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Extension Division Charles William Bowmaster, Program Coordinator of Conferences and Institutes at $4500 per year from April 21, 1958; in place of Clayton D. Nielsen.
College of Medicine Robert C. Wilcott, Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology, part-time, at $3900 per year from April 1, 1958 to March 31, 1959; account 7124-2W.
Richard Eugene Ogborn, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, without salary, effective July 1, 1958; appointment in addition to one held in Department of Internal Medicine.
James Goodlow Carter, Instructor in Anesthesiology, Department of Surgery, without salary, effective May 1, 1958.
Appointments in Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, withot salary, effective March 1, 1958:
Dawn Barger, Lecturer Donald Robert Bohnenkamp, Demonstrator David Samuel Burton, Demonstrator Florence Marie Hansen, Lecturer Marion Labusohr, Lecturer Eugene C. Rembe, Lecturer Harriet Hicks Thompson, Lecturer Philip Henry Vogt, Lecturer
Adjustments in Work and Salary Approved
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the following adjustments in work and salary be approved as recommended by the Chancellor's office.
ADJUSTMENTS IN WORK AND SALARY (Funds available)
Interim appointment from Chancellor's Offfice College of Agriculture Harvey E. Jorgensen, from Assistant County Agricultural Extension Agent in Platte County at $4400 per year to County Agricultural Extension Agent in Custer County at $4600 per year, effective June 1, 1958; in place of M. L. Gould.
Richard D. Kiburz, Assistant County Agricultural Extension Agent, from $4000 to $4200 per year effective April 1, 1958; has completed training period satisfactorily.
Donald R. Sherrill, from Assistant County Agricultural Extension Agent in Thayer County at $4800 per year to County Agricultural Extension Agent in Pawnee County at $4500 per year plus county salary, effective June 1, 1958; in place of Ted R. Nelson.
Daniel E. Stilwell, Assistant County Agricultural Extension Agent at large, from $4000 to $4300 per year effective April 1, 1958; has completed training period satisfactorily.
Cecil T. Blunn, Professor of Animal Husbandry, returned from assignment with Turkish Program, at $8000 per year from April 16.
Kenneth P. Pruess, Assistant Entomologist at North Platte Station from $6000 to $6400 per year effective July 1, 1958.
Continued College of Arts and Sciences Edward Irad Fry, from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Anthropology, effective September 1, 1958. Henry F. Holtzclaw, appointment as Du Font Faculty Summer Research Fellow at $750 per month for the period June 1 to July 31, 1958; account 4248-W.
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Thomas B. Thorson, Assistant Professor of Zoology, summer research on N.I.H. grant at $666.66 per month for two months; account 4781-W.
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Ralph Leonard Ireland, from Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pedodontics to Professor of Pedodontics and Dean of the College of Dentistry, effective July 1, 1958.
William Swallow Kramer, from Professor of Pedodontics to Professor and Chairman of Pedodontics, effective July 1, 1958.
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Wendall C. Robison, summer appointment as Research Associate, Instrumentation Laboratory, at $700 per month for two months; account 3114-X.
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Gordon Newell Best, from Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine to Senior Consultant, effective July 1, 1958.
Elaine Esther Carlson Mansfield, from part-time to full-time status as Research Nurse and Associate in Neurology and Psychiatry, and from $2880 t0 $4560 per year for the period April 1 to August 31, 1958; account 4746-W.
It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that the following retirement be approved as recommended by the Chancellor's Office.
Retirement Approved
RETIREMENT
John D. Ford, Maintenance Engineer, Buildings and Grounds, at $765.36 per year, joint and survivor annuity, effective May 1, 1958.
Merrill L. Gould, Associate Extension Agriculturalist, at $858.40 per year, joint and survivor annuity, effective July 1, 1958.
Florence Maryott, Assistant Professor of English, at $839.57, single life, effective July 1, 1958.
Mabel Strong, Assistant Professor of English, at $902.13 single life, effective July 1, 1958.
Death of Staff Member
From the Chancellor's office comes a report of the death of a staff member who has been on University retirement. It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, that this death be made a matter of record in these minutes and the University retirement payrolls adjusted accordingly.
George L. Hickam, retired from Electrical Engineering Dept., deceased April 25, 1958.
