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Howard Universit y COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY WASHINGTON, D. C. 20059 * Jul y 19, 1976 Dr . St anl ey B. Gr oss 9036 Jef f er y Road Gr eat Fal l s, VA 22066 Dear Dr . Gr oss: I am i n f avor of of f er i ng you a t wo- year appoi nt ment as a Vi si t i ng Assi st ant Pr of essor of Phar macol ogy and Toxi col ogy wi t hout compensat i on-. As per your l et t er of June 29, t hi s of f er i s based on a gr ant t o you whi ch i ncl udes moni es f or your sal ar y and r esear ch. * As Chai r man of t he Depar t ment , I can assur e you t hat you wi l J' r ecei ve my f ul l cooper at i on i n get t i ng your i mpor t ant r esear ch under way. I shal l al so make depar t ment al space and i nst r ument at i on avai l abl e t o you dur i ng t hi s per i od. However , t he addi t i on of new f acul t y ( ot her t han t empor ar y appoi nt ment s) t akes a vot e of a t enur ed f acul t y commi t t ee. Thus, you woul d be i n compet i t i on wi t h ot her s f or open posi t i ons. You woul d have what ever advant age t her e i s t o bei ng " on boar d. " Al so, t he abi l i t y t o ' at t r act f unds f or r esear ch i s a st r ong i ndi cat i on of one' s over al l capa bi l i t y. I f t he publ i cat i ons on your vi t ae desi gnat ed as " submi t t ed" or " i n publ i cat i on" wer e t o become a r eal i t y dur i ng t hi s t wo- year t i me per i od, you woul d be compet i t i ve f or avai l abl e openi ngs. I woul d l i ke t o di scuss t he ent i r e mat t er of your appoi nt ment and ' t he possi bi l i t y of f ut ur e empl oyment at your ear l i est conveni ence. Si ncer el y AP. PF Wi l l i am L. West , Ph. D. Pr of essor & Chai r man Mar i ( on Mann, M. D. Dean, Col l ege of Medi ci ne WLW: MM: pj K 0000430