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Arthur T. Tuma, Associate in Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine, from $4800 to $5400 per year effective July 1, 1959; accounts W3521-1A and G5521-A.
Herbert L. Davis, Associate Professor of Research in Surgery, from $225 to $200 per month effective August 1, 1959; accounts X2523-A and W3523-2A.
John Wesley Porter, additional appointment as Instructor (Surgery) AMEF, at $8000 per year from July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960.
TEACHERS COLLEGE
Idonna Florell, part-time Instructor in Business Teacher Education, reappointment at $1500 per year effective September 1, 1959; in place of Nancy Glidden.
Ruth Marie Amen, reappointment as Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, from $5300 to $6000 per year effective September 1, 1959 to June 15, 1960.
Paul Barlow, reappointment as part-time Instructor in History and Principles of Education, at $1800 per year from September 1, 1959 to June 1, 1960.
Lucile M. Hurlbut, reappointment as part-time Instructor in History and Principles of Education at $1800 per year from September 1, 1959 to June 1, 1960.
George E. Uhlig, Jr., reappointment as part-time Instructor in History and Principles of Education at $1800 per year from Sept. 1, 1959 to June 1, 1960.
Lillian Castner, reappointment as Assistant Professor (with tenure) of Physical Education for Women, at $6800 per year effective September 1, 1959; returning from leave for doctoral study.
Gordon Gerst, transfer from Extension Division to part-time Supervisor, University High School, at $1800 per year from September 1, 1959 to May 31, 1960; in place of Verlen Hanson.
John M. Ivanoff, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology and Measurements, at $6650 per year effective September 14, 1959; formerly part-time Instructor at $2800 per year; account W1211-1A.
Wesley C. Meierhenry, additional appointment as Assistant to the Dean, effective September 1, 1959.
Norman F. Thorpe, additional appointment as Assistant to the Dean, effective September 1, 1959.
UNIVERSITY TELEVISION
Hobart V. Hays, reappointment as Art Director, from $4800 to $5800 per year from July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960.
William R. Ramsay, from full time to half-time Television Engineer, from $5500 to $2750 per year, from September 14, 1959 to June 30, 1960; to complete senior year in College of Engineering.
Leroy V. Rockwell, from substitute full time to half time Producer-Director, InSchool Television, at $2100 per year from September 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960.
UNIVERSITY TURKISH PROGRAM
C. W. Ackerson, termination of appointment as Academic Program Officer, half time, at $3900 per year, effective July 1, 1959; now full time with Biochemistry Department.
M. A. Alexander, assignment as Professor of Animal Husbandry with University of Nebraska Staff in Erzurum, Turkey, at $12,840 per year effective September 16, 1959; account W6401-A.
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Wayne R. Collings, termination of appointment as Librarian at Ataturk University, effective August 1, 1959.
Otto G. Hoiberg, termination of appointment as Chief Advisor for Universty of Nebraska Staff in Ankara, Turkey, effective August 31, 1959.
Carl J. Schneider, termination of appointment as Arts and Science Specialist with University of Nebraska staff in Turkey, effective August 24, 1959.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Emory P. Burnett, half-time Instructor in Business Organization and Management, at $600 for the first semester of 1959-60.
Robert H. Raymond, Instructor in Business Organization and Management, summer research at $644 for the month of August, 1959; account W3010-1A.
Eldon L. Schafer, from full-time to 3/4 time Instructor in Business Organization and Management, and from $6100 to $4575 per year, effective September 1, 1959 to August 31, 1960.
H. Nicholas Windeshausen, Instructor in Business Organization and Management, summer research at $644 for the month of August, 1959; account W3010-2A.
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Catherine Josephine Henley, part-time Instructor in Psychiatric Social Work, from $3000 to $3400 per year effective September 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960; account W1910-1C.
UNION ENTERPRISES
Allen H. Bennett, Managing Director of the Nebraska Union, at $8800 per year effective September 1, 1959; in place of Duane Lake, resigned.
Retirements Approved
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, that the following retirements be approved as recommended by the Chancellor's office.
RETIREMENTS
Lewis F. Boyden, County Extension Agent, at $832.58 per year, Single Life, effective September 15, 1959.
Phil S. Briggs, Inventory Clerk in Purchasing, at $131.40 per year, joint and survivorship, effective September 1, 1959.
Jacob Geier, Custodian, at $112.62 per year, joint and survivorship, effective October 1, 1959.
Harry G. Gould, Coordinator, University of Nebraska Turkish Program, at $1060.93 per year, joint and survivorship, effective November 1, 1959.
Mary V. Loughran, Food Service Worker, College of Medicine, at $57.71 per year, single life, effective September 30, 1958.
LeRoy F. Montgomery, Custodian, College of Medicine, at $53.45 per year, single life, effective August 1, 1959.
