Office of the President
                                          April 6, 1976



                                          PR 2


Members, Board of Trustees:


             RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT

I.    Appointments and/or Other Staff Changes

      Recommendation: (1) that approval be given to the appointments
      and/or other changes which require Board action; and (2) that the
      report relative to appointments and/or changes already approved by
      the administration be accepted.

      Background: The following recommended appointments and/or other
      staff changes require approval by the Board of Trustees in accordance
      with Part VIII-B of the Governing Regulations of the University. These
      recommendations are transmitted to the Board by the appropriate
      vice president through the President and have his concurrence.

      Under the Governing Regulations the authority to make certain
      appointments and/or other staff changes is delegated to the President
      or other administrators who are required to report their actions to
      the Board. This report follows the recommendations requiring Board
      approval.


                           BOARD ACTION

New Appointments

Bernardo, John J. , Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,
       College of Business and Economics, 8/1/76 through 5/31/77.
Carpenter, Michael D. , Instructor, Department of Business Administration,
       College of Business and Economics, 8/1/76 through 5/31/77.
Garkovich, Lorraine, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College
      of Agriculture, 9/1/76 through 6/30/77, rank pending completion of
      Ph. D. requirements.
Hatta, Tatsuo, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, College
      of Business and Economics, 8/1/76 through 5/31/77.
Knoche, Karl F., Visiting Professor (temporary), and Senior Research Associate,
       Institute of Mining and Minerals Research, College of Engineering,
       3/1/76 through 9/30/76.
Levin, Jeffrey E., Instructor, Department of Economics, College of Business
       and Economics, 8/1/76 through 5/31/77.