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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 15

WILLIAM T . CAMERON, Class of 1929, retired, former vice president of Northern Trust Company in Chicago. He has served three times on Republican trustee selection committees, once as chairman; is a member of the board of grand trustees of Sigma Chi Fraternity; and served o n the board of the College of of Commerce Alumni Association. His appointment to the board will fill the vacancy left by the expiration of the term of James S. Grabowski. JOSEPHINE T . MANCUSO, Ph.D., 1972, chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education at Lyons Township High School. She has taught in high schools in Illinois, Colorado, and Iowa, and is active in physical education and girls' athletic organizations on the state, regional, and national basis. Her appointment to the board will fill the vacancy left by the expiration of the term of Mary H. Jones. Reappointments WILLIAM J. CHAMBLIN, Class of 1955, president of Bradford Supply Company, Robinson, Illinois. (Mr. Chamblin is the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association and has served on the board since 1973.) PAUL L. PATTERSON, Class of 1950, player relations and scout, Chicago Bears, Chicago, Illinois (appointed to the board in 1974). CLARK ROOT, Class of 1933, president of Universal Lockport Corporation, Joliet, Illinois. Mr. Root is a life member of the Alumni Association and has served on the Golden Anniversary Fund Committee, is a member of the University of Illinois Foundation, and received the 1972 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Civil Engineering Alumni Association (appointed to the board in 1977). O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r s y t h , t h e s e a p p o i n t m e n t s w e r e a p p r o v e d .

Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates

(4) T h e Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943, as amended, to six candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked certified public accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law. T h e names of the candidates have been filed with the secretary. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , t h e s e certificates w e r e a w a r d e d .

Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, Urbana

(5) T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended the appointment of Donald F. Wendel, presently director of plant operations, University of Michigan, as vice chancellor for administrative affairs, beginning April 1, 1978, on a twelvemonth service basis at an annual salary of $43,000. Mr. Wendel will succeed Paul J. Doebel who has been acting vice chancellor since August 2 1 , 1977. T h e nomination of Mr. Wendel was made with the advice of a search committee. 1 T h e vice president for administration and the vice president for academic affairs concur in the recommendation. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . O v e r s t r e e t , 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 .

John H. McCord, professor of law, chairperson; Phyllis M. Herbsleb, clerk-typist III in the Department of Agricultural Economics; Lilian G. Katz, professor of early childhood education; Alan J. Lander, undergraduate student; Mark D. McClees, graduate student; Harold G. Poindexter, director of business affairs; George P. Porter, superintendent of utilities. Operation and Maintenance Division; James Ransom, Jr., director of the Affirmative Action-Nonacademic Office; Robert A. Waller, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and associate professor of history.

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