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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Head from September 1, 1975, until August 3 1 , 1976. Dr. Donald E. Wilson has so served since September 1, 1976. This recommendation is made with the advice of a consultative committee 1 and after consultation with members of the Department of Medicine of the rank of assistant professor and above. T h e Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , 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 Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Urbana

(3) The Dean of the College of Engineering has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Harry H . Hilton, presently Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, as Head of the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering beginning April 2 1 , 1977, on an academic-year service basis, at an annual salary of $34,228. Dr. Hilton will continue to hold the rank of Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering on indefinite tenure. He will succeed the late Henry S. Stillwell who died December 15, 1976. T h e nomination was made with the advice of a search committee* and after consultation with members of the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering of professorial rank. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this appointment was approved. Headship of the Department of Journalism, Urbana

(4) T h e Dean of the College of Communications has recommended to the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Thomas B. Littlewood, presently staff assistant to Senator Robert Dole of Kansas, as Professor of Journalism on indefinite tenure and Head of the Department, beginning August 2 1 , 1977, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $31,500. Mr. Littlewood will succeed Professor Jay W. Jensen who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment.

1 L. M. Solomon, Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, ALSM, Chairman; William R. Best, Professor of Medicine, ALSM, and Chief of Staff, Hospital; Herschel L. Browns, Clinical Professor of Medicine, ALSM; John S. Garvin, Professor and Head, Department of Neurology, ALSM; Morton F. Goldberg, Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology, ALSM; Paul Heller, Professor of Medicine, ALSM; Jayant Malhotra, Assistant Professor of Family Practice, ALSM* Lloyd M. Nyhus, Cole Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, ALSM; Ira M. Rosenthal, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, ALSM; Lester FL Rudy, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, ALSM; Alexander N. Ruggie, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, ALSM; Gwendolyn B. Schmidt, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, ALSM; Ralph M. Wynn, Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ALSM; J. O'Brasky, Fellow in Medicine; and Gregory Vercellotti, medical student. * Donald E. Carlson, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Chairman; Alva L. Addy, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Roy A. Axford, Professor of Nuclear Engineering; Harold O. Barthel, Associate Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Charles E. Bond, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Herman Kner, Associate Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Yukweng M. Lin, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Robert W. McCloy, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; John E. Prussing, Associate Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering; Lee H. Sentman III, Associate Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Kenneth R. Sivier, Associate Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Roger A. Strehlow, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Shee Mang Yen, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Professor of Aeronautical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory; Adam R. Zalc, Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.