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monday, februsry 23, 1977 daily ncbraskan paga 7 Committee members: Armstrong 'clearly s Members of the search committee for a IINL vire chancellor for student affairs expressed approval of the recommendation of Richard Armstrong for the position. Armstrong, UNL housing director, was recommended last Thursday by Chancellor Roy Young to fill the position held by Ronald Gierhan, acting vice chancellor. Dr. Gary Martin, assistant professor of educational administration at the University Health Center, said Arm strong "clearly stood out' among the other candidates interviewed. The UNL student affairs division has a strong reputation nationwide for good directors and organiza tion, he said, and it would be to the university's advant age to have a person who can work with its strengths. Armstrong could fill the vice chancellor's position soon, he said, while someone coming into the job from the outside could take weeks or months to become familiar Exon Continued from p. 5 that HPER is also for teaching. Basically, it's a gymnasium with some teaching facilities built into it. Of course you can have more rooms and space for $73 million than you can for $4 million. UNO is a metropolitan university and its needs are to have a top-notch university in general education, but so many of the students up there, especially the part-time students, are not interested in, nor do they have time fcM any kind of an athletic program. Therefore we decided $4 million could adequately supply UNO with its needs. They already have a good basketball gymnasium. It's just a matter of building some thing which meets actual needs rather than some grand iose plan. DN: What do you think of the regents' request to raise the cash fund ceilings to allow extra tuition and patient fee income to be spent? Or is this also part of that law suit? Exon: No, I dont think that would be affected by the suit, but it's in the same general area. Almost every year the university intentionally underestimates its cash. What they've done at the university in the past is hide cash. They do it every year. I am against the request. They've pulled this on us each and every year and I think its time the regents and the Legislature open their eyes to this. Isnt it interesting that every time the university has an increase in students it cost us more, but when there is a decrease it doesn't cost anybss. There are some needs at the university which might be met with that extra money now that they have admitted once again that it's there. The money should not be part of an increase in the general fund. DN: How does this year's Legislature compare to those of past years? Exon: I cant tell for sure yet. There are some indica tions over there they are interested in holding the line on sales and income tax. I think that sounds good. Yet they turn right around and vote the opposite way. I'm concerned about holding the line on taxes and not getting the state in a serious cash-flow situation. DN: This is the first year the Legislature has a line item override power. What impact wil that have on your re commendations? Exon: That will give them leeway they haven't had in the past. I don't have any objections to them overriding me if it's their wishes. "What do you do when you want to look like a million, but don't have a million to spend?" "What do you do when you have a million and can't find a thing to wear?" We'vo got the answers. . . come see us. iu. j.'s cmjfii ' Where only the look is expensive N. 43th and Huntington with the system. "He (Armstrong) will have a different and more signifi cant role to play with the students as vice chancellor for student affairs," Martin said. "A candidate from a smaller college might have had more day-to-day interaction with student leaders and more experience, but the quality of their experience was not as high as Dr. Armstrong's," Lee Liggett, first vice president of the UNL Alumni Association, said Armstrong's previous experience and his healthy attitude toward students and their problems would make him more able to relate to students than other candidates Liggett had talked with. "Dr. Armstrong is very vibrant and interested in student life and its many administrative activities," he said. "By his own admission, he hasn't got all the answers, but he is willing to sit down and listen." James Smith, multi-cultural affairs director, said Arm strong met the search committee's basic criterion for candidates, including: -employment in the student affairs area with direct responsibility for total management in a student office. -a supporting role in student affairs, such as counsel ing. -experience in budgetary decisions, hiring, firing and training, -credentials. -the size of institutions previously associated with and familiarity with land-grant universities. Chancellor Young used his own criteria to decide which of the finalists were best qualified , he said . Peter Cunningham, an animal science professor, said he was concerned to have a vice chancellor who is willing to listen to students and that Armstrong has had an "open ear" to student concerns in housing. "There are advantages and disadvantages to having a person from inside the university take the vice chancell or's position," he said. "He is familiar with the system and the people in the administration and has less of an adjust ment period, but a person from the outside may nave more of a fresh look.' There has to be a balance," " Vernon Williams, counseling center director, said none of the candidates interviewed were more student oriented than Armstrong. The housing director regularly had looked for ways to reduce costs and improve student services in housing, he said. . John Goebel, search committee chairman, said Arm strong possessed "an abundance of characteristics we were looking for, including leadership, style and experience in student affairs." Armstrong also is familiar with univer sity people and problem-solving, he said. Mary Jo Deegan, assistant sociology professor, said Armstrong's background in general qualified him, adding that he had strong letters of recommendation. Armstrona has reoents-su m m , Richard Armstrong, UNL Housing Director, Three regents, Robert Prokop of Papilion, Edward recommended as vice chancellor for student affairs, has Schwartzkopf of Lincoln and Kermit Wagner of Schuyler, received the unofficial support of at least five NU board could not be reached for comment, of regents members. Hansen said he is "very pleased with the choice and I Armstrong's selection, announced by Chancellor Roy think Armstrong will make an outstanding vice Young Thursday, will be considered by the regents in chancellor." March. The five regents said they saw no reason not to approve Five regents contacted over the weekend said they will the recommendation, vote for the appointment of Armstrong. Those contacted: Raun said he has no objection to the appointment. 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