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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 21

Headship of the Department of Management, Chicago Circle (11) The dean of the College of Business Administration has recommended to the chancellor at Chicago Circle the appointment of Elmer H. Burack, presently professor of management at the Stuart School of Management and Finance, Illinois Institute of Technology, as professor of management on indefinite tenure and head of the Department of Management, beginning January 1, 1978, on an academicyear service basis, at an annual salary of $33,000. Dr. Burack will replace Associate Professor Ronald Miller who served as acting head of the Department of Management following the request of Professor S. G. Huneryager to be relieved of the administrative appointment effective September 1976. The nomination of Dr. Burack is supported by a search committee1 and by 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. Neal, this appointment was approved.

Chairpersonship of the Department of the Classics, Urbana (12) The dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the acting chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. David F. Bright, presently associate professor of classics, as chairperson of the Department of the Classics, beginning September 21, 1977, on an academic-year service basis, at an annual salary of $17,825. Dr. Bright will continue to hold the rank of associate professor on indefinite tenure. Dr. Bright will succeed Professor Miroslav Marcovich who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment effective August 20, 1977. Dr. Bright has served as acting chairperson since August 21, 1977. The nomination is submitted upon the recommendation of the members of the faculty of the department and is supported by the executive committees of the School of Humanities and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The acting chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has approved the recommendation, and the vice. president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval.

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

Chairpersonship of the Department of Secondary Education, Urbana (13) The dean of the College of Education has recommended to the acting chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of C. Benjamin Cox, presently professor of secondary education, as chairperson of the Department of Secondary Education, beginning September 21, 1977, on a twelve-month service basis at an annual salary of $27,833. Dr. Cox will continue to hold the rank of professor on indefinite tenure. Dr. Cox will succeed Professor Ian D. Westbury who asked to be relieved of this administrative assignment. Dr. Cox has served as acting chairperson since August 21, 1977. The nomination was made with the advice of a search committee' and after

1 Irvin L. Heckmann, professor of management, chairperson; Bert E. Elwert, associate profenor of management; John E. Ettlie, assistant professor of management; Edward L. Suntrup, militant professor of management. * Lawrence E. Metcalt, professor of secondary education, chairperson; Roger K. Applebee, associate professor of English and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Joe R. Burnett, professor of philosophy of education; J. Richard Dennis, assistant professor of secondary education; Orrin A. Gould, associate professor of secondary education; Theodore Manolakes, pro? feasor of elementary and early childhood education; Stephen G. Young, graduate Student.