Carl Sachtleben, Buildings and Grounds, at $148.66 per year, single life, effective August 1, 1959.
Herman Wisdom, Custodian, College of Medicine, at $118.18 per year, single life, effective September 1, 1959. Cancelled.
From the Chancellor's office comes a report of the death of staff members. It was moved by Regent Adkins, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that these deaths be made a matter of record in these minutes and the University payrolls adjusted accordingly. The names of the deceased and date of death is as follows:
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Deaths Recorded
Chris H. Sanders, Extension Associate in Dairy Husbandry, September 4, 1959.
Lowry C. Wimberly, Professor Emeritus of English, July 8, 1959. (retired)
Univ.Television Channel KUON-TV authorized to apply for funds for video tape recorder.
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that approval be given to the request that University Television Channel KUON TV be permitted to make application to the National Educational Television and Radio Center for a videotape recorder grant. To comply with the requirements of the National Educational Television and Radio Center, approval is hereby given to the expenditure of not more than $10,000 for purchase of required technical equipment, together with additional funds to cover costs of equipment installation, changes in physical facilities, air conditioning and all other locally-incurred costs not covered by the stated terms of the Center grant but deemed necessary to the proper installation, maintenance, and operation of the videotape equipment.
Approve Agr.College personnel as members of Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Foundation,Inc.
It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried that the Associate Director of the Agricultural Extension Service and the State 4-H Club Leader of the Agricultural Extension Service be authorized to serve as members of the board of trustees of the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Foundation, Inc. Provision for such membership on the board of trustees is set forth in Article VII in the Articles of Incorporation of Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Foundation, Inc.
Change in allocation of Regents Scholarship Funds for upper classes
From the Committee on General Scholarship Awards come recommendations for modification in the plan for allocation of educational grant funds. In lieu of a fixed number of awards for each of the upperclasses, the Committee proposes to treat the Regents Scholarship Fund as a lump sum. Allocations will be made to qualified students on the basis of need. The maximum award to a student from general current funds of the University will be total tuition and fees. Needs beyond tuition and fees will be met through the use of University Foundation funds or University-administered funds other than general current funds.
It was moved by Regent Adkins, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the recommendations of the Committee on General Scholarship Awards be approved.
Approve outside employment of Dr.K. Warner Schaie, Dept. of Psychology
It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Welsh, motion put to vote and carried that approval be given to the request of Dr. K. Warner Schaie that he be permitted to serve as representative and consultant in the Lincoln area for the Institute of Personality and Ability Testing, Champaign, Illinois. This association has the recommendation of Dr. Marshall R. Jones, Acting Chairman of the Deppartment of Psychology and of Dean W. E. Militzer.
Accept grants
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, that the following research grants, training grants, and fellowship grants, reported by Dean Harold E. Wise, Deputy Research Administrator, under date of July 21, 1959, be accepted.
Research Grants -- $18,919
$1500 from the Tennessee Corporation through the University of Nebraska Foundation for research by Professor Leon Chesnin of the Department of Agronony: Minor Element Deficiencies in Nebraska Soils and Their Influence on Crop Production. (Continuation).
$1000 from the S. E. Massengill Co. for research by Dr. Herbert L. Davis of the Department of Biochemistry and the Department of Surgery: Evaluation of Hemostatic Effects of Adrenosen.
$1000 from Ayerst Laboratories for research by Dr. Herbert L. Davis of the Department of Biochemistry and the Department of Surgery: Study of Hemostatic Action of Paremarin. (Continuation).
$5324 from the U. S. Public Health Service for research by Professor B. W. McCashland: Adaptation of Protozoa to Metabolic Inhibitors. (Continuation).
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$650 from the Nebraska Division of the American Cancer Society for research by Dr. C. A. McWhorter of the Department of Pathology: Statistical Analysis of Tumor Clinic for Ten Years.
$300 from the Calcium Carbonate Company for research by Professor Thomas W. Sullivan of the Department of Poultry Husbandry: The Mineral Requirements of Poultry.
$2300 from the U. S. Public Health Service for researcy by Professor Jay E. Taylor of the Department of Chemistry: A New Approach to the Study of Enzymatic Hydrolyses.
$1965 from the Nebraska Heart Association for research by Professor Warren E. Engelhard of the Department of Bacteriology: Autoimmunologic Role in Rheumatic Fever Diseases.
$900 from the Nebraska Heart Association for research by Dr. Herbert L. Davis of the Department of Biochemistry and the Department of Surgery: examination of Pathological Calcified Deposits.
$1000 from the Nebraska Heart Association for research by Professor R. B. Johnston of the Department of Chemistry: The Enzyme-Catalyzed Incorporation of Radioactive Glycine and Radioactive Lucine into Dipeptides in Heart Muscle Preparations.
