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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 21

Appointment of Vice President for Academic Affairs

(2) Dr. Barry Munitz, Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination, has indicated his desire not to be reappointed at the conclusion of the present appointment year. Accordingly, it is timely I believe to change the general University organization to provide for a structure of two vice presidents, one in academic affairs, the other i n administrative affairs.1 All functions of the vice presidencies for academic development and coordination and for governmental relations and public service will continue to receive attention at the genera] university level, but under the more comprehensive title, "academic affairs." Therefore, I recommend that Dr. Eldon L. Johnson, presently Vice President for Governmental Relations and Public Service, be appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs effective August 21, 1975, or earlier, as determined by the President in the light of Dr. Munitz' personal arrangements. The general responsibilities presently assigned to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination will be assigned to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. These include: responsibility (with the involvement of other personnel and of the chancellors and the president on policy matters) for the development of academic relationships, coordination of the operation of various academic components of the University, and administration of University-wide educational programs. I have sought the advice of the University Senates Conference on this appointment and report their concurrence in it.

Vice President for Administration

I further recommend that, effective August 2 1 , 1975, Vice President Ronald W. Brady's title be changed from Vice President for Planning and Allocation to Vice President for Administration. Dr. Brady, the University Senates Conference, and I concur that this title has more general usage in higher education today and better describes the range of responsibilities within Dr. Brady's office than does his current title. This recommendation involves no change in Dr. Brady's functional responsibilities. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d .

Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, Urbana

(3) T h e Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended the appointment of Joseph A. Diana, Jr., presently Vice President for Finance and Management at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, as Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, beginning July 1, 1975, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $39,000. Mr. Diana will succeed Mr. John W. Briscoe who has asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment to return to full-time teaching. The nomination of Mr. Diana was made with the advice of a search committee.' The Vice President for Planning and Allocation and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concur in the recommendation.

1 Presently there are three vice presidencies: for Planning and Allocation, for Academic Development ana Coordination, and for Governmental Relations and Public Service, * John D. Haltiwanger, Professor of Civil Engineering and Associate Head of the Department, Chairman; Herbert S. Gutowsky, Professor of Chemistry, Director of the School of Chemical Sciences and Head of the Department of Chemistry; Paul S. Hursey, Personnel Officer, Office of Personnel Services; Mary G. Jones, Professor of Law and Business Administration; Harold G. Poindexter, Associate Director of Business Affairs; George P. Porter, Superintendent of Utilities, Operation and Maintenance Division; Betty A. Richards, Administrative Aide, College of Education.