The Board of Governors has approved the following appointments, leaves and sabbaticals, resignations and promotions, and merit awards.

      Konrad Kinzl will chair the Ancient History and Classics Department July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000. George Nader is acting director of Administrative Studies Jan. 1 to June 30.

      Leaves and sabbaticals have been granted to: geography professor Fred Helleiner to continue work on a breeding bird atlas July 1, 1997-June 30, 1998 half time over a full year; environmental sciences professor Chris Metcalfe to do collaborative research with the Institute for Water Research and Water Technology in Germany and continue work on the Inter-American Networking for Studies and Training in Natural Resource Usage for Community Transformation (INSTRUCT) July 1, 1998-June 30, 1999.

      The board accepted environmental sciences and economics professor Brenda Leith's resignation effective Dec. 31, 1997.

      Psychology professor Deborah Kennett's promotion to full professor was approved as of July 1, 1997.

Merit awards for 33
This academic year's merit awards were approved for the following 33 faculty members as stipulated in Trent University Faculty Association's current contract:

• for research Stephen Bocking (Environmental and Resource Studies), Jonathan Bordo (Cultural Studies), Constantin Boundas (Philosophy), Robert Campbell (Political Studies), Saud Choudhry (Economics), Graham Cogley (Geography), Richard Dellamora (English/Cultural studies), Michael Fox (ERS/Biology), Veronica Hollinger (Cultural Studies), Tom Hutchinson (ERS/Biology), Chris Huxley (Sociology/Comparative Development Studies), Jim Jury (Computer Studies/Physics), Sean Kane (Cultural Studies), Cheryl McKenna Neuman (Geography), Erica Nol (Biology), Robert Paehlke (ERS/Political Studies), Zailig Pollock (English), Carlyle Smith (Psychology), John Topic (Anthropology), Doug Torgerson (Political Studies/ERS)

• for teaching Richard Hurley (Computer Studies), Susan Jamieson (Anthropology), Carolyn Kay (History), Deborah Kennett (Psychology), Gary Reker (Psychology), Fred Tromly (English)

• for research and university service Chris Metcalfe (ERS), Joan Vastokas (Anthropology)

• for teaching and university service Christine McKinnon (Philosophy), Elizabeth Popham (English)

• for university service Jocelyn Aubrey (Psychology), John Marsh (Geography), David Newhouse (Native/Administrative studies).

• for library service Jean Luyben.
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