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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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GLASER, DANIEL, Professor of Sociology — leave of absence, without pay, for one year from September 1, 1963, so that he may serve as a visiting professor at Arizona State University. HEINS, MAURICE H., Professor of Mathematics — leave of absence, without pay, for one year from September 1, 1963, so that he may accept an appointment as a Visiting Professor of Mathematics at the University of California in Berkeley. O'CONNOR, DENNIS M., Assistant Professor of Law — leave of absence, without pay, for one year from September 1, 1963. PRICE, LEONARD H., Assistant Professor of Art — leave of absence, without pay, for one year from September 1, 1963, for the purpose of study at the Rochester Institute of Technology of Rochester, New York. SMOOT, RONALD L., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, in the College of Engineering — leave of absence, without pay, extended to September 1, 1963, so that he may continue to devote full time to his graduate studies under a National Science Foundation Science Faculty Fellowship. SPENCE, CLARK C , Associate Professor of History — leave of absence, without pay, for one year from September 1, 1963, so that he may accept a faculty fellowship for Social Science Research on Business offered him by the Ford Foundation. VANBORTEL, DOROTHY G., Research Associate in Pedodontics, in the College of Dentistry — leave of absence, without pay, from February 18 through March 24, 1963. WALKER, LEONARD D., Professor of General Engineering — disability leave of absence, with full pay, for the second semester of 1962-63. TRIBUTE T O C L A R E N C E W. W E L D O N F o l l o w i n g t h e e l e c t i o n of R o b e r t R . M a n c h e s t e r a s t h e n e w T r e a s u r e r of t h e B o a r d t o s u c c e e d M r . C . W . W e l d o n , o n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , the B o a r d v o t e d t o e n t e r in its r e c o r d s a n e x p r e s s i o n of a p p r e c i a t i o n of Mr. W e l d o n ' s s e r v i c e s a s T r e a s u r e r d u r i n g t h e p a s t t w e l v e y e a r s . M r . K e n n e y E . W i l l i a m s o n n o w offered t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n :

To M R . CLARENCE W. WELDON:

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois expresses and records its grateful appreciation of your services as an officer of this Board. In your twelve years as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and of the University, you have had the respect and confidence of all members of the Board, past and present, and of other officers in the University Administration for your devotion to your post, for your judgment, your patience, and complete integrity in all relationships. You have served the Board and the University with distinction and with generosity of your time. The President and other administrative officers of the University desire to join the Trustees in this expression of appreciation of your service as an officer of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. W e look forward to your continued interest in the affairs of your Alma Mater and we extend to you and Mrs. Weldon our best wishes for the years ahead. The Board of Trustees directs that this resolution be incorporated in the minutes of today's meeting to become a part of the official public record, and that a suitable copy be given you as a permanent reminder of the esteem and affection in which you are held.

The resolution was unanimously adopted.

R E Q U E S T O F ELIZABETH K R O H N E

Miss Elizabeth Krohne, an undergraduate student, appeared before the Board and distributed an open letter from twenty-five students addressed to the Board of Trustees concerning the case of Dr. Leo F. Koch, former Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, and requested an opportunity to address the Board on the subject. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the Board voted that its action be