Summer Session Appointments Approved
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Swanson, that the following summer session appointments be approved as recommended by the Chancellor's office. Motion put to vote and carried.
SUMMER SESSION
College of Arts and Sciences History Bower Sageser, Visiting Professor $1500 plus $100 travel 8 weeks
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Teachers College Elementary Education Mary Schwarz, Assistant Prof. $900 6 weeks Nellie C. Stewart, Asst. Prof. $700 6 weeks
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that leaves of absence be granted to the following personnel in the Agricultural Extension Service for purposes of study and professional improvement.
Grant Leave of Absence to Ag. Extension personnel
Kenneth Schmidt, Assistant State Leader--4 H Clubs, Lincoln
Ronald Stoller, County Extension Agent, Chadron George Hamilton, County Extension Agent, Scottsbluff Douglas Duey, Assoc. County Extension Agent, Wahoo John Fox, County Extension Agent, Red Cloud John Brewer, County Extension Agent, McCook Dale Langford, County Extension Agent, Thedford Gary Garey, County Extension Agent, Osceola Cynthia Payne, Home Extension Agent, David City Roy Stohler, County Extension Agent, Battle Creek R. L. Cooksley, County Extension Agent, Elwood Ralph Fisher, County Extension Agent, Beaver City James Kafka, County Extension Agent, Hayes Center Oscar Thomas, County Extension Agent, Center Mrs. Pearl Linde, Home Extension Agent, Albion Hugo Zimmerman, County Extension Agent, Columbus Harold Ingalls, County Extension Agent, Wayne Joe Watson, County Extension Agent, West Point Harlan Barker, County Extension Agent, Franklin H. H. Hecht, County Extension Agent, York Jack Brotemarkle, County Extension Agent, Clay Center Harold Van DeRiet, County Extension Agent, Wilber Thomas Aitken, County Extension Agent, Falls City Robert Perry, County Extension Agent, Ord Clifford Quick, County Extension Agent, Stapleton Harold Stevens, County Extension Agent, Lexington George Coder, County Extension Agent, Burwell Helen Becker, Extension Specialist--Health Education, Lincoln
J. C. Swinbank, Extension Agronomist, Lincoln Harriet Adams, Area Home Agent, Lincoln Greeta Hauke, Area Home Agent, Lincoln
It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, that the following grants and contracts be accepted as recommended by the Deputy Research Administrator.
$1,000 from the Nebraska Heart Association to Dr. H. P. Jacobi of the College of Medicine: Lipoproteins in Human Atherosclerotic Aortas. (Continuation)
$900 from the Nebraska Heart Association to Dr. Gordon E. Gibbs of the College of Medicine: Attempts to Further Refine Mucoprotein Method for Acute Phase Reactant in Evaluation of Rheumatic Fever. (Continuation).
Accept Gifts and Grants
$7,245 from the National Science Foundation - IGY to Dr. Robert L. Chasson of the Department of Physics: Atmospheric, Geomagnetic, and Solar Influences on Mu-meson and Nucleonic Components of Cosmic Radiation. (Continuation).
$2,500 from the Eli Lilly Company through the University of Nebraska Foundation to Dr. George W. Kelley of our Department of Animal Pathology: Evaluation of a plan for controlling Ascaris Suum in a herd of pigs.
$5,184 from the U.S. Public Health Service to Dr. J. P. Tollman of the College of Medicine: Eight Medical Student Part-time Research Fellowships. (Continuation).
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$250 from the Popcorn Processors Association to Dr. J. H. Lonnquist of the Department of Agronomy: Popcorn Improvement.
$172 from Anonymous Donor to Dr. A. R. McIntyre of the College of Medicine: Physiological and Pharmacological Research. (continuation)
$7,600 from U.S. Public Health Service to Dr. R. L. Ireland of the Department of Pedodontics: Pulp Reactions. (Continuation)
$8,012 from U.S. Public Health Service to Dr. R. L. Ireland of the Department of Pedodontics: Primary Dentin and Pulp. (continuation)
$2,500 from Squibb & Company through the University of Nebraska Foundation to Dr. J. Matsushima of the Department of Animal Husbandry: The Effect of Tranquilizers in Beef Cattle.
