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Wednesday, August 23, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Staff Photo by TRISH LEWIT
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes
Staff Writer
By SANDYHERD
Dykes' wife likes hostess job
Nancy Dykes seems perfectly suited for her job as official hostess of the University of Kansas. She is organized and efficient, but she also warm and charm and warm manne put people at ease.
She does all of the planning and buying for receptions and dinners that are held in the hospital.
"IF I'M WELL organized, I don't worry and have groups in. I really enjoy enkering."
"The group was meeting at the Union and they finished an hour early," she said. "Arche told them to go on over to the house. People started arriving and I was just around ready, but had to hurry around to get ready and I was a little red-faced when I greeted them."
She said that after that, Chancellor Dykes as very careful about checking with her bank's card number.
"I help with any last minute preparations and with tidying up before groups come over," she said. "I hope that it never gets to me. I should just keep it on my desk." But I didn't see anyone if I was well prepared.
Fall and spring are especially busy times for Dykes and a great deal of her time is spent in hosting different groups and attending events related to the University.
"Things are usually very hectic, with something planned every day and every night," Dykes said. "There's kind of a lull in the winter and summer."
Dykes told of one occasion when she thought that she was ready for a group to come over and had allowed herself an hour to shower and get ready.
**DYKES** APPROACH to his job is personal. If he makes the right contacts, KU can help him.
He said that any chancellor's impact on policy-making is based on the personality of the president.
"Men sometimes don't understand that
"I don't think the authority of my office makes that much difference," he said. Most of what is achieved is achieved by people understand the goals we're trying to achieve. Once people have adequate information, they tend to come to the same conclusion.
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes, to many people and to himself, is the University of
Dykes has said that his ability to achieve the goals he has set for KU is related directly to his ability to persuade and state leaders that his ideas are right.
The automatic connection between Dykes and KU has not come about by accident. Dykes conducts a public relations campaign through the key to the campaig's current success.
Dykes is synonym for University
"It is important for the University to be involved with activities outside the university in a safe way. He has an opportunity through these builds to support developments to build support. My participation in the business community makes it easier to raise funds to support the university."
Involvement in business activity and an interest in the prosperity of the community is one of the best ways to gain support for KU. Dvkes said.
Dykes is a member of the boards of directors of several businesses, including the First National Bank of Kansas City, the Merrill Lynch Securities and the Merchants National Bank of Topeka.
One of Dykes' assistants summed up Dykes' approach, saying, "The chancellor certainly is concerned about outward appearances. He thinks that it makes a big
impression on determining whether students will come here."
The assistant also said that a large portion of the mail received by Dykes mentioned the appearance of the campus. He said that was one reason that Dykes was more conscious of appearances than most of the other KU administrators.
Dykes said that during the legislative session his most important responsibility was to ensure that the laws
State Rep. John Vogel, R-Lawrence, said Dykes was an effective spokesman for KU at the Legislature. He said that in the past some caddishellers had been better off sending a representative to the Legislature to speak for KU.
Dykes said that the main issue that concerned him in the Lawrence area was sustaining the relationship that existed between Lawrence and KU.
but Chancellor Dykens' character and personality make him a leader in the
"For the last few years, since I've been associated with the University, the relationship has been very positive and mutually rewarding," Dykes said. "That isn't always true in a community where there is a major university."
WHEN A problem that concerns both KU and the city comes to his attention, Dykes
said, he works through formal channels with the City Commission, the County Commission, the Chamber of Commerce and the city manager.
Dykes said that he did not think he was a leader in the Lawrence community unless U.S. policy had changed.
"I don't have extensive active involvement in the community," he said. "I would be impossible, given my time limitations."
Jim Scaly, administrative assistant to the chancellor, said that for every invitation given to him, he would
"But if the chancellor doesn't make certain appearances, 'Scaly said,' he gets more attention."
Scally said he thought Dykes worked about 350 days a year.
Dykes said, "The most frustrating thing is the demands of time and the constraints of time. The hardest part of the job is trying to manage that one is expected to do with the time of the day.
"THE TIME element is a very serious problem."
Dykes' approach to KU administration has been controversial since he has been working at KU. His demanding attitude and determination for perfection undoubtedly always will be unpopular with some of his associates.
And for Archie R. Dykes, that's what the chancellor's job is all about.
--kind of thing if they don't have to get ready for people coming over," she said.
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--kind of thing if they don't have to get ready for people coming over," she said.
"We've been involved with the Heart Association for more than 20 years," she said. "Our older son had open-heart surgery when he was seven and we had known about a congenital heart condition since he was six months old."
If Dykes could arrange it, she would have more time to pursue other interests, she
THE DYKEES are planning now for the activities they will be involved with this fall.
When Dykes is not busy entertaining groups or attending University functions, she does volunteer work at the art library in downtown Kansas City. She is at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
"IPLAY GOLF, but I have had no time so far this year to play may," she said. "I also enjoy playing bridge, reading and doing needpoint.
"I don't ever feel resentful when my responsibilities keep me from my other interests. I get tired sometimes, everyone asks for it and when I wish I had more free time for myself."
She also serves on the board of the Kansas Heart Association.
Dykes, who taught elementary school for five years, said that she missed teaching the first few years after she stopped, but that she did not miss it now.
"I don't have time to think about missing it," she said. "I can't see how anything else could be more interesting and challenging than what I am doing now.
"I can't help but think that, of anything I would decide to pursue, the experiences over the past few years would be very valuable."
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