Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1978 [PAGE 105]

EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:

94

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 20

Advisory Council of Librarians, Graduate School of Library Science, Urbana

(3) The Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus has recommended the following new appointments to the Advisory Council of Librarians of the Graduate School of Library Science for terms of three years beginning September 1, 1976. Public Libraries ROBERT E. WAGENKNECHT, Director, Lincoln Library, Springfield, to succeed James A. Ubel, Director, Shawnee Library System, Carterville, whose term is expiring. College and University Libraries RICHARD D u COTE, Dean, Learning Resources Center, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, to succeed Deane W. Hill, Chairman, Learning Resources Center, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, whose term is expiring. School Libraries JOANNE KELLY, Librarian, Thomas Paine Elementary School, Urbana, to succeed Margaret Moore, Unit Librarian, Community Unit District No. 3, Harrisburg, whose term is expiring. Special Libraries RUE E. OLSON, Librarian, Illinois Agricultural Association, Bloomington, to succeed William W. Easton, Map Librarian, Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal, whose term is expiring. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , these a p p o i n t m e n t s w e r e confirmed.

Headship of the Department of Horticulture, Urbana

(4) The Dean of the College of Agriculture has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. William L. George, Jr., presently Professor in the Department of Horticulture, Ohio State University and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, as Professor of Horticulture on indefinite tenure and Head of the Department, beginning January 3, 1977, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $32,000. Dr. George will succeed Professor Charles J. Birkeland who plans to retire from the University. The nomination is supported by the advisory committee appointed to assist in the selection of the new head 1 and the faculty of the department. The Chancellor has approved the recommendation, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this appointment was approved. Appointments to the Faculty

(5) 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.

1 Daniel F. Dayton, Professor of Plant Breeding in Horticulture, Chairman; David B. Dickinson, Jr., Professor of Plant Physiology in Horticulture and of Botany; Michael A. Dirr, Assistant Professor of Horticulture; David Gottlieb, Professor of Plant Pathology; Herbert J. Hopen, Professor of Vegetable Crops in Horticulture; Darrell A. Miller, Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics in Agronomy; William R. Nelson, Jr., Professor of Horticulture; Howard B. Petty, Jr., Assistant Director of Cooperative Extension Service and Professor of Agricultural Entomology.