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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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BUSINESS PRESENTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY The Board considered the following reports a n d recommendations from the P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y . AWARD OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATES (1) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Accountancy Act of 1943, to the following candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked Certified Public Accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law: State from Which They Name Address Obtained Certificates RALPH STANLEY BROWN Des Moines, Iowa Iowa PAUL ERHARD D R E X L E R Milwaukee, Wisconsin New York THOMAS M E L V I N H O L T Chicago Oregon SHERWOOD GRANVILLE H U F F Affton, Missouri Missouri CLARENCE WILLIAM LONG Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana CLEMENS J O H N VOIGT Lakewood, Ohio Ohio SAMUEL LARKIN W E T H E R E L L Arthur New York ERNEST W O L F Rock Hill, Missouri Missouri I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . G r a n g e , t h e s e c e r t i f i c a t e s w e r e a w a r d e d . RESIGNATION OF DEAN OSWALD TIPPO (2) I regret to report the resignation of Dr. Oswald Tippo, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Botany and Dean of the Graduate College. Dean Tippo has accepted a position as Professor of Botany and Chairman of the Department at an eastern university. In accordance with his request, Dr. Tippo's resignation will become effective August 1, 1955. O n m o t i o n of M r . H e r r i c k , t h i s r e s i g n a t i o n w a s a c c e p t e d . T h e S e c r e t a r y w a s i n s t r u c t e d t o e x p r e s s t o D e a n T i p p o t h e r e g r e t s of t h e T r u s t e e s t h a t h e is l e a v i n g t h e U n i v e r s i t y , a n d t h e i r b e s t w i s h e s f o r his c o n t i n u e d s u c c e s s in h i s f u t u r e w o r k . APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTY (3) 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. 1. DON U. DEERE, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Geology, beginning March 1, 1955, at an annual salary of $6,000 ( D ) . 2. WILLIAM CLARENCE DOLOWY, Administrator of the Animal Hospital at the Chicago Professional Colleges, beginning November 22, 1954, at an annual salary of $7,500 ( D Y ) . 3. VICTOR A. DRILL, Lecturer with the rank of Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, beginning September 1, 1954, without salary ( D Y ) . 4. MELVIN G. PARSONS, JR., Assistant Professor in the Bureau of Business Management, College of Commerce and Business Administration, beginning November 1, 1954, at an annual salary of $6,000 ( D Y ) . O n m o t i o n of M r . Bissell, these a p p o i n t m e n t s w e r e confirmed. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CITIZENS COMMITTEE (4) The organization of the University of Illinois Citizens Committee as approved by the Board of Trustees provides for an Executive Committee of nine appointed by the Board of Trustees on recommendation of the President of the University. The Executive Committee advises the President of the University on matters specifically referred to it and it also functions for the general committee between meetings.