8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, July 16, 1997
Bollinger creates new post, names chief of staff
By Katie Piona
Daily News Editor
University President Lee Bollinger, in an effort
to organize his office, has created a new adminis-
trative position.
Chacona Johnson, the University's director of
principal gifts in the Department of Development,
has been named chief of staff by Bollinger.
Her responsibilities will include coordinating
the president's internal and external communica-
tion with constituents and senior officials, as well
as advising him on issues regarding policy devel-
opment.
After receiving approval from the University Board
of Regents at this week's meeting, Johnson will move
into Bollinger's office next Monday.
In addition to being named chief of staff, Johnson
will take on the title of associate Vice President for
Development, joining the ranks of associate Vice
President for Development Roy Muir.
"I think it's an excellent opportunity. Chacona's
just an outstanding person for it," Muir said. "It
will be a great position, and it affects both
President Bollinger broadly and his relationship
with the Development program."
Johnson said she is looking forward to collabo-
rating with Bollinger on his goals for gift solicita-
tion and fulfilling Bollinger's requests from facul-
ty and student groups.
"I think it's a very good opportunity," Johnson
said. "I am excited about working with Bollinger.
"There are a lot of demands of him and only so
many hours in the day," Johnson said, adding that
she will advise Bollinger on how to best match
requested appointments with his priorities.
Associate Vice President for University
Relations Lisa Baker said the creation of the chief
of staff post is Bollinger's first step in managing
his office's affairs.
"Different presidents handle their offices in dif-
ferent ways - it's really a matter of personal
style," Baker said.
Johnson said her approval as chiefofstaffwill mark
the inauguration of the appointment. However, past.
presidents have appointed assistants or created other
positions through which they organized their offices.
Bollinger said that Johnson possesses the expe-
rience and attributes necessary to take on the chal-
lenges her new position entails.
"Through her years of service in Development,
Chacona has long-standing relations with our most
significant contributors. But she is also wise and
tactful diplomat of the first order," Bollinger said in
a written statement.
Johnson has been an integral part of the
Campaign for Michigan, the drive in which gifts
are solicited for the University's various schools
and programs. The most recent campaign, whit
began in 1990 and is scheduled to end tW
September, brought in 27 donors making contribu-
tions of $5 million or more.
Johnson's salary will be $120,000 per year. She
will also continue to work as director of principal
gifts.
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Along with the art fairs' festivities
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scarce and costly. Also, many roads are
blocked off, making it difficult for cars
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Dianna Haffner, information spe-
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Visitors Bureau, said the bureau nro-
vides general visitor information,
including hotel availability and parking'
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various stops throughout downtown
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also be provided.
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at either Briarwood Mall or Ann Arbor
Pioneer High School and use the shut-
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The overall state budget grew by
only about 2 percent, but the arnount
appropriated to each state university
will increase by at least 4 percent.
Schwartz said. The University's funding
will increase by 4.2 percent.
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The bill's timing has sent some
University administrators scrambling.
Provost J. Bernard Machen will be pre-
senting the University's budget to the
University Board of Regents later this
week. The extra $12 million dollars
could conceivably cause some last-
minute changes.
"We received word from the st*
appropriations rather late in the
process," said associate Vice President
for University Relations Lisa Baker.
Wilbanks said that the University
will also receive an additional $1.7 mil-
lion that earmarked for maintenance,
equipment and development of the
University's infrastructure.
The general funding can be used for
anything the regents choose, but
Schwartz said he hoped that some of
would be spent on keeping the ever V
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in funding to "allow the schools in '97-
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