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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 20

Practice, beginning November 1, 1971, for 20 per cent time, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $9,000. ^ It is planned that the new program in family practice be initiated in cooperation with the Health and Hospitals Governing Commission of Cook County. It is also anticipated that Dr. Tomlinson will be appointed by the Health and Hospitals Governing Commission of Cook County as Director of the Division of Family Practice (80 per cent time) at Cook County Hospital. On October 13, 1969, Governor Ogilvie signed Public Act 76-1942, requiring the teaching of the general practice of medicine in all medical schools established and maintained by the State of Illinois. The act calls for a department of the general practice of medicine under the direction and supervision of a qualified general practitioner, and establishment of courses of undergraduate and graduate study of family care. At the June 17, 1970, meeting of the Board of Trustees, approval was granted for the establishment of a Department of Family Practice in the College of Medicine. On February 2, 1971, the Illinois Board of Higher Education also gave its approval. The nomination of Dr. Tomlinson is made with the advice of a consultative committee.1 Dr. Tomlinson's appointment will provide the specific leadership needed within The Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine to establish a program of education, research, and service in the comprehensive care of families. Dr. Tomlinson is currently practicing family medicine in Lincoln, Illinois. He is a member of the American Academy of General Practice and involved in numerous professional groups planning health service improvements. The Executive Vice President and Provost, the Chancellor at the Medical Center, and the Dean of the Graduate College concur. I recommend approval.

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

HEADSHIP OF T H E DEPARTMENT O F MICROBIOLOGY, URBANA

(7) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Ralph D. DeMoss, presently Professor of Microbiology, as Professor of Microbiology on indefinite tenure and Head of the Department of Microbiology beginning September 1, 1971, on an academic year service basis, at an annual salary of $25,300. The nomination was made after consultation with members of the faculty of the department, the Director of the School of Life Sciences, and the Executive Committee of the College. The nomination is supported by the Dean of the Graduate College. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the appointment. The Executive Vice President and Provost concurs. I request confirmation of this appointment which fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Professor L. Leon Campbell as Director of the School of Life Sciences, Urbana. O n motion of M r . Pogue, this appointment was approved.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTY

(8) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of Assistant Professor and above, and involving tenure, 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 Alexander M. Schmidt, M.D., Dean of The Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chairman; Morton D. Bogdonoff, M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Medicine; H. Martin Engle, M.D., Vice Chancellor for Health Services; Edsel K. Hudson, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine and Community Health; Edward A. Lichter, M.D.. Professor and Head, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health; Lloyd M. Nyhus, M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Surgery; Melvin Sabshin, M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry; Irving Schulman M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics; Lawrence M. Solomon, M.D., Professor of Dermatology; Martin A. Swerdlow, M.D., Professor of Pathology; Ralph M. Wynn, M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.