Qhamcellor nominees revealed
by BART BECKER
Staff Writer
Copyright, 1971,
Daily Nebraskan
The Daily Nebraskan has
learned the names of seven
men, none of them
Nebraskans, purported to be
the final individuals under
consideration for the top
executive position at the
University's Lincoln campus.
Sources close to UNL's
presidential search committee
indicated that one of the seven
is likely to be chosen this
month by the Board of
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1971 LINCOLN. NEBRASKA VOL. 95, NO. 1
Nominees qualifications
James H. Zumberge
James H. Zumberge
Director of School of
Earth Science
University of Arizona
Zumberge, 48, atended the
University of Minnesota,
receiving his B.A. in 1946 and
his Ph.D. in 1950. His major
field in geology.
He has authored several
boods and papers including the
widely used college textbook,
Elements of Geology.
Zumberge has been a
member of two expeditions to
Arctic Alaska in 1946-47 and
the leader of expeditions to
investigate the geological
history of Lake Superior in
1961-62. He organized and
accompanied two Antarctic
expediti6ns, the first in 1957
as chief geologist for the U.S.
International Geophysical Year
study of the Ross Ice Shelf and
the second in 1959.
He served as a faculty
member of the University of
Michigan from 1950 to 1962.
He became a full professor in
1960.
In 1962 he was appointed
the first president of Grand
Valley State College in
Allendale, Michigan. He
resigned in 1968 to take over
as the head of the University of
Arizona School of Earth
Sciences.
Harold Enarson
President
Cleveland State University
Enarson received favorable
reports from several colleagues
at Cleveland State.
There was some criticism
that he spent too much time
competing with other
universities and not enough on
community problems, but Del
Weber, who served as Enarson's
administrative assistant and
provost for four years, said his
former suerior is an
exceptional man who has the
unique ability to relate to all
segments of the academic
community.
Weber said Enarson has
excellent rapport with the
industrial community of
Cleveland and that he has been
successful in adapting certain
Regents to succeed President
Joseph Soshnik, who
resignation last March became
effective September 1 .
The seven men whose names
were reportedly advanced to
the Board of Regents and
President D. B. Warner include:
Harold Enarson, president
of Cleveland StateUniversity in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Ernest W. Hartung,
president of the University of
Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
Joseph B. Piatt, president of
Harvey Mudd College in
Claremeont, California.
Donald K. Smith, vice
president of aministration, at
the University of Minnesota in
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James H. Zumberge
parts of the academic program
to help solve social and
economic problems.
Enarson also received high
marks on his administrative
abilibites from his former aide,
who- described him as a
"perceptive administrator" and
a man expecially well-respected
by students.
Ernest Hartung
President
University of Idahc
Hartung, 54, served as head
of the zoology department at
Rhode Island from 1953-60. In
1960 he assumed the duties of
dean of the graduate school.
He served as an academic
Vice-President in Rhode Island
in 1962-63, as a Vice President
and Provost from 1963-65, and
as Acting Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences in
1964-65. He came to the
University of Idaho in August
1965.
The Daily Idahonian
reported that Hartung's
relations with studetns are
excellent. However, he has
been involved in some small
controversies recently with
alumni and the Board of
Regents.
In a report from the
University of Idaho's Student
Body President of 1969-70,
Jim McFarland, to UNL's
search committee, Hartung was
Minneapolis.
Duane C. Spriesterbach,
dean of the graduate college at
the University of Iowa in Iowa
City.
George W. Wilson, dean of
the college of arts and sciences
at Indiana University in
Bloomington.
James H. Zumberge,
director of the school of earth
sciences at the University of
Arizona in Tucson.
The man chosen for UNL's
top executive post will be
designated "chancellor" of the
Lincoln campuses (see Regents
story on this page.)
It is speculated that
Arizona's Zumberge is the
described as an "excellent
administrator." The report said
Hartung "delegates authority"
in order to get "as many
people as passible involved in
decisions."
Another strong point
mentioned was Hartung's good
relationship with students and
faculty.
The single "weak" point
mentioned by McFarland is
that Hartung may be "too
honest, almost to the point of
opening himself to everybody's
criticism."
Joseph B. Piatt
President
Harvey Mudd College
Two reports from
individuals at Harvey Mudd
College were favorable to Piatt.
The reports came from Don
Rodriquez, treasurer of the
student body and from Jack
Alford, chairman of the
department of engineering at
Harvey Mudd College.
