University Daily Kansan. June 9.1980
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interviewed agreed that Dykes was a good administrator and had rebuilt the University's public image.
"I don't think there's any question that it (the Dykes administration) was favorable," said Richard Cole, professor of philosophy.
George Worth, professor of English and chairman of the University Senate Executive Committee, said Dykes had been good for the University.
"There is no question that we are in better shape now than when he came in," she said. "And those advancements should go to him, especially because of his ability to entail support from alumni, the friends and friends of the University."
TIMOTHY MILLER, lecturer for religious studies, said he was glad to see Dykes stem down.
"I certainly think it's appropriate." Miller said. "I'm glad to see it.
"It was an administration more appropriate for a high school, which was good in an administrative sense." "It should provide morals or a sense of duty."
Norman Forer, associate professor of social welfare, was in New York when he learned of Dykes' resignation.
"I've always had faith in Archie that someday he would find his niche in life," Forer said.
DYKES HAD BEEN criticized by Forer and other faculty members for his stance on Forer's controversial trips to Iran.
Dykes has received little if any criticism of his budgetary and public relations management at KU.
The total operating budget of the
University has increased more than 150 percent during Dykes' term in office and 20 major capital improvement projects, about $150 million, were undertaken.
Faculty salaries, which now average $22.46 a year, have increased 55 percent cumulatively since 1973. Classified salaries are up 121 percent.
LAST SPRING'S enrollment was 26,000 students, a 30 percent increase over the 1973 figure.
Dykes' 28-year career in public education began in 1952 when he started teaching history at Church Hill High School in Church Hill, Tenn. In 1956 he received his M.A. degree in education from East Tennessee State University and he completed his doctorate in education at the University of Tennessee.
Dykes was superintendent of schools in Greenville, Tenn., until 1962. He then became professor of education at the University of Tennessee.
From 1967 to 1971 Dykes served as chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin and from 1972 to 1973 at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC confidence in the University and the improvement in funding of the University as the most important achievements, Dykes and
"The most difficult part was that of securing resources for the institution." Dykes said. "And it's also one of the most important.
Dykes said he was aware of mistakes he had made while in office, but he would not elaborate.
"I'd be the first to say I've made some wrong decisions as chancellor," he said, "but it doesn't serve any useful purpose to二探-guess.
Shankel may act as chancellor
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, seems the most likely candidate for acting chancellor, who will serve until a permanent replacement for Chancellor Archie R. Dykes can be found, George Worth, chairman of the University Senate Executive Committee said yesterday.
By David Stipp
staff reporter
"I think the acting chancellor has to know how the whole University works," Worth said, "and that virtually rules out any other case had no experience as vice chancellor."
An acting chancellor and a search committee for a permanent chancellor probably will be appointed before July 1 by the Kansas Board of Regents, Jordan Haines, Regents chairman, said Saturday.
Glee Smith, another Regent, said Saturday that the acting chancellor would be someone "at the dean level or above" to oversee the department, who would serve from six months to a year.
BESIDES SHANKEL, who resigned as executive vice chancellor to resume teaching and research in microbiology beginning June 30, Raymond Nichols, chancellor emeritus, and Francis H. Heller, professor of law and political science, have been mentioned as potential acting chancellors.
"My age is such that I would have to say 'I'm not available,' he said. "I don't know what I say if the Regents called me, but think they should call on a younger man."
Nichols, 76, who served as acting chancellor in 1972, said his age made him an unlikely candidate.
Heller said he was flattered to be named as a potential acting chancellor.
Here are the KU chancellors. Interm chancellors are indicated by asterisks.
Archie D. Rykhe 1973-80
Raymond Nichols 1972-73
Jim Lumbers in Nurses 1960-69
W. Clarke Wesco 1960-69
Franklin D. Murphy 1951-60
*John H. Nelson 1951*
Past KU chancellors
but said, "I'm very happy doing what I'm doing."
Deane W. Malott 1939-51
Ernest H. Lindley 1920-39
Frank Strong 1902-20
William C. Spangler 1900-02
Francis C. Snow 680-649
A. L. Kleinvin 1883-89
James Marinov 1874-83
John Fraser 1867-74
Robert W. Oliver 1865-67
"The acting chancellor is charged primarily with keeping the seat warm." Heller said. "The most important consideration for the Regents is to choose someone with experience whom they won't have to break in."
"I don't know how it will be done, but I have confidence that the Board of Regents will choose someone acceptable to the University." Haines
THOUGH THE ACTING chancellor will be appointed by the Regents, there is no formal appointment procedure
Smith said the regents agreed in a conference call Thursday that the acting chancellor would not be allowed to conduct the search for a permanent chancellor. This rule was adopted to ensure that the search for a permanent chancellor would not be regarded as a more formality before making the chancellor permanent in that position.
"It would put a real chill on the search if candidates nationwide thought the search was just window dressing," Smith said.
Hanes said that because the Regents knew all the candidates they would not consult KU officials before choosing an acting chancellor, but that they might check with University officials before making the final appointment.
"I can't believe there is a potential acting chancellor at KU I don't know," Haines said.
SEVERAL KU OFFICIALS said the Regents should consult KU faculty and administrators before appointing an acting chancellor.
"We hope that faculty groups will be contacted," Evelyn Swartz, president of the KU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said.
Gerhard Zuther, last year's Senate Executive Committee chairman, said the current SenEx chairman, George Worth, was "a proper point of contact by the Regents" in making their choice of actine chancellor.
Worth said," "I think the Regents would be unwise to proceed without checking with the University."
Haines said the search committee for a permanent chancellor probably would consist of 12 members, which was the committee format followed in
1972 after the resignation of Chancellor Laurence Chalmers. Of the 12, four will be faculty members, four will be faculty and four will be alumn. Hallm
"My personal conviction is that the '72 plan proved to be very satisfactory," Haines said. "Certain people will be on the search committee because of their expertise." The presidents of the student government, faculty and alumni association*.
The search committee will be asked to submit the names of five potential permanent chancellors to the Regents, Haines said. The Regents will make the final selection for chancellor from those names, he said.
SMITH SAID that that leaders of the three groups on the search committee would be asked to submit names of other search committee candidates to the Regents, who would then make final approval of search committee mem-
"I would hope the person was wellrounded—both an academician and an administrator," Haines said.
KU grad wins writing award
Kinko's
Recent KU graduate Lynn Byznski last month won the 20th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation's National Writing Championships.
Byczynski's stories were judged best by a panel of professional journalists from some of the country's ton paper.
Byczynski, who graduated from the William Allen White School of Journalism earlier this year, now works for the Burlington, Iowa Hawk Eye.
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