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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 17

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

The Board took up consideration of the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTY (1) T h e 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. E. ELIOT BENEZRA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, beginning November I, 1957, without salary ( D Y ) . 2. MARY S U E EVITTS, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, beginning November 7, 1957, at an annual salary of $8,550 ( D Y ) . 3. FERENC HERR, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, beginning November 1, 1957, at an annual salary of $7,200 ( D ) . 4. ANITA RAPOPORT, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, in the Department of Surgery, beginning December I, 1957, at an annual salary of $12,000 ( D Y ) . 5. HERBERT READ, George A. Miller Visiting Professor of Art, for three and one-half weeks from November 20, 1957, at a salary of $2,000 ( G ) . 6. BERNARD A. SAMP, Medical Adviser, Assistant Professor of Hygiene, and Special Duty Physician in the Health Service, beginning December I, 1957, at an annual salary of $10,800 ( B Y ) .

On motion of Mr. Johnston, these appointments were confirmed.

DEANSHIP OF THE COLLEGE OF P H A R M A C Y

(2) T o fill the vacancy in the deanship of the College of Pharmacy, I recommend the appointment of Dr. George L. Webster, presently Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy, as Professor of Chemistry on indefinite tenure and Dean of the College of Pharmacy for the period beginning January 1, 1958, and continuing until September I, 1959. at a total salary of $16,000 on a twelve-month service basis ( A Y ) . H e will also continue serving as Head of the Department of Chemistry until another appointment to that position is recommended. A special committee appointed to search for available and qualified candidates for this position has nominated Professor Webster. The Executive Committee of the College, the Vice-President and Provost, the Vice-President in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges, and the Dean of the Graduate College have been consulted and concur in this recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, this appointment was approved. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the Board recorded its appreciation of the services of Dr. Joseph S. Begando, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Assistant Dean of the College, for his services as the Chief Administrative Officer of the College of Pharmacy during the past several months.

UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS (3) The Urbana Senate recommends authorization of a new undergraduate curriculum in Engineering Mechanics, proposed by the College of Engineering, effective September 1, 1958. The program will be administered by the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. The curriculum emphasizing mathematics and engineering sciences has the additional feature of a strong major in one of those sciences — mechanics and materials. It would provide a foundation both for graduate study and for industrial work in development and research. By areas its distinguishing features are: 1. A strong major in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Thirty-seven hours in mechanics of solid bodies and fluids and properties of solid materials; fifteen hours in new courses dealing with behavior of materials (three hours), mechanics of deformable bodies (six hours) and advanced problems in mechanics (six h o u r s ) . 2. T h e required mathematics includes nine hours beyond sophomore calculus. 3. At least one three-hour course in advanced physics is required.