Rodriquez' report stated
that "Piatt gets close to
everyone" and invites the
entire student body (500
enrollment) over tor dinner at
least once during the year Piatt
"has the respect of other
administrators, faculty, and
most students" according to
Rodriquez.
Both reports indicated that
Piatt's strongest attribute is
that he is an "approachable
person". Turn to page 8.
And so the masses came from a! I corners
of the earth. Or so it seemed. See re
lated stories, p. 4.
number one candidate for the
job.
President Varner refused to
comment on the accuracy of
the list obtained by the Daily
Nebraskan or on Zumberge's
possible appointment.
(Biographical information on
some of the apparent
candidates appears elsewhere
on page one of today's Daily
Nebraskan.)
The search committee
which screened the candidates
was composed of 16 members
of the University community.
Three of the committee
members were students.
The committee chose the
final candidates from a list of
about 130. The committee
eliminated candidates on the
basis of reports solicited from
staff or students at the
candidates respective schools.
University law professor
Wallace Rudolph, the
committee chairman, explained
that four affirmative reports
were needed for a candidate to
be placed on the final list. The
problem with this procedure,
Rudolph said, was "if the first
report was bad we cut him
out."
Steve Tiwald, one of the
three student members of the
committee, felt that the
n
tl
egents take
summer action
In a series of summer moves
the Board of Regents changed
the titles of the University's
chief executive officers, fired
the head of one campus and
voted one of the largest tuition
hikes in recent years.
In its August meeting the
board changed B.Varner's title
from Chancellor of the
University to President of NU
effective Sept. 1 .
The heads of each of the
three NU campuses have been
designated with the new title
of Chancellor of their
respective campus and
vice-president of the University
system.
The new titles and several
other moves were aimed at
healing what were termed
"bitter divisions" among the
NU campuses.
The recommendations were
presented to the Regents
intheir July meeting by
Thomas S. Nurnberger,
president of the Northwestern
Bell Telephone Co., and
chairman of NU's Advisory
Committee for Management
Study, a committee of state
citizens and representatives of
the University community.
The reason for the title '
changes arose from UNO
resentment of system-wide
admistrators working on the
committee had "adequate
information to . consider them
(the candidates) for a higher
list."
But John K. Hansen,
another student member, felt
the information was
inadequate.
'The way the
recommendations came in to
us was that somebody here
would call up somebody he
knew at the other school. As a
consequence, conservatives got
reports from conservatives and
liberals from liberals.
"We didn't do a very good
job in this way," Hansen said.
Tiwald noted that because
the job was done quickly "it
was a helluva lot of work.
"It was the feeling of the
committee that the job of chief
executive is a tough job. To
have that person start a job
without the full support of
everyone would be asking too
much." he added.
Hansen felt that another
shortcoming of the committee
was the faculty-administration
student ratio.
"I contend the University is
here for the students," Hansen
said. "We need a more
reasonable sort of proportion.
Reversing the ratio still
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UNL campus with Lincoln
campus administrators.
During the August meeting,
held in Scottsbluff, the
Regents took several actions
they said were aimed at easing
intercampus tensions
In perhaps the most drastic
move the Regents removed
Kirk Naylor as president of the
University of Nebraska at
Omaha. It has been reported
that there had been friction
between Naylor and Varner.
"This is not a ditch-Naylor
or fire-Naylor move," Varner
said after the meeting. He
explained that "After three
years we have not yet reached
the level of cooperation and
cohesion the Regents desire -and
I desire."
He said that in the
interests of the University "it is
imperative that this condition
be corrected." Since the
resignation of Lincoln campus
President Joseph Soshnik
became effective Sept. 1 and
Dr. Cecil Wittson, president of
the Omaha metrical campus, is
scheduled for retirement next
summer, Naylor's removal will
present "an opportunity to try
to achieve a fesh beginning for
tne merger," Varner said.
In other Schottsbluff
actions the board appointed C.
Peter Magrath, UNL Dean of
Faculties, as interim head of
the UNL- campus until a
permanent replacement can be
found.
Since a permanent
replacement for Soshnik could
not be found over the summer,
the board called off the search
for a permanent UNL
Executive Dean of Student
Affairs. A search committee
proved Soshnik with a list of
possibilities for the post, but
those contacted said they
would not enter negotiations
until they knew who the new
UNL chancellor would be.
Ely Meyerson, Lincoln
campuses director of housing,
was appointed interim
Turn to page 8.
