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
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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.
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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.
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, 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.
Kermit Hansen and J nines May an of Omaha, Robert "The search committee believes that Armstrong is the
Koefoot of Grand Island, Robert Raun of Minden, and best man for the job and I certainly see no reason to
Robert Simmons of Scot ishluff. dissapprove," Raun said.
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