CITY AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, August 22. 1984
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University personnel double as public servants
Ernest Angino
Ravmond Brecheisen/KANSAN
By BETH REITER Staff Reporter
A gold pendulum swinging constant in Ernest Angelo's office is a stubborn reminder of how little time he has in a day.
And time is something Angino must manage well to perform the responsibilities of being mayor of Lawrence and chairman of the geology department at the University of Kansas.
His duties as chairman of the geology department take up most of his time, Angino said. As chairman, he oversees budget requests, personnel matters and teaching assignments. He also directs the 15 geologists who are members in the department and teaches at least one course each semester.
BUT ANGINOS TIME is also spent dealing with duties as mayor of Lawrence and a member of the City Commission, which, he says, consume from one to two and a half days of his week.
Angino said he enjoyed his two-job lifestyle because he liked to see tasks accomplished.
accomplished.
"You have to take a positive view and ask how something can be done instead of whether it can be done," he said. "I like to take a look into the future."
THE ONLY THING that changed at home when he became mayor in April, he said, was that the telephone rang more than it did when he was just another city commissioner.
And being organized is the key to meeting the demands of his two jobs and his family. Angino said. In addition to his duties as chairman of the department, he does extra work for the department by helping to
raise tunds and making visits to the Kansas Legislature to help raise faculty salaries.
Last year Chancellor Gene A. Budig commended Angino's work for the department with a certificate of appreciation.
Angino said that many students in Lawrence took city government and business schools.
The students at KU and Haskell Indian Junior College are part of the population of Lawrence, Angino said, and they take advantage of services such as police and fire protection and utilities.
Angino said he thought more people should take an interest in city government. He also said he hoped
lack of interest was not why so few people attended City Commission meetings.
As mayor, he must prepare agendas for weekly City Commission meetings and preside at the meetings. He also welcomes people to Lawrence for regional or national meetings and attends ribbon cuttings for new businesses.
He receives a salary of $4.37 every two weeks for being a city commissioner, with no additional salary for being mayor.
Angino ran for the commission, he said, because Lawrence had been good to him and also because he had criticisms of the former commission.
Why would a law professor be a member of the Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals?
Robert Glicksman
"It's a good opportunity to see how local government works," said Robert Glickman, associate professor of law at the University of Kansas.
Glicksman said that his two jobs were "mutually beneficial." As a member of the board, he reviews applications for variances of local zoning.
Zoning has history behind it, said Glickman, who studied European history at Harvard University, graduating in 1974. He received his law degree from Cornell University, in 1977.
Carl Kurt, associate professor of civil engineering, and Mary Prewitt, assistant general council, who is the attorney for the University, are on the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Glicksm said he had planned to be a history professor until the Watergate coverage inspired him to go to law school.
Faculty and staff members will various areas of expertise at the University of Kansas serve on many boards and commissions that make up the framework of city government in Lawrence.
Sharon Brown, the senior programmer of information systems.
John Michel, professor of speech and drama, is on the Traffic Safety Commission. Also on the commission is Tim Miller, instructor in religious studies.
serves on the Human Relations Commission.
Vickle Thomas, an attorney for the University, works on the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission.
Jack Rose, director of laboratories in the chemistry department. is on the Hospital Board.
Ten Anderson, director of facilities operations, is on the Lawrence Housing Authority. Also on the board are Lynne Crabtree, fieldwork coordinator for the occupational therapy department, and Martlyn Varkhrough, associate vice chancellor.
Calder Pickett, professor of journalism, serves on the Library Board.
Other officials
Nan Harper
would sit in an easy chair surrounded with books and read.
But Harper, a part-time journalism instructor at KU, doesn't have time to read. Some of her time is used for courses for courses for the School of Journalism.
"I've never done anything more fun in my life than teach," Harper said.
If Nan Harper had time to do whatever she wanted, she said, she
The instructor from Wichita also spends time reviewing material for her job as a member of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. The planning commission makes recommendations to the City Commission for zoning and building projects.
Harper's interest in city planning began with her love of old homes and history.
"Lawrence is full of history," she said.
Harper also said that she liked the variety of people in Lawrence. She said that a person could spend a lifetime in Lawrence and never meet all the interesting people.
"I have absolutely no free time." Harper said. "I can't imagine ever being bored."
Howard Hill
Howard Hill's love for radio began when he listened to Bob Hope and Jack Benny
"The thing that excites me most about the radio business is the medium is so personal," said Hill, general manager of KANU Radio. "It's one on one, it's me and whoever is on the radio."
Hill, who is also a member of the Lawrence City Commission, said he loved his job at KANU because he
was part of a unique, growing brand of radio with high quality.
KANI is different from other radio stations. Hill said. The radio station survives on private donations from listeners and government funds and is an affiliate of the National Public Radio network.
As general manager, Hill works with the directors of operations, news, programming and development departments at KANU. The directors of the departments do much of the work on their own, Hill said, so he has time for his job as city commissioner.
"A radio station needs to be visible in a community." Hill said. "I wanted to get involved locally for the good of the station."
Sandra Praeger
Sandra Praeger is not only a volunteer herself, her business is volunteers.
Praeger is the coordinator of the dozent program for the Spencer Museum of Art. The program provides tours given by art museum volunteers to groups.
Volunteers She trains the 25 volunteers and coordinates tours, which are given mostly to children. She started as a volunteer for the docent program because of her interest in children, she said, and is now paid as a part-time coordinator.
Praeger is also a member of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission.
Praeger said that she was eager to take an active part in the government of the city in which she lived.
"I've just enjoyed learning," she said. "I like being in a situation where I know about what makes a city go."
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