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July 12, 1070
Sen, and two UNL officials meet
Charges agaiinst DolbscDin dienied.
By Gordon Johnson
and Shelley Smith
State Sen. Chris Beutler met with UNL
Chancellor Roy Young and Dean of
Business College Gary Schwendiman Mon
day afternoon to discuss charges made
against UNL business professor Wayne
Dobson by a former secretary.
Marianne Davidson, who graduated
with distinction from the College of
Business Administration in 1978, alleged
that Dobson violated university bylaws
regarding faculty consultantships and out
side employment activities.
The meeting, according to Lincoln Sen.
Beutler was scheduled because he believ
ed that Davidson "deserved to get
answers to some questions."
Davidson was denied a chance to speak
at the June 21 NU Board of Regents
meeting because she didn't follow proper
procedure, said board chairman Robert
Koefoot. However, she submitted a
16-page report specificially outlining Dob
son's alleged violations to each regent.
Letter to senators
Davidson then sent a three-page letter
to 15 state senators summarizing the
report. The letter stated that she didn't
believe the university system "will take
action until the public and the public of
ficials make demands."
The letter also stated: "I believe there
have been serious questions left
unanswered; not only about consultant
ships, but also about funds available
through the NU Foundation, internal con
trol and supervision of personnel."
Beutler said he was "pretty satisfied"
with the meeting which lasted about two
hours. He also said the university will of
fer some answers to Davidson's charges
within the next week, but declined to say
in what way they would be submitted.
"I don't want to be secretive, but I also
don't want to press to get things out of
proportion so people don't look at the
university badly," he said.
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No cover-up
He said he found no evidence of a
university official cover-up, and added
that officials have been helpful in supply
ing information.
However, Regent Robert Prokop of
Wilbur said more information hasn't
emerged concerning the charges because
university officials are "scared to death of
it."
"It (the information) would destroy the
image of university faculty members.
They (the officials) are afraid of opening up
a big can of worms," he said.
Dobson denied all charges made in
- Davidson's report, which included ex
cessive absences, outside paid consultant
ships, and using university facilities for
outside work.
Of the eight board members who receiv
ed the report, at least three haven't read
it. Davidson said this upsets her.
Typical reaction
"I didn't send this along for the fun of it.
I expected them to look into it," she said.
Prokop said this was typical of some
board members.
"They're so willing to look into some
things but they won't look into this. I
think they're scared it will explode," he
said.
Dobson said Davidson's charges don't
upset him and won't sue because they are
not important.'
"That's the university's problem not
mine," he said.
In April, after . Prokop stated similar
charges against Dobson to the board, a let"
ter from Dobson's attorney said that Pro
kop's allegations constituted a cause for a
suite charging Prokop with defaming him.
However, during the May regent's
meeting, Prokop issued a retraction which
categorized his sources as: ". . .disgruntled
former students upset in part because of
Dr. Dobson's insistence on high academic
standings."
Tuesday, Dobson said: "as far as I am
concerned, Prokop and I are done."
Alum center site-proposal cfmn
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By Shelley Smith
A sub-committee of the central planning committee
decided Wednesday to change it's previous alumni center
site proposal. " '' '?----L'
' The staff parking lot directly north of the union was ten
. tatively approved by the committee last month as the site
for the $1 million center.
However, because of new information and recommenda
tions from landscape architect Kim Todd, the committee
. changed the site proposal to the meter lot north of the
: union, contingent on two stipulations, r "
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Chairman Harry Allen proposed stipulations that both
parking lota north of the union be dedicated to eventual
r call-type development. He also recommended that the
' Ktb St. entrance to campus in front cf ilcrrill Hall be dot
I ed and the area landscaped to mike the entrance to the
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The t&b-coamittee will present a fsrcal report to the
Central Planning Committee Aug. 15. V
' . . The construction should begin next May, according to
: Jack UHler, executive vice-president of the alsmni associa
tion. ' i: ';?
' However, according to alumni board cf director Robert
nosenlot the tite change could scrap all plans to buQd the
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tCOOCO to build a tew ccsr. RcrJ tali that Wick Us
"He's already made up his mind. He's not the kind of per
son that can change," he added.-
Associated Students of the University of Nebraska
(ASUN) President Bud Cuca said that if Wick refuses the
new site it would show he is not sincere with his donation.
"If Wick's donation is not sincere and it is more for
egotistical reasons, hell oppose changing sites," he said.
Cuca said that while he feels the new site was still not
hie Erst choice, it is the "lesser of two evils."
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The building will not interfere with Selleck Residence
Hall students because the center will be in front of the
housing department area, he said.
He said that although the center wflTeliminate about 160
meter parking spaces, he realized that the spaces would be
eliminated eventually anyway.
jCuca said if he had his choice, the site would be off cam
pus.' Miller said the association looked at several off campus
sites, but because of cost and general feasibility, none were
recommended
approved the Crtt site, tut cay cot approve the new site.
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A new agriculture engineering building en East Cam
pus is UNL'a tcp capital construction priority for
1S7M2, the central phnnirg committee cedded last
week. -" "
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.. " U!Hj Business Uxzizzt Hay Co!ey said this year
UtlL wCl ask the legitcre fsr 15 cHIica of the pro-
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The t;cc:i priority be ths rtnoratloa cf tztzzy
Hall. The University this year, trill ask the khlatore
tsr 12 cHIloa cf Its projected t3,C3,CC3 rr.lsa cost.1
' The third priority is the construction of a $4 million
addition to Architecture HalL . ' ....
Bud Cuca, president cf the Associated Students cf
University of Nebraska (ASUN) said by prioritizinj
these projects this way, the university has a bettor
.chance of getting.funds for all three constrcttlcns. -
He tali he felt that a mew architecture hall should
have beta listed as the tesesd pricrity ; " . .
1 gstsj I tee our role (capital ccastructisa eszf
tee) to determine the university needs fcrtrii cf
predicting what the liiliture wul da," ht till
