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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 19

Science Department and Veterinary Research Laboratory at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, as Professor of Veterinary Pathology and Hygiene on indefinite tenure and Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine beginning no later than August 21, 1976, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $39,000. Dr. Dierks will succeed Dr. L. Meyer Jones who has resigned from this administrative assignment effective August 20, 1976. The nomination of Dr. Dierks is made with the advice of a consultative committee1 and is endorsed by the Executive Committee of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this appointment was approved.

Directorship of the School of Humanities, Urbana

(5) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Nina Baym Stillinger, presently Professor of English and Associate Head of the Department, as Director of the School of Humanities beginning August 21, 1976, on an academicyear service basis, at an annual salary of $32,500. Dr. Stillinger will continue to hold the rank of Professor of English on indefinite tenure. She will succeed Professor A. Lynn Altenbernd who has been Acting Director. The nomination was made with the advice of a search committee2 and with the endorsement of the Executive Committee of the College. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign approves the recommendation and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Rader, this appointment was approved.

Appointments to the Faculty

(6) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of Assistant Professor and above, and to certain administrative positions, have been approved since the previous meeting of the Board of Trustees. Positions in the University are classified in the following categories and are designated in the budget by the symbols indicated. A — Indefinite tenure N — Term appointment not eligible to be appointed for an indefinite term and not credited toward probationary period Q — Initial term appointment for a Professor or Associate Professor T — Terminal appointment accompanied with or preceded by notice of nonreappointment W — One-year appointment subject to special written agreement Y — Twelve months' service basis

1 Edward W. Voss, Jr., Professor of Microbiology, Chairman; Richard F. Bevill, Jr., Assistant Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology and in Veterinary Programs in Agriculture; Ruth Blank, professional student; C. Andrew Carson, Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology and HygieiK and in the Center for Zoonoses Research; James D. Conroy, Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology and Hygiene and in the Center for Zoonoses Research; Lloyd C. Helper, Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine; George Lewis, graduate student; Ralph D. McQueen, Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology and in Veterinary Programs in Agriculture, and Professor and Coordinator of Continuing Education and Public Service m the College of Veterinary Medicine; Alvin H. Safanie, Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology; Glenn _W. Salisbury, Professor of Dairy Science, Director of Agricultural Experiment Station, and Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture; Diego Segre, Professor of Veterinary Research. 2 Harry S. Broudy, Professor of Philosophy of Education Emeritus, Chairman; Joseph H. D. Allen, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Emeritus; A. Lynn Altenbernd, Professor of English and Acting Director of the School of Humanities; Kenneth E. Andersen, Professor of Speech Communication and Associate Head of Department; Barbara C. Bowen, Professor of French; Bernard J. Diggs, Professor of Philosophy; and Winton U. Solberg, Professor of History.