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Research, Ontario Department of Agriculture 1941-48; Assistant
Entomologist, Canadian Department of Agriculture 1948-53; Extension
Entomologist, N. C. State 1953-60; American Cyanamid Company 1960-64.
Interviewed by: Dean Harry C. Kelly.

Frederick J. Tischer, as Professor of Electrical Engineering at annual
salary of $25,000 for nine months from Trust funds, effective November
1, 1964. This is a new position. Personal: Born 1913, Plan, Austria.
Married. No children. United States citizen. Education: M. S., Ph.D.
1938, University of Prague; Postdoctoral study, University of Berlin
1938, Princeton University 1962. Experience: Instructor, University of
Prague 1937; Research Supervisor, Telefunken Laboratories, Berlin
1938-41; Director Tischer Physics Laboratory, Budweis and Aigen,
Austria 1942-47; Research Supervisor, Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm, Sweden 1947-56; Visiting Lecturer, University of Finland
1952; Head of Electronic Guidance Laboratories, Huntsville, Alabama
1954-56; Associate Professor, Ohio State University 1956-62; Work on
wave propagation, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland 1962; Assistant Director
of Research and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of
Alabama 1962-64. Interviewed by: Dean Walter J. Peterson.

Robert Jack Downs, as Director of the Phytotron and Professor of Botany,
at annual salary of $17,500 for twelve months from Station and Trust funds
effective January 1, 1965. Personal: Born 1923,
Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Married. One child. Education: B.S. 1950; M.S.
1951; Ph.D. 1954, George Washington University. Experience: Lab
Assistant, George Washington University 1949-51; Astrophysicist,
Smithsonian Institute 1951-52; Plant Physiologist, U. S.DA, Beltsville,
Maryland 1952-64. Interviewed by: Dean Harry G. Kelly.

Promotions:

Harry B. Moore, from Instructor in Entomology to Assistant Professor
of Entomology at annual salary of $9500 for twelve months from
Agricultural Institute Station, and Agricultural Foundation funds,
effective October 1, 1964. Interviewed by Dean Harry C Kelly.

Edward H. Wiser, from Instructor in Agricultural Engineering to
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering, at annual salary of
$9,500 for twelve months from College and Station funds, effective
October 1, 1964. Interviewed by Dean Harry C. Kelly.

Change in Status

Mehmet Necati Ozisik, from Associate Professor of Mechanical
Engineering (non-tenutre position) to Associate Professor of Mechanical
Engineering (tenure Position). Dr. Ozisik was appointed effective
September 1, 1963 and was listed in the Trustees report of August
28, 1963.

Increase in Salary

Dr. Jack Suberman, Director of the Summer School and Professor of
English, from annual salary of $14,000 for twelve months from College
funds to annual salary of $16,000, effective October 1, 1964. Dr. Suberman
will assume the operational duties of Director Ruggles. Presently
is is making planning studies directed toward increasing effectiveness in
the growing area of adult education.

Leave of Absence:

James Dalton George, Extension Professor of Animal Science, requests
requests permission for a study leave at half pay of $5,400 from Extension
funds for one year effective October 1, 1964. Mr. George will work on his
Ph.D at Florida State University.

William Robert Hendley, Assistant Professor of Economics, wishes
to request a partial leave without pay, one half-time at one-half salary
of $3,500 for the Fall term effective September 1, 1964 in order to work
on his Ph. D. at Duke University.