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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Per Cent Proposed Time Amount 4 Frederick Siegel, Associate Professor (June 17 through July 24) 100 $ 2 300 00 5 0 5 F T E Assistants SO 800 00 (7 132 00) HONORARY DEGREES, URBANA AND CHICAGO (2) The University Senates at the Medical Center, Urbana, and Chicago Circle have recommended that honorary degrees be conferred upon the following and on the occasions indicated. At the Commencement Exercises at the Medical Center on June 7,1968 WILLIAM HUFFMAN STEWART, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, the degree of Doctor of Science At the Commencement Exercises at Urbam-Champaign on June 15,1968 JOHN THOMPSON, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago and at Cambridge University in England, the degree of Doctor of Science At the Commencement Exercises at Chicago Circle on June 16,1968

ROBBEN W R I G H T FLEMING, President of the University of Michigan, the degree of

Doctor of Law

WARREN STUEGIS MCCULLOCH, Professor of Neurophysiology at the Massachu-

setts Institute of Technology, the degree of Doctor of Science I concur in the recommendations of the Senates. O n motion of M r . H u g h e s , these degrees w e r e a u t h o r i z e d as recommended. DIRECTORSHIP OF THE KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, URBANA (3) I recommend the appointment of Air. John Burrell, presently Visiting Stage Director and Lecturer in Theatre, as Director of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts beginning June 16, 1968, at an annual salary of $27,000 on a twelve-month service basis. 1 1 also recommend that Mr. Burrell be appointed Professor of Theatre on indefinite tenure. This recommendation has the concurrence of the Consultative Committee on the Selection of a Director for the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts,' the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and the department heads involved with the program for the Center. The Executive Vice-President and Provost, the Chancellor at Urbana, and the Dean of the Graduate College endorse this recommendation. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h 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 . DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SCHOOL AND COLLEGE RELATIONS (4) At its meeting on November 18, 1965, the Board of Trustees approved a revision of Section 47 of the University's Statutes creating the position of University Dean of Admissions and Records. With the establishment of the chancellorship system and with the increased decentralization of administration under it, the title of "University Dean of Admissions and Records" no longer seems appropriate. One reason is that the term "Dean" tends to connote a relationship of line authority over the campus offices which was not intended in the statutory revision. Furthermore, the title does not

"This appointment will be from June 16, 1968, through August 31, 1969, which is consistent with the statutory provision of biennial tenure of deans and directors, such appointments coinciding with the fiscal biennium. 2 Members of the Consultative Committee are: James R. Shipley, Professor of Art and Head of the Department, Chairman; Kenneth W. Blan, Student; John W. Briscoe, Professor of Cjvd Engineering and Associate Chancellor for Administration; Margaret Erlanger, Professor of Physical Education for Women; Barnard Hewitt, Professor of Theatre and Chairman of the Department, and Professor of Speech; Robert J. Maurer, Professor of Physics and Director of *he Materials Research Laboratory; Bruno Nettl, Professor of Music and of Anthropology; Charles G. Robbins, Student; Gilbert G. Wright, Assistant Professor of English; Ludwig E. Zirner, Professor of Music.