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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 24

committees, act in an advisory capacity to "the cdllege administration, and are asked to serve only one year:

HARRY C. EATON, Animat Science CURT E. ECKERT, Horticulture EMMETT G. FRUIN, Agricultural Economics WARREN W . JONES, Agronomy A. FLETCHER MARSH, Forestry ELMER J. OLSON, Cooperative Extension A. STEPHEN PAYDON, Agricultural Engineering AVERY A. VOSE, Dairy Science

I concur.

On motion of Mr. Hughes, these appointments were approved.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, CHICAGO CIRCLE (5) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recommends the appointment of Dr. Swaminatha Sundaram, presently Professor of Physics, on indefinite tenure, and Acting Head of the Department, as Head of the Department of Physics beginning September 1, 1968, at an annual salary of $22,400 divided as follows: $21,400 as Professor of Physics and $1,000 as Head of the Department, on an academic-year service basis. Dr. Sundaram has been serving as Acting Head of the Department since July 1, 1967. This recommendation is submitted after consultation with all members of the department of the rank of assistant professor and above and with the approval of the Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus, the Dean of the Graduate College, and the Executive Vice President and Provost. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . G r i m e s , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF SLAVIC LANGUAGES, CHICAGO CIRCLE (6) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recommends the appointment of Dr. Nicholas Moravcevich, presently Associate Professor of Speech, as Associate Professor of Slavic Languages on indefinite tenure, and Head of the Department of Slavic Languages beginning September 1, 1968, at an annual salary of $15,000 on an academic-year service basis, divided as follows: $14,000 as Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and $1,000 as Head of the Department. The Department of Slavic Languages was authorized by the Board of Trustees on February 16, 1966. The nomination was initiated by a search committee 1 and is made after consultation with all members of the faculty of the department of the rank of assistant professor and above. T h e Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus, the Dean of the Graduate College, and the Executive Vice President and Provost endorse this recommendation. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o n e s , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTY (7) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of Assistant P r o fessor 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 die beginning of the academic year; G — special tenure; Q — initial term appointment for professor or associate professor; Y — twelve months' service required instead of two semesters; W —one-year appointment subject to special written agreement; 1-7 — indicates the number of years of service which will be credited at the end of the contract period toward completion of the probationary period relating to tenure.

1 Robert R. Heitner, Professor and Head of the Department of German, Chairman; Wilma Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Russian; Clayton Dawson, Professor of Russian and of Lroguistics ( Head of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Urbana; Adam Makkai, Assistant Professor of English.