination is made with the advice of a search committee* and after consultation with faculty members of the department. The executive committee of the college endorses the recommendation. The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign and the vice president for academic affairs approve the recommendation. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Velasquez, this appointment was approved.

Wolfgang M. Boerner, professor of information engineering, chairman; Gyan C. AgarwaJ, professor of systems engineering; Robert D. Dresdner, assistant professor of bioengineering; Sabath F. Marotta, professor of physiology and associate director of the Research Resources Center; Antonio Pagnamenta, professor of physics; Albert B. Schultz, professor of mechanical engineering in materials engineering; Stanley K. Shapiro, professor of biological sciences; Bert L. Zuber, professor of bioengineering. 2 Rita M. Finnegan, associate professor of medical record administration and head of the department, chairwoman; Marietta Advincula, assistant professor of nutrition and medical dietetics; Ruth M. French, associate dean of academic affairs, College of Associated Health Professions, and professor of medical laboratory sciences; Donna Gates, student; Richard Hall, assistant professor of biocommunication arts, SBMS-UC; James Huff, assistant professor of biocommunication arts, SBMS-UC; Harry Monsen, professor of anatomy, SBMS-MC; Robert Parshall, associate professor of biocommunication arts; Abdul Sajid, professor of health professions education in the Center for Educational Development; William Schwarz, associate professor of biocommunication arts; Alfred Teoli, associate professor of biocommunication arts. 3 William 5. Hall, professor of educational psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology and in the Center for the Study of Reading and professor of psychology, chairman; Jan C. Colton, assistant professor of speech and hearing science; Elissa L. Newport, associate professor of psychology; Marlyn O'Neill, associate professor of speech and hearing science; Robert K. Simpson, associate professor of speech and hearing science; Ehud Yairi, associate professor of speech and hearing science.

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