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Monday, March 15, 1982 Eugana, Oragon Oregon daily Volume 83 Number 118 emerald - a Davis accepts job as chancellor Weathersby bows out; scoffs at ‘an offer I could refuse and did’ From Em or a Id and Aaaoclatod Proa* roport* University of New Mexico Pres William "Bud" Davis was hired as chancellor late Friday night by the State Board of Higher Education after its first choice, George Weathersby, bowed out when he was offered a salary between $70,000 and $80,000 Board members, wearied by weeks of touchy negotiations with Weathersby, were obviously relieved when Davis ac cepted the job for a salary of $75,000 plus benefits "The board is happy with the way it turned out," said Robert Ingalls, who headed the board's three-member negotiating team Davis, 53, withdrew his name two weeks ago when the board offered the job to Weathersby. Indiana's 37-year-old commissioner for higher education After Weathersby rejected the board's salary offer Thursday night. Davis was asked to reconsider Final negotiations were conducted quickly Friday after noon and Davis was offered the job shortly after a 9 p m conference call of the board The other remaining chancellor fin alist, Kalamazoo College Pres George Rainsford, was called by Board Pres, Ed Harms after Davis was hired Harms said the board’s original vote on its top choice for chancellor "was essentially a tie" between Weathersby and Davis "We think Davis will fit in well and understands the area,” Harms said “We re pleased that he's coming to Oregon " The primary problem facing the state system is underfunding and erosion of quality, Davis said in a press conference after he was interviewed by the board late last month The system is not overbuilt, he said, but education leaders must sit down with legislators and citizens of the state and decide what level of higher education taxpayers are willing to support, "You have to decide what league you want to play in,” he said Weathersby was reported as saying the board would have a hard time finding a qualified chancellor for the money it is willing to pay "They made me an offer I could refuse and I did.” Weathersby said in an interview Friday with an Indian but there are serious i vw* v Jvi 'wuo » I r rnAftitntiftee yi ov"'v • wvi ywi'ifcwUwio, He said have just begun ganuations, which at a University faculty, students at 3:30 in Room 150 University Provost the program permanent and will programs Furth reductions are ,.ng that the eliminated 96 since 1979. Every position yr important for this said Program reorganu elude relocating and programs to lower penses he said im Photo by Duane Shrag William “Bud" Davis anwsers questions from reporter. apolis paper. Weathersby is paid about $70,000 a year, but says he earns another $12,000 from his work as a consultant for foun dations, institutions and non-profit cor porations. Both Weathersby and Ingalls denied news reports over the weekend that said Weathersby had demanded $90,000 for the Oregon post. "What was being discussed was less than my current income and no more than is currently made by the presidents of some of the campuses,” Weathersby said when contacted by telephone Thursday at his Indianapolis home. Leonard Laster, president of the Oregon Health Sciences University, earns about $82,500. Weathersby said the salary offered "didn't appropriately reflect the set of decisions I thought had been made rela tive to the responsibility that the position should have.” "It (the salary offer) says the position "(of chancellor) is no more significant and is looked upon as equal in responsibility” to the job of a university president,” Weathersby said. “If you want to deal with a market of first-class people and first-class institu tions, then you have to recognize the market you're dealing with,” he said. Davis has been president at the University of New Mexico for seven years and was the president of Idaho State University for 10 years. He has a ba chelor's degree in physical education, a master's in education administration and a doctorate in higher education. In addition to the $75,000 base salary, Davis will receive $5,000 for on-the-job expenses and will reside in the chancel lor's house. The state pays about $18,000 a year for a housekeeper, utili ties and upkeep for the large house. I Davis will become the seventh state system chancellor July 1, succeeding Roy Lieuallen. Photo by Bob Baker Which way is up? The horizon’s reflected Image Is captured by a puddle on the EMU balcony.
