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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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and after consultation with members of the Department with the rank of assistant professor and above. The nomination is supported by the Dean of the Graduate College. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign approves the recommendation. The Executive Vice President and Provost concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , 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 . HEADSHIP OF T H E DEPARTMENT OF THEORETICAL A N D APPLIED MECHANICS, URBAN A (8) The Dean of the College of Engineering has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Richard T. Shield, presently P r o fessor of Applied Mechanics at California Institute of Technology, as Professor, on indefinite tenure, and Head of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics beginning September 1, 1970, on an academic year service basis, at an annual salary of $25,000. Because of a long-standing commitment to the University of Pittsburgh to spend the period September 1, 1970, through April 30, 1971, as Alcoa Visiting P r o fessor, it is recommended that Dr. Shield be granted a leave of absence for this period. An acting head will be appointed during this interim period and Dr. Shield will be consulted on major departmental matters. Dr. Shield will be here as P r o fessor for one month beginning July 16, 1970. H e will succeed Professor Thomas J. Dolan who has asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. The nomination of Dr. Shield is made with the advice of a search committee 1 and after consultation with members of the faculty of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and the Executive Committee of the College. The nomination is supported by the Dean of the Graduate College. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign approves the recommendation. The Executive Vice President and Provost concurs. I recommend approval.

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

APPOINTMENTS TO CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY, URBANA

(9) Upon recommendation of the Policy Committee of the Center for Advanced Study, and with the concurrence of the Dean of the Graduate College at the Urbana-Champaign campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost, I recommend that Dr. Jack Stillinger, Professor of English, and Dr. Ledyard R. Tucker, Professor of Psychology and Educational Psychology, be appointed P r o fessors in the Center effective May 1, 1970.

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

APPOINTMENTS TO T H E FACULTY (10) 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 appointment for a Professor or Associate Professor; T-—terminal appointment, accompanied with or preceded by notice of non-reappointment; W — one-year appointment subject to special written agreement; Y — twelve months' service required instead of two semesters; X — percentages opposite X are for the academic year; full-time summer service is indicated by " S " ; 1-7 — indicates the number of

1 Arthur R. Robinson, Professor of Civil Engineering, Chairman; George A. Costello, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Robert A. Eubanks, Professor of Civil Engineering and of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Thomas T. Hanratty, Professor of Chemical Engineering; Philip V. McLaughlin, Assistant Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Jodean Morrow, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; James O. Smith, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Marvin C. Stippes, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Yukweng M. Lin, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.