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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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Professor Getz will continue to hold the rank of Professor on indefinite tenure. T h e nomination is made with the advice of a search committee 1 and after consultation with the faculty members of the department. T h e Executive Committee of the college and the Director of the School of Life Sciences concur. T h e Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . L e n z , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

Headship of the Department of Genetics and Development, Urfoana

(5) T h e Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Edward H . Brown, Jr., presently Associate Professor of Genetics and Development and Acting Head of the Department, as Head of the Department beginning November 21, 1976, on an academic-year service basis, at an annual salary of $21,785. Professor Brown will continue to hold the rank of Associate Professor on indefinite tenure. T h e nomination is made with the advice of a search committee' and after consultation with the faculty members of the department. T h e Executive Committee of the college and the Director of the School of Life Sciences concur. T h e Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

Chairmanship of the Department of Administration, Higher, and Continuing Education, Urbana

(6) T h e Dean of the College of Education has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Thomas J. Sergiovanni, presently Professor of Administration, Higher, and Continuing Education, as Chairman of the Department of Administration, Higher, and Continuing Education beginning May 21, 1977, on a twelve-month service basis. His salary will be determined when the 1977-78 budget is prepared. Dr. Sergiovanni will continue to hold the rank of Professor on indefinite tenure. Professor Sergiovanni will succeed Dr. Martin Burlingame who has asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. T h e nomination is submitted after consultation with the Executive Committee of the department. T h e Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

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

(7) T h e following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of Assistant Professor and above, and certain administrative positions, have been approved since the previous meeting of the Board of Trustees.

1 Eugene Giles, Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Department, Chairman; Edwin M. Banks, Professor of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution; Robert M. Fagen, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution, of Animal Science, and of Psychology; James G. Stemburg, Professor of Entomology; Mary F. Willton, Professor of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution. > John M. Clark, Jr., Associate Professor of Biochemistry and in the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chairman; John W. Drake, Professor of Microbiology and in the School of Basic Medical Sciences; John R. Laughnan, Professor of Genetics and Development and of Plant Genetics in Agronomy; Linda E. Maxson, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Development and of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution; Ray L. Watterson, Professor of Genetics and Development and in the School of Basic Medical Sciences.