Administrative History of Creating Unit
The University Press Board, created in 1957,1 advises the Director of the Press on matters of policy and administration. Its membership includes the Director of the Press, the Deans of the Graduate Colleges or their representatives, and five appointed faculty members. The President chooses these five after consultation with the Director of the Press and the Chairman of the University Council on Graudate Education and Research.2
1. University of Illinois Statutes, effective Sept. 1, 1957, Section 20c, pp. 17-18.
2. University of Illinois Statutes, approved and effective May 17, 1972, Section 2c, p. 24.