The campus is a-buzz as we puzzle over a mysterious memo from the Board Chair. Evidently, the Executive Committee has a candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant Deanship, whom we get to meet tomorrow. Said candidate seems, from the letter, not to fit into the anticipated one-year interim box; where earlier we had been promised a “person of stature” (raising immediate queries about tall Episcopalians), now we seem to be headed toward a Dean whom the Trustees and their advisors think an outstanding candidate for whom they’d be inclined to change the rules.
No names here in the blog, but Margaret and I had a comprehensive discussion of possible deans, and the IM wires have been humming as concerned community members speculate.
Posted by AKMA at May 31, 2004 10:44 PM | TrackBackMan, it's Junior High all over again... everyone else is in on the secret except me. Someone whisper it in my ear!!
(ps - it's not me. I'm neither tall nor Episcopalian, so I'm guessing I'm out of the running on at least 2 counts. Probably closer to 100)
Met the prospective new-guy today, one Howard Anderson. For being the much heralded "person of stature," there was a collective, "Who??" when we heard the name.
Have to admit though, I liked him.
Posted by: Reverend Ref at June 1, 2004 04:25 PMOkay, I know I'm behind here, but do you mean the board just sort of picked someone? No real search process, etc..?
Posted by: Mark J. at June 13, 2004 05:36 PMIf you don't know where you are going, you'll end up somewhere else.
Posted by: Yogi Berra at June 29, 2004 08:10 AM