--l PAEW FTR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1964 r e.1 Powerful Vice-Presidents Handle Key Problems '' r I Directly beneath the University President are six vice-presidents --men who make fewer headlines than the chief executive but wield a powerful hand in the day-to- day workings of the upper admin- istration. Three of them-the vice-presi- dents for student affairs, research and the Dearborn Center-have relatively specialized responsibili- ties and are discussed elsewhere in this issue. The men below might be considered the "big three" among the University's vice-presi- dents. President Harlan H. Hatcher.t When the University's chief execu- tive is away, Niehuss assumesx command. During his 11 year stint as vice-N president and dean of faculties,t Niehuss became a familiar figure1 in Lansing and at Regents' meet- ings, attempting to inform these bodies about University needs, andc faculty needs in particular.t Roger M. Heyns took over manyt of Niehuss' old duties in his post of vice-president for academic af- fairs. This allowed Niehuss to bei free' to concentrate his energies9 on relations with the state and federal government. He joined the faculty in 1927 as an instructor in the business ad- ministration school. In 1936 he be- came an associate professor in the Law School. Niehuss became a professor of law and vice-presi- dent for University relations in 1944. He was named vice-presi- dent and dean of faculties in 1951 and holds a bachelor of arts and bachelor of laws degree from the University. Faculty Confidence At the time of Niehuss' appoint- ment, Regent Eugene B. Power of Ann Arbor said that he had been "impressed with Niehuss' skill and adroitness and the confidence placed in him by the faculty." He added he was glad to see Niehuss "promoted to a position that will make special use of his particular administrative skills." Niehuss employs these skills when he talks to legislators, Re- gents and governmental commit- tees. A large part of his work cen- ters around the University's battle of the budget. He, along with all other top Uni- versity administrators, attends and takes active part in Regents' meet- ings.. During this past year, Univer- sity administrators spoke before Governor George Romney's Citi- zen Committee on Higher Educa- tion about the needs and problems of Michigan education. Informs Legislators Niehuss has also taken part in informing Michigan legislators about work being done at the Uni- versity. He was in Lansing when the University demonstrated in- struments of scientific achieve- ment to the Legislature. Another one of his duties is to work with the Coordinating Coun- cil for Higher Education. Com- posed of the presidents and a board member of each of the ten state supported schools, the coun- cil meets about four times a year to discuss common problems be- tween the universities and also with the Legislature. He usually attends the meetings and advises President Hatcher on issues considered by the council. sors from other schools. Perhaps the single most impor- tant area of concern for Heyns is conferring with other top admin- istrators on plans for University growth. Last year his office gath- ered enrollment predictions from all University schools. The pro- jection: some 50,000 students by 1975. Despite the long-range nature of many of its concerns, the OAA and Heyns as its head are rel- atively new. Present Executive Vice-Presi- dent of the University Marvin L. Niehuss used to carry the com- bined burden of academic affairs and executive vice-president. By 1962 his work load had grown so cumbersome that Niehuss was promoted to his current position and Heyns was elevated from dean of the literary college to vice- president of the office he now heads. At the same time the OAA be- came parent to the Office of Reg- istration and Records and to the Office of Admissions, which had previously been under the Office of Student Affairs. Heyns' position tends to be a more function-oriented and more clear-cut one than that which Niehuss took over after the re- organization. His major general concerns have been "the size and complexity of the University and coordinatingddifferent activities for a better education." Responsibilities Heyns himself holds a PhD from the University. He joined its faculty as an instructor in psychology in 1947 and had ad- vanced to a full professorship by 1957. He became dean of the lit- erary college in 1958. He has also been involved in negotiations with officials from Delta College, one of the Univer- sity's branches, in consultations on all major ideas for reforming the literary college-including ex- ploratory discussions last year on changing the distribution require- ment system, in helping to shape the faculty's University Senate Committee on Conditions for Staff Excellence and in talks with pro- fessors, department heads and school deans on appointments and promotions. In addition, he has formed an Academic Affairs Advisory Coun- cil, an informal monthly meeting of college deans to discuss ideas and programs for improving com- munications within the University and with the public and for meet- ing various growth problems. Wilbur K. Pierpont ,. Vice-Presiden ifor Busiiess and Finance The University may not have enough money, but it has a lot. It has assets of around $350 mil- lion scattered throughout eight different funds; each year it spends about $125 million. Keeping track of all this money -and lending a hand in the con- stant campaign to get more-is one of this tasks of Vice-President for Business and Finance Wilbur K. Pierpont. Though the Univer- sity isn't run for pecuniary profit, this quiet, modest University of- ficial oversees one of the biggest businesses in the state. In addition, Pierpont might be called the "vice-president for non- academic affairs." For just as the Office of Academic Affairs watches over the University's fac- ulty, Pierpont's personnel office is in charge of the numerous non- academic employees necessary to run the sprawling and complex University. Thus Service Enter- prises (which bring you such fa- vorites as residence-hall food) and the Plant Department fall under his name on the organizational chart. Planners, Too Also, Pierpont's office handles the long-range planning of the expanding University campuses. It is largely responsible for the North Campus, Central Campus and Medical Center Plans des- cribed elsewhere in this section. And finally, like all the top ad- ministrators, Pierpont worries about getting enough money to carry out the University's plans- in his case, its building plans in particular. "We have very little leeway left for expansion" within the current physical framework, Pierpont commented recently. He added, however, that the University See PIERPONT, Page 5 A .I II Marvi Niehuss Executive Vice-President In February of 1962, the Re- gents established the post of Exec- utive Vice-President and Marvin L. Niehuss was chosen to fill it. Regent Carl Brablec of Rose- ville commented at that time that heretofore "the by-laws have not provided the President with a competent deputy. I'm glad this has been remedied." As executive vice-president, Nie- huss is the chief assistant to Roger W. ileyns Vice-President for Academic Affairs By JEFFREY GOODMAN one dynamo-administrator di- rects the whole range of activi- ties at the University known as academic affairs. He is Roger W. Heyns, and from his vice-presidency in the Uni- versity hierarchy he heads the Office of Academic Affairs. Its problems range from gen- eral responsibility for the faculty and academic programs of the University's various schools and colleges to more specific matters. 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