$980 from the Nebraska Heart Association for research by Dr. Godon E. Gibbs of the Department of Pediatrics: Vascular Effects of Desoxy-corticosterone Administration With and Without Alloxan Diabetes in the Monkey. (Continuation).
$1000 from the Nebraska Heart Association for research by Professor L. C. Payne of the Department of Animal Pathology: Cardiovascular Studies in Swine. (Continuation).
$1000 from the Nebraska Heart Association for research by Professor George A. Young of the Department of Animal Pathology: Miniature Pigs for Medical Research.
Training Grants -- $30,200
$1000 from the Space Education Foundation for aerospace education under the director of Professor Frank E. Sorenson of the Department of Educational Services.
$25,000 from the U. S. Public Health Service for Cardiovascular Training (undergraduate) under direction of Dr. F. Lovell Dunn of the Department of Internal Medicine.
$4200 from the U. S. Public Health Service for the preparation of a training film, Vocational Rehabilitation of a Psychiatric Patient, under direction of Dr. H. R. Martin of the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry.
Fellowship Grants -- $3380 $3380 from the E. I. duPont Company for the Du Pont Post-graduate Teaching Assistantship in Chemistry for the academic year 1959-60.
Approve change in rates for Tractor Testing at College of Agriculture
From the Tractor Testing Board of the Agricultural Experiment Station come recommendations for changes in rates charged for tractor testing. The effective date of the increase is to be March 1, 1960. The increases proposed are as follows:
The charge for testing of power units shall be the base fee plus 2/3 of the HP fee normally charged for testing of tractors.
The base fee for tractors and power units shall be $800 per test. An additional fee of $30 per HP for tractors (or $20 per HP for power units) shall be charged with engine HP computed by:
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2 HP (two-cycle engines) = D N 1.5
2 HP (four-cycle engines) = D N 2.5
It was moved by Regent Welsh, seconded by Regent Adkins, motion put to vote and carried, that the recommendations of the Tractor Testing Board be approved.
Approve outside employment of Dr. William Coil, Dept. of Zoology
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried that approval be given to the request of Dr. William Coil that he be permitted to serve as a U. S. Navy consultant on a fee basis. Dr. Coil's work would involve identification of parasitic worms collected by the U. S. Navy in various parts of the world. This association has the recommendation of Dean Walter E. Militzer.
Regents Freshman Scholarship competition open to upper one-third in high school class
It was moved by Regent Adkins, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried (Voting No: Regent Foote) that approval be given to the request of the Committee on General Scholarship Awards that the Regents Freshman Scholarship competition be open to students ranking in the upper one-third of their respective high school classes.
Dr. Thomas L. Thompson permitted to serve as member of Nebr. Board of Examiners in basic sciences
It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, that approval be given to the request of Dr. Thomas L. Thompson that he be permitted to serve as a member of the Nebraska Board of Examiners in the basic sciences. This appointment has the recommendation of Dr. Carl E. Georgi, Chairman of the Department of Bacteriology.
Student Union facilities to be named "The Nebraska Union"
It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried (Regent Foote not voting) that approval be given to the January 9, 1958, recommendation of the Union Board of Managers that upon completion of the proposed addition and renovation of existing facilities the official name be changed to "The Nebraska Union."
The faculties of the several colleges of the University having submitted their recommendations of candidates as required by law, it was moved by Regent Adkins, seconded by Regent Foote, motion put to vote and carried, that degrees be granted and certificates of completion of requirements in special courses be issued, all as shown in the several lists immediately following. It is hereby ordered that degrees and certificates of proficiency in special subjects as recommended by the several college faculties aforesaid and as described below be and the same are hereby granted to the persons named respectively therefor; that diplomas and certificates in the usual form bearing the date of July 31, 1959, be prepared and authenticated in the usual manner and publicly awarded by the Chancellor of the University to said candidates according to the custom of the University.
Candidates for Degrees and Certificates
The recommendation of the faculties are as follows:
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE For the degree, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Charles Willis Kasson William Fred McQuistan William Lee Mersch *James Donald Solomon Hubert Stanley Tolman Burton Arthur Weichenthal
For the degree, Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Sharon Grace Croms Berns Betty Ann Burklund Jane Patricia Chaney Vivian Ruby Miller Elliott Paula Jean Lundquist Kinzie Janice Ann Reeder
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
For the degree, Bachelor of Arts Stephen Lee Bordy Donald Lee Chilcoat Hugo Trigo D'Alarcao Richard Kent Debo Ingrida Dzenis Sara Frances Jones Gadeken Mary Miot Cox Hale John Frederick Heeckt *Virjean Hawkins Hokanson Rady Alan Johnson Thomas Howard Naiman Theodore John Carl Schuldt, Jr. Stephen Charles Schultz Richard Reedy Seymour George Lawrence Stears Lenny James Tassone Robert Alan Wirz, Jr.
* In Absentia
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