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Chairperson, Department of linguistics, Urbana
(16) The dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to
the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign the appointment of Dr. Chin-Woo Kim,
presently professor of linguistics and speech and hearing science as chairperson of
the Department of Linguistics beginning August 21, 1979, on an academic year
service basis, at an annual salary of $28,200.
Dr. Kim will continue to hold the rank of professor of linguistics and of
speech and hearing science on indefinite tenure.
Professor Kim will succeed Dr. Braj B. Kachru who has asked to be relieved
of his administrative assignment as head of the department. The change in de-
partmental organization was approved in March 1979.
Under the provision of the department’s new bylaws, an election was held
with Professor Kim receiving a majority of the votes cast. The Executive Com-
mittee of the School of Humanities endorses the selection. The chancellor at
Urbana-Champaign approves the recommendation and the vice president for aca-
demic affairs concurs.
I recommend approval.
Appointments to the Faculty
(17) The 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.
Positions in the University are classified in the following categories and are
designated in the budget by the symbols indicated.
A - Indefinite tenure
N - Term appointment not eligible to be appointed for an indefinite
term and not credited toward probationary period
Q - Initial term appointment for a professor or associate professor
T - Terminal appointment accompanied with or preceded by notice of
nonreappointment
W - One-year appointment subject to special written agreement
Y - Twelve-month service basis
1-7 - Indicates the number of years of service which will be credited at
the end of the contract period tow-ard completion of the proba-
tionary period relating to tenure
Figures following a symbol indicate percentage of time if the appointment is
on a part-time basis (e.g, N75 means one year on three-fourths time).
Chicago Circle
1. KAREN K. KOPEC, assistant documents librarian with rank of assistant professor,
beginning April 16, 1979 (NY), at an annual salary of $12,220.
2. NED LUKACHER, assistant professor of English, beginning September 1, 1979
(I), at an annual salary of $16,000.
Medical Center
3. CONSTANCE M. BAKER, associate professor of psychiatric nursing, beginning
June 1, 1979 (AY), at an annual salary of $32,000.
4. JOSEP KANETI, clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Peoria
School of Medicine, on twenty-five percent time, beginning May 1, 1979
(NY25), at an annual salary of $8,000.
5. MARY WUN-LEN LEE, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and supervisor
pharmacist (IY;NY), beginning May 21, 1979, at an annual salary of $23,750.
6. RAJAGOPALA SWAMINATHAN, assistant professor of dermatology, Peoria School