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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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presently Professor of Speech, Director of Speech and Hearing Clinics and Counselor in Teacher Education, as Head of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science beginning August 21, 1973, at an annual salary of $32,190, Professor O'Neill will hold the rank of Professor of Speech and Hearing Science on indefinite tenure and will continue as Counselor in Teacher Education. The Department of Speech and Hearing Science is a recently established department composed of those faculty and instructional units related to speech pathology, audiology, and speech and hearing science. The nomination was made after consultation with members of the Department of professorial rank and with the concurrence of the Executive Committee of the College. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Howard, this appointment was approved.

DIRECTORSHIP OF THE COORDINATED SCIENCE LABORATORY. URBANA

(13) The Dean of the College of Engineering has recommended to the Chancellor at Urtana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Robert T. Chien, presently Professor of Electrical Engineering, Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, and Acting Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory, as Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory, on an academic year service basis, beginning August 21, 1973, at an annual salary of $30,500. Dr. Chien will continue to hold the rank of Professor of Electrical Engineering on indefinite tenure. Professor Chien has been Acting Director since January 1, 1973, when Dr. Clarence L. Coates, Jr., resigned from the University. The nomination of Dr. Chien is made with the advice of a search committee* and after consultation with members of the faculty of the Coordinated Science Laboratory. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concurs. I recommend approval.

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

CHAIRMANSHIP OF T H E DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY. CHICAGO CIRCLE

(14) The Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus has recommended the appointment of Dr. Ronald P. Legon, presently Associate Professor of History and Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Chicago Circle, as Associate Professor of History on indefinite tenure and Chairman of the Department of History, effective September 1, 1973, on an academic year service basis, at an annual salary of $22,000. Dr. Legon succeeds Dr. Edward C. Thadeu, who asked not to be considered for a second term as Chairman of the Department, The nomination of Professor Legon is supported by the Executive Committee and the faculty of the Department of History, and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Chancellor at Chicago Circle has approved the

1 N'athan M. Newmark, Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of the Department, Chairman; George E. Anner, Professor of Electrical Engineering; Jose B. Cruz, Jr., Professor of Electrical Engineering and Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; James L. Divilbiss, Associate Professor of Library Science and Principal Research Engineer in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Cert Ehrlich, Professor of Physical Metallurgy and Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Joseph E. Greene, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Metallurgical Engineering and Research Assistant Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Nick Holonyak, Jr., Professor of Electrical Engineering; George G. Judge, Professor of Economics and of Agricultural Economics, Coordinator of Faculty Research in the College of Commerce and Business Administration and Associate Director of the Coordinated Science^ Laboratory; Manfred J. Raether, Professor of Physics and Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Charles P. Slichter, Professor of Physics and in the Center for Advanced Study: Nelson Wax. Professor of Electrical Engineering and Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Shee-Mang^ Yen, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory.