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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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The Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concurs in this recommendation. I recommend approval. Communication from Dr. Martin P. Schulman of the Medical Center Faculty and Others President Hughes reported on a communication received from Dr. Schulman on behalf of a group of faculty members and graduate students expressing concern regarding the above recommendation. The communication indicated that these concerns had been communicated to the administration in writing and in the course of a meeting with President Corbally and Chancellor Begando on January 15. Inasmuch as the recommendation was now being presented to the Board, Dr. Schulman requested an opportunity to speak to the trustees. On motion of M r . Swain, the Board approved the request to receive a brief statement from Dr. Schulman who requested the Board to defer action until he and his associates could develop an organized, more extended comment. President Corbally and Chancellor Begando reviewed the procedures that had been followed earlier in receiving the comments of D r . Schulman and his associates, noting that all regular procedures had been followed. Chancellor Begando indicated that he would not ignore the concerns expressed and would work with Dr. Wolf in appraising them. H e stated his belief that all objections and concerns had been expressed, either to him or to the President or both. On motion of Mr. Swain, the recommendation was approved as presented.

DIRECTORSHIP O F T H E INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, URBANA

(5) The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign recommends the appointment of Dr. Ben B. Ewing, presently Professor of Civil Engineering and Nuclear Engineering, Director of the Water Resources Center and Acting Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies, as Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies effective February 1, 1973, at an annual salary of $35,110. Professor Ewing will continue to hold the rank of Professor of Civil Engineering and Nuclear Engineering on indefinite tenure and will serve as Director of the Water Resources Center. The nomination of Dr, Ewing was made with the advice of a search committee1 and with the unanimous approval of the Advisory Committee of the Institute for Environmental Studies. The Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Neal, this appointment was approved.

APPOINTMENTS T O THE FACULTY

(6) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of Assistant Professor and above, and to 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; P — indefinite term appointment for part-time service only; B —two years; D—one year; E — nine months from the beginning of the academic year; F—-one-year appointment ending other than August 31; G —special tenure; Q — initial term

1 Herbert A. Laitinen, Professor of Chemistry, Chairman; John C. Frye, Professor of Geology; Lloyd G. Humphreys, Professor of Psychology and Educational Psychology; Robert Jj, Metcalf, Professor of Biology in Life Sciences, Entomology, Agricultural ^ Entomology, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology and Research Professor in the Institute _ for ^Environmental Studies; John T. Pfeffer, Professor of Sanitary_ Engineering in Civil Engineering; and Glenn W. Salisbury, Professor of Dairy Science, Director of Agricultural Experiment Station and Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture.