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Don Kanel, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, leave of absence without pay from July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960; to teach at the University of Punjab at Chandighar, India.
Hobart V. Hays, Art Director in University Television, leave of absence without pay from July 6 to September 5, 1959; for professional advancement and TV art/graphics research.
New Appointments Approved
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that the following new appointments be approved as recommended by the Chancellor's office.
NEW APPOINTMENTS
College of Agriculture Leon F. Nelson, Instructor in Agricultural Engineering and Assistant in Agricultural Engineering, at $5600 per year effective June 15, 1959; in place of Mr. Penton.
College of Arts and Sciences Wendell Lee Gauger, Assistant Professor of Botany, at $6200 per year effective September 1, 1959; in place of H. L. Weaver who will be on leave for two years.
Charles Corbett Laing, Assistant Professor of Botany, at $6700 per year effective September 1, 1959; in place of Calvin McMillan.
E. David Cronon, Associate Professor of History, at $8500 per year effective September 1, 1959; in place of James L. Sellers who will retire at the end of the currecnt academic year.
College of Medicine Russell A. Forrest, Instructor in Internal Medicine, without salary, effective February 11, 1959.
Russell Oliver Saxvik, Resident in Neurology and Psychiatry, at $8400 per year effective March 1, 1959 to February 29, 1960; account 1124-6W.
Warren Harland Pearse, Instructor in Obstetrics-Gynecology; at $10,000 per year effective May 1, 1959.
William John Chleborad, Assistant Instructor in Surgery, without salary, effective July 1, 1959.
Saeed M. Farhat, Assistant Instructor in Surgery, without salary, effective July 1, 1959.
Adjustments in Work and Salary Approved
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Elliott, 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 appointments from Chancellor's Office
College of Agriculture Robert L. Horn, from Assistant County Agricultural Extension Agent in Jefferson County at $4300 per year to County Agricultural Extension Agent in Kimball-Banner Counties at $4500 per year effective March 16, 1959; in place of Dee Follis.
Robert Lee Fox, reinstatement as Associate Agronomist and Associate Professor of Agronomy, at $7000 yer year effective March 1, 1959; has completed assignment at Ankara University in Turkey.
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Mrs Ivy Stacy, Vocational Homemaking Supervising Instructor at Wilber, Nebraska, from $80 to $120 for the second semester of 1958-59 due to increased number of trainees.
College of Arts and Sciences Ardyce B. Welch, continuation of appointment as Research Associate in Bacteriology at $150 for March and $350 for April and for May, 1959; account 4241-W.
Alice Elliott, Research Associate in Physiology, from $550 to $600 per month for the period March 15 to September 15, 1959; account 6424-5W.
College of Medicine Academic appointment to School of Nursing, in addition to one carried in the College of Medicine, effective April 1, 1959, for the following:
John Andrew Aita, Assoc. Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry Marion Bacon, Assistant Professor of Microbiology Arthur O. Chapman, Assistant Professor of Anatomy Albert Edward Freed, Associate in Internal Medicine Sol L. Garfield, Assoc. Professor of Medical Psychology Gordon Everett Gibbs, Professor of Pediatrics Robert Leslie Grissom, Professor of Internal Medicine Roy Groves Holly, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Howard Beeman Hunt, Professor of Radiology and Professor of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Herbert Paul Jacobi, Professor of Biochemistry John Stephens Latta, Professor of Anatomy Harry Webber McFadden, Professor of Microbiology Archibald Ross McIntyre, Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology Merle McNeill Musselman, Professor of Surgery Cecil Legriel Wittson, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Television Ladislav Frank Hlavaty, from Television Engineer to Assistant Chief Engineer, effective March 1, 1959.
Additional Summer Session Faculty Approved
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, directing approval of the recommendations of the Director of Summer Sessions wherein the following persons shall be employed to teach in the University of Nebraska Summer Session of 1959 in addition to our regular Summer Session faculty:
SUMMER SESSIONS
College of Agriculture Vocational Education--Agriculture Alfred H. Krebs, Visit.Instr. $750* 4 weeks *50% reimbursement from State Dept. of Educ.
College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry Arnold A. Alberts, Visit. Prof. 2/3 T 800 8 weeks Herbert Meyer,Assoc. Prof. 2/3 T 800 8 weeks Geology Eugene J. Szmuc, Asst. Prof. 1200 8 weeks Germanic Languages Elvira M. Weiss, Instructor 2/3 600 8 weeks History James A. Barnes, Visit. Prof. 1500 8 weeks Mathematics John O. Herzog, Instructor 900 8 weeks Music Mel Powell, Special Instructor 375 + fees and travel expense 3 days Physics Willard A. Gaeddert, Assoc. Prof. 1260 8 weeks
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Sociology Jerry Behringer, Instructor PT 350 8 weeks Kenneth E. Kinman, Instr. PT 350 8 weeks Donald A. Summers, Instructor PT 350 8 weeks
College of Business Administration Economics E. Bryant Phillips,Exchange Prof. 2/3 T 1000 8 weeks
Teachers College Educational Psychology and Measurements Geraldine Hudson, Instructor 950 8 weeks Louis Kazienki, Assoc. Prof. 1500 8 weeks
History and Principles of Education Hugh Black, Professor 1500 8 weeks Noel Lawrence, Assistant Prof. 400 8 weeks
School Administration Jack Childress, Professor 1600 8 weeks F. B. Decker, Professor 1/3 500 8 weeks John E. Marshall, Professor 750 4 weeks Floyd Miller, Professor 1/3 500 8 weeks Clarence Richard, Professor 1500 8 weeks William Wright, Instructor 1/3 333.33 8 weeks
Secondary Education Belle Farman, Asst. Prof. 1/3 350 8 weeks Charles Wilson, Instructor 1/3 333.33 8 weeks
University High School Monte Scott Norton, Math.Supv. 2/3 700 8 weeks
Retirement Approved
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Adkins, motion put to vote and carried, that the following retirement be approved as recommended by the Chancellor's office.
RETIREMENT
Elsie Franzen, Night PBX Operator, at $106.83 per year, single life, effective March 1, 1959.
Deaths Reported
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the University payroll be correctly adjusted to reflect the death of the following persons:
Ruth E. Roman, Assistant Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry, March 2, 1959
John Sperry, Custodian (retired), March 4, 1959
Frank H. Woods Memorial Fund
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Adkins, motion put to vote and carried, directing the following resolution be approved.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that The Board of Regents of The University of Nebraska, in meeting this date, do respectfully request that The University Foundation make payment to the University Comptroller from "The Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Woods Memorial Fund" in the amount of $10,616.65. Such monies are to be used to supplement the budget of the Department of University Health of the University of Nebraska for the development of a suitable Mental Health Program at the University of Nebraska.
Included are the following costs: salaries and employer's social security contribution for the period January 1, 1959 through June 30, 1959, $10,560.00 (Dr. I. W. Brill, $6750.00, Dr. Benjamin Kleinmuntz, $3,600.00; social security tax, $210.00); and employer's social security contribution for the period July 1, 1958 through December 31, 1958, $56.65.
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Approve Chair of Actuarial Science fund request
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, directing the following resolution be approved.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, in meeting this date, do respectfully request that The University Foundation make payment to the University Comptroller from "The Chair of Actuarial Science Fund" in the amount of $4,612.50. Such monies are to be used to supplement the budget of The College of Arts and Sciences for the development of actuarial science at The University of Nebraska for the period January 1, 1959 through June 30, 1959; salary for Robert E. Larson at $4,500.00 and employer's social security contribution of $112.50.
Membership in Graduate College Approved
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Adkins, motion put to vote and carried, directing the recommendations of the Dean of the Graduate College, Dean John C. Weaver, be approved, wherein the following faculty members are appointed to full membership in the Graduate Faculty:
College of Agriculture
J. B. Hassler, Assoc. Prof. of Ag. Economics C. J. Miller, Assoc. Prof. of Ag. Economics E. R. Peo, Asst. Prof. of Animal Husbandry
College of Arts and Sciences
J. B. Baldwin, Assoc.Prof. of Speech and Dramatic Art W. M. Bowsky, Asst. Prof. of History E. J. Burgi, Asst. Prof. of Speech and Dramatic Art W. H. Coil, Asst. Prof. of Zoology R. E. Dewey, Assoc. Prof. of Philosophy Robert Forster, Asst. Prof. of History E. I. Fry, Asst. Prof. of Anthropology L. R. Garner, Asst. Prof. of English R. M. Hill, Asst. Biochemist Preston Holder, Assoc. Prof. of Anthropology and Curator of Anthropology R. E. Larson, Prof. of Actuarial Science C. B. McIntosh, Asst. Prof. of Geography W. E. Mientka, Asst. Prof of Math and Astronomy R. Y. Morita, Asst. Prof. of Bacteriology K. W. Schaie. Asst. Prof. of Psychology Hubert Schneider, Asst. Prof. of Math. and Astronomy J. J. Scholz, Asst. Prof. of Chemistry J. M. Sosin, Instructor in History Patricia Weymouth, Research Assoc. in Biochemistry Dallas Williams, Asst. Prof. of Speech and Dramatic Art
College of Engineering
G. R. Swihart, Assoc. Prof. of Civil Engineering J. M. F. Vickers, Assoc. Prof. of Mech. Engineering
College of Medicine
M. J. Carver, Asst. Research Prof. of Biochemistry and Neurology Denham Harman, Asst. Prof. of Biochemistry C. W. McLaughlin, Prof. of Surgery N. G. Miller, Asst. Prof. of Microbiology Yook C. Ng, Assoc. in Biochemistry R. E. Ogborn, Asst. Prof. of Nuclear Medicine R. E. Waggener, Asst. Prof. of Radiology
Power Plant renovation
From Mr. Carl A. Donaldson, Business Manager, comes an itemization of bids received for the fifth and last phase of the improvements planned for the city campus power plant which provides the rearrangement of power plant space to accommodate
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installation of the new steam boiler presently to be installed. The following bids were received:
Bidders Amount
Newberg and Bookstrom $24,166.00 Ray Martin Company 25,525.00 Natkin & Company 29,495.00
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, directing the low bid from Newberg and Bookstrom in the amount of $24,166.00 for the necessary work to be performed in the rearrangement of the city campus power plant space and installation of a new steam boiler be accepted. Mr. Donaldson is hereby authorized to negotiate contracts with Newberg & Bookstrom for this work.
Resolution providing retirement pay for certain Agr.Extension personnel for stated period of time
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the following named persons were employees of The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska in the Agricultural Extension Service for many years, retiring therefrom on the dates set opposite their respective names:
W. R. Brokaw December 31, 1947 Jessie Green April 30, 1949 W. R. Wicks June 30, 1949 J. P. Ross December 31, 1949 L. F. Snipes August 31, 1950 Maude Matthews January 31, 1951 Allegra Wilkens July 31, 1951 I. S. Ulrich July 31, 1952 B. G. Maxwell December 31, 1952 W. A. Buchanan June 30, 1953 A. H. DeLong August 31, 1954
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WHEREAS, the By-Laws of the Board of Regents, effective November 25, 1944, did not contain any provision for making distinction with respect to retirement benefits between Agricultural Extension employees and other members of the University staff, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Regents adopted a By-Law, effective December 1, 1947, in words and figures as follows:
"All employees retiring from the University and receiving retirement payments from State (exclusive of University annuities) or Federal funds, covering the same period of service, shall be eligible for retirement payments from the University under the following conditions:
"1. The total payment from tax sources shall be at least equal to the benefits as calculated under present Regents rules.
"2. The University will contribute the difference between 50% of the Federal Civil Service payments and the payments that would have been made under the Regents rules.
"3. Condition 2 will be valid only as long as equal contributions are made by staff and the Federal Government during the period of service."
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