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The next president of the University of Nebraska
should work to keep the Uses of communication open,
both inside and outside the university, said NU President
D3J Varner, who is leaving the president's post by the
end of the year.
Tee Lfeblood of this ueireisity is the confidence of
the people in the state, Vainer said in an interview this
week .
In order to keep the confidence of Nebraskans they
must be informed about what is going on here at the
university, he added.
The people of Nebraska do support and want a quality
university but it is up to us to keep the rwi? of
communication open, Varner said.
Varner said open oomnmnications anion the 76,000
persons who make up the uaimsliy community is equally
important. This internal communication is not as open as
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NU President D. B. Varner, who is leaving the
position to become Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the NU Foundation.
fhawa cowtzsy D2y Ndmsftan
he would Eke it to be, Varner said, but added, The
university is on its way now."
Varner, who has been president of NU for almost seven
years, announced his resignation Saturday at the NU
Board of Regents meetisg. He has been appointed
chairman of the board of directors of the NU Foundation,
effective on or before Jan. 1, 1977.
Sense f aff ectioa
Announcing his resignation, Varner said his deep sense
of affection for the state of Nebraska played a part in his
decision to remain at the uwersity in the NU Foundation
position.
Varaer's term as NU president is the second longest
term of any university president in the country. The
tenure of the chief executive is necessatiiy shorter than
feat of others (university administrators), Varner said.
He told the board of regents he has given his best
contribution and thus, the interests of the university
would best be served if he resigned.
Varner, 59, stressed that his resignation was in no way
a result" of unhappiness or disa&tisian. "No university
president in American has received such solid support
from the board (of regents) as I have," he said.
Regents Chairman Robert Moylan said Jar accepted
Valuer's resignation with deep regret. The university has
advanced educationally and financially with Varner as
president, Moylan said.
Varner became president of the university shortly after
the Nebraska Legislature had united the three campuses
into a system.
"System took shape"
The system took shape under Varner," sail Miles
JTommeraasenJUNJLvice . .chancellor -of . business- and
finance.
The Legislature said we were going to have a system
but it did not give any other specifications. "Varner
started out with utter chaos and hammered out the
university system we have now, Tommeraasen said.
The university has come a long way in the past six
years, Tommeraasen said.
Yarners main contribution to the university and to the
state was the strong leadership he provided, said Adam
Breckenridge, UNL vice chancellor for academic affairs.
His quality of leadership, Breckenridge said, is reflected
in the persons he has chosen for leadership positions in
the university.
BulSdmgs added
Breckenridge said new buildings added to the
university campus during Yarner's term are evidence of
Varner's success in presenting the university's view to the
Legislature.
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KUs operating bedt for 1975-77 w2i net be chared
3sp;te Omaha Sen. John Cavaassi's rc-rssi thst it bs
revised, NU President D3. Varner ssiJ this week. - :
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tsestEH ytf:??y tfrsi the usfvs?sSy f wgjjntfoya is
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est by SS4,CC3. tts tlrts cssapssss wO aSssrb t
dtLscj.
Bzt Qsxzzzzi siii tlis is net vrirt he hsd ia n!nd
visa ha spssssred ths bsdst rtfes.
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The reductions should come from ths central
sdmiostratn' Cavanasi toM the board. The budget
reduction was intended to force the university to decile
what administrative positions really are necessary and"
serving their function, he added.
There is a duplication of adnusistration in the
university, Cavanauh said, titizg vke presidents in the
systess office, who, he sail, overhp in dutks with the
campus chsacdlcas.
The adssactratioa has a vestal interest in stsi23 tlie
rsslttcoss spread oat to the castas Cavssari said.
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budst rest wSh them.
Iissda Rssnt Ed Schwsrtzkcpf disd that the
budsst cuts were- srlT-savris. TSiis (University)
cryrfartica is net soscthss we just puHad out cf a hit,"
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f,fnnir:t ttsn it csc!i ts.
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. , ThgTi the ffl crstss fesist wp est be ccarle '
Maui esy this month, Eidrt add ssas ps&ftiza and
sjj m?gyt wO fea tetKt!ftsy, .
Savkcs vri3 be rsdsssd ci the reccrds and rtrsrs
cSices, is studssi adiMs ia ae!1 asd ia .
Some ssrrkcs students and parents have corns to
expect will be stopped, Eadsr said. Thoh we've tried
to nuke kiteUxgent choices concernin where to cut the
badsst, some thias are not goisg to get done," he saLL
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UHes Tommeraasen, U?L vice chancellor for business
and finance, estimated that up to 20 UNL employes could
be tennirrrted das to the reduced budggt,
Tosuneraassn said many poatssss .. which becarse
vacant ths spsrg have net beta fZd ia aa cfTcrt ta
reduce the wm&m cf cjlsya rid te Lii ell
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Ken Bader, UNL vke cftanctlor for student affairs, said
he views Vamers term as a pupilteacher relationship. T
have tried to emulate his style. He is a gifted speaker and
has a great sense of timing, Bader said.
"When I came for an interview here, I had heard
Varner was a dynamic and vigorous person. This opinion
has not been tarnished in any way," he added.
Flavel Wriit, chairman of the Board of directors of
the NU Foundation, said he was delighted to learn of
Varaer's decision to accept a position with the
foundation. "His knowledge of the university, his
administrative experience, his state and national contacts
and his enthusiasm for Nebraska make hint a natural for
the position, he said.
The NU President's salary for 1976-77 was raised from
44,4C0 to 47,500 at Saturday's board meeting.'
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By January 1, three of the four top administrative
positions at NU will be filled by newly appointed persons.
Roy Young took over duties as UNL chancellor on
June 1. .
A newuniversity president wEl be chosen by January
1, and Robert Sparks, chancellor of the University of
Nebraska Medical Center, will step down in September.
Pete Boughn, assistant to Sparks and secretary of the
search committee to select candidates for his successor,
said Varners resignation could affect the selection of the
new chancellor.
Chancellors work directly with the university
president, he said. I would expect they would want to
meet the person they are going to be working with,
Boughn said. .
Boughn said the search committee would meets its
September 1 deadline for submitting chancellor nominees
to the NU Board of Regents. October 16 b the date set
for submission of candidates for the NU president's post.
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