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most visible of his
accomplishments.
The new standards, adopted
by the state board in May, will
require high school students
to take four years of English,
three years of math, two years
of science, three years of
social science and “highly
recommends” two years of a
foreign language.
The standards have drawn
widespread support across
the state — except for the im
plementation date.
A joint committee of the
State Board of Higher Educa
tion, State Board of Education
and the Educational Coor
dinating Commission had
recommended a gradual im
plementation starting in 1986
and running through 1990.
But Davis said the state
needed to have the standards
in place as soon as possible.
His sense of urgency was
transmitted to the state board,
which supported his 1985 im
plementation date.
“I like the principle of set
ting goals you have to stretch
for,” says Davis. “You ought to
be shooting for something
beyond your reach — aspire to
be better than you can.”
Davis’ “enthusiastic leader
ship" probably sped up the
process of increasing the em
phasis on quality, says Olum.
“It may not have happended
so soon if it were not for Bud
Davis’ leadership.”
Another portion of Davis'
drive for excellence was the
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establishment of "Presidential
Scholarships.” These $1,000
awards were to be given to top
Oregon scholars to encourage
their attendance at state in
stitutions. He set 50 as the
goal for the major universities
and left the fundraising up to
each individual university. The
University has met that goal.
Money for outstanding out
of-state scholars and
residence hall scholarships
have also been suggested by
Davis. The 50 runners-up to
the Presidential Scholarships
will receive $500 residence
hall awards.
“Those are the kinds of
things we (legislators) want to
see,” says Fawbush. “The
Legislature is tired of a system
that doles out money without
thought for quality.”
The real test of Davis’ ability
as chancellor probably came
in his relations with the
Legislature.
Oregon had funding pro
blems before Davis arrived.
Tuition is well above the na
tional average, faculty salaries
are well below the national
average, relatively little fun
ding has been allotted to
maintenance of facilities and
no money has gone toward
capital construction.
“That kind of funding pro
blem becomes cumulative — a
downward spiral,” says Davis.
"We have been able to change
that.”
Changing the attitudes of
legislators has taken up much
of Davis’ time and energy.
A typical day might begin at
6:30 a m. Davis would travel to
Salem to be at an 8 a.m.
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meeting. He would finish late
in the afternoon, perhaps after
a meeting with the governor,
and arrive home at 7 p.m. In
the evenings, he often has a
speaking engagement or
social function to attend.
Davis received the support
of Gov. Vic Atiyeh, who recom
mended a budget increase of
20 percent.
“It was real symbolic to me
that the day after he was
elected, Atiyeh had an 8 a.m.
meeting and the first thing on
his agenda was the higher
education budget,” says
Davis. Davis met daily with
Atiyeh from Wednesday to
Saturday to discuss higher
education’s budget.
Relations between the state
system and the Legislature
were at an ebb before Davis ar
rived, according to Fawbush.
“It would be hard not to be
an improvement (over
Lieuallen)," Fawbush says.
But Davis says the at
mosphere in the Joint Ways
and Means Committee was
not adversarial, but more of a
partnership. Davis’ appoint
ment of a staff member in
Salem also showed legislators
his concern.
Part of Davis’ success may
be letting Legislators see what
the state system really does
with the money it gets. For ex
ample, professors and resear
chers testified about their
work, giving legislators a taste
of what happens at the
schools.
“The legislature was
sincerely interested in finding
ways and things to support in
higher education," he says. "I
felt the mood was one of pa
tient listening and considera
tion. In terms of the funds
available we have seen a
significant committment."
The Legislature increased
higher education's budget 17
percent, paring $21 million
from the governor's recom
mendation. It left special pro
visions intact for a tuition
freeze and special monies for
other projects such as high
technology education and
libraries
The budget still leaves the
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