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of the University of Illinois. Twice during those years he has been the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, an honor accorded to no other person in history. Among his many honors have been the National Medal of Science, the Medal of Honor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the presidency of the American Physical Society, and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in the National Academies of Sciences and of Engineering. John Bardeen's colleagues on the Urbana-Champaign campus, where he has served as Professor of Physics and of Electrical Engineering, have paid tribute to his personal as well as his scholarly abilities. Many have been privileged to know him as a modest, unassuming friend, a dedicated mentor, and a well-rounded and considerate human being. In recognition of his achievements, the University awarded John Bardeen the honorary degree of Doctor of Science a t the commencement exercises on the Urbana-Champaign campus in May of 1974. Now, at this last meeting of the Board of Trustees before Professor Bardeen's retirement, on March 1, 1975, the Trustees wish to give special recognition to this celebrated member of a distinguished faculty and to convey to John Bardeen their sense of pride and appreciation for his service in the tradition of excellence at the University of Illinois.

O n motion of M r . Swain, the Trustees directed the Secretary to transmit this expression of appreciation to Professor Bardeen. Honorary Degrees, Urbana

(7) The Senate at the Urbana-Champaign campus has recommended that honorary degrees be conferred upon the following persons at the Commencement Exercises on May 18, 1975: HOWARD R. BOWEN, economist and educator, R. Stanton Avery Professor of Economics and Education at the Claremont Graduate School — the degree of Doctor of Letters. SOL SPIEOELMAN, molecular biologist, Director of the Institute of Cancer Research at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Columbia University School of Medicine •— the degree of Doctor of Science. The Chancellor concurs in the recommendations. I recommend approval.

O n motion of Mr. Howard, these degrees were authorized as recommended. M r . Livingston asked to be recorded as abstaining with regard to the recommendation concerning Howard R. Bowen. Undergraduate Instructional Awards for Summer of 1975, Urbana

(8) T h e program of Undergraduate Instructional Awards to encourage faculty interest in improvement in the quality of undergraduate instruction is proposed for continuation at the Urbana-Champaign campus for the summer of 1975. The awards will provide salary for two months (two-ninths of the academic year salary) plus required incidental expenses. T h e Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Urbana, through the deans, directors, and department heads, invited faculty members to submit applications. After approval by heads of departments and review by the college deans and their committees, twenty-eight applications were submitted. The Council on Program Evaluation evaluated the proposals and recommended support for ten proposals believed to promise the greatest potential benefits to undergraduate instruction.