$1,000 from Ayerst Laboratories to Dr. M. M. Musselman of the College of Medicine: Study of the Mechanism of Action of Premarin in Blood Coagulation.
$14,500 from the Rockefeller Foundation to Dr. Stanley R. Ross of the Department of History: Preparation of Critical Guide to Sources on the Mexican Revolution in Spanish Language Newspapers.
$500 from the Nebraska State Department of Agriculture, Potato Development Division to Dr. M. L. Schuster of the Department of Plant Pathology: Potato Scab Control by Soil Treatments. (continuation)
$1,500 from E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company to the Department of Chemistry: Synthesis and Polarographic Study of Selected Metal Chelates. (Continuation).
Authorize membership in Assoc.Midwest Univ. to participate with Argonne Natl. Laboratory
It was moved by Regent Welsh seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried that the appropriate administrative officer of the University be authorized and directed to apply for membership in the Associated Midwest Universities in order to become a Participating Institution with Argonne National Laboratory. Membership in Associated Midwest Universities is limited to those educational institutions "which have demonstrated active interest in basic science research by offering graduate research programs of good quality leading to doctorates in at least three of the four broad fields of biological sciences, chemistry, engineering and physics."
Eliminate Course in College of Dentistry
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that the Department of Dental Science and Literature in the College of Dentistry be eliminated and that four courses in the Department be listed under the name of the Dean as instructor. This action had been recommended by the College of Dentistry.
Chemical Engineering Dept. placed under College of Engineering
From the Faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture, come the following proposals:
1. That the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in the College of Arts and Sciences be reorganized as the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Chemical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Architecture.
2. That the reorganization be made effective July 1, 1958.
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It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Swanson, motion put to vote and carried, that the foregoing proposals be adopted and that a new department be created in the College of Engineering and Architecture to be designated "The Department of Chemical Engineering."
Approve revised plan of Group Hospital-Surgical Medical Expense Insurance
From the Committee on Insurance and Retirement Plans of the University Senate comes a request that the Board of Regents give approval to a revised plan of Group Hospitalization-Surgical-Medical Expense Insurance for University employees. The revised plan was recommended by the Committee on Insurance and Retirement Plans after the employee groups concerned had given majority approval.
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the recommendation of the Senate committee on Insurance and retirement plans be accepted.
General current funds budget for 1958-59 approved
Details and analyses of the proposed general current funds budget for 1958-59 having been made available to members of the Board of Regents during recent weeks, the University Comptroller presented a summary statement of the materials previously distributed. Total estimated income and expenditures for the 1958-59 fiscal year are $14,368,257.59. Exhibits and schedules supporting this total figure are made a part of the minutes documents file.
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, that the proposed general current funds budget for 1958-59 be adopted.
Authorize Sale of Property in California -Vreeland Estate
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Welsh, motion put to vote and carried, that the president and assistant corporation secretary of the Board of Regents be authorized and directed to execute the necessary documents to convey to Rae Gillis, a married woman, as her separate property, an undivided one-half interest in Lot 17 of Tract 4040 in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, California, as per map recorded in Book 44, page 18 of Maps in the office of the County Recorder of said county. (This property is a part of the Vreeland Estate.) Terms of the sale are as follows: sale price, $11,500, with a cash payment of $3,675 and a note for $7,875. A copy of the Escrow Instructions in connection with this sale is made a part of the minutes documents file.
From the University of Nebraska Foundation comes a copy of the auditor's report for the year ended December 31, 1957. Mr. Perry W. Branch, Director-Secretary of the University of Nebraska Foundation, spoke briefly to the Board of Regents concerning the University of Nebraska Foundation operations.
Accept audit report of Univ. of Nebr. Foundation
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the copy of the auditor's report of the University of Nebraska Foundation be accepted and placed on file.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the audit for the year ending December 31, 1957 of the University of Nebraska Foundation has been completed and presented for inspection; and
WHEREAS, the audit revealed that the gifts to the Foundation amounted to $676,048.65 in 1957 which was the largest total in its history; and
RESOLUTION University of Nebr.Foundation
WHEREAS, the audit revealed that reported assets of the Foundation had increased in book value to a total of $2,417,712.04, amounting to a 22 per cent gain over the previous year; and
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