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>'ol. 92 No. 184 (6 pages)
1893 - A Century of Service to Texas A&M - 1993
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By JASON COX
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The Chairman of the Texas
University System Board
(Regents announced Monday
lat System Chancellor, Dr. Her-
ert Richardson, intends to step
own from the high administra-
vepost and will likely be re
laced by University President
lr.William H- Mobley.
Richardson will leave his office
Sective September 1 to return to
professorial position with the
apartment of engineering.
Board of Regents Chairman
oss D. Margraves stressed that
khardson wasn't being asked to
epdown and said the System in-
ds to use him extensively. He
aid when someone decides they
ant to move, the board tries to
place them with people from in-
iethe System.
"It was his decision," he said,
torso many years, he has served
administrative type jobs. He
its this as a time to dedicate to
lings he wants to do. It has been
itressing to me that the tone of
k is that it is a downturn."
Richardson will be appointed
ligents Distinguished Professor
(Engineering, the highest acade
me rank in the University. He
lasheld a part-time appointment
as a distinguished professor since
joining the A&M System in 1985
as deputy chancellor and dean of
engineering before being named
chancellor in 1991.
System officials confirmed the
change in the top System jobs Mon
day after weekend news reports ru
mored an administrative shuffle.
Noting the progress the System
has made under Richardson's
leadership. Margraves said in a
prepared statement that Universi
ty and System administrators
have "charted a new course for
the future which will be character
ized by increased System leader
ship for member institutions and
agencies, more collaborative and
joint programs among System
members and stronger external in
terfaces with all constituencies."
Mobley will be promoted to
chancellor at the Board's August
27 meeting. Margraves said Mob
ley's record with the University
See Shakeup/Page 4
Davis takes on role as president
of Development Foundation
By LISA ELLIOTT
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Ed Davis, former deputy chancellor of the A&M System, assumed
his new role as president of the Texas A&M University Development
Foundation Monday.
The move is part of last weekend's administrative shakeup that will
replace Chancellor Herbert Richardson, who will step down from his
position Sept.l, with University President William H. Mobley. Dr. E.
Dean Gage, senior vice president and provost, will hold the position of
interim president.
Davis said his move has been discussed for the past two months, and
the fact that it occurred at the same time as the administrative turmoil is
just a coincidence.
Davis has taken the place of Bob Rutledge who took a position at an
other institution.
See Davis/Page 4
few library director chosen
Dr. Fred Heath leaves TCU for Sterling C. Evans position
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Dr.Fred M. Heath, director of the Texas Christian
University Library, has been selected to take the
flace of Irene Hoadley as dean and director of Texas
EM's Sterling C. Evans Library this week.
The library director is responsible for the manage
ment, operations and planning for Evans Library,
4ch is the largest library in the A&M System.
Hoadley resigned as director last year to head
jM's capital campaign, referred to as the "Capture
ItieSpirit" campaign.
Dr. E. Dean Gage, senior vice president and
provost at A&M, said Heath was their first choice for
Hie position.
"We are very honored and excited to recruit the
lumber one candidate as identified by the search
Dmmittee," he said.
Gage said the search for the library director
irought more qualified candidates to apply for this
position than he has ever seen apply for any Univer-
iity position.
He said the quality that stood out the most about
ath was his dedication to research, his knowledge
in the field of electronic resources and his ability to
Undle the budget as it relates to the increasing cost
magazines and scholarly journals.
Heath served as director of the library at TCU for
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six years.
"There is a significant difference in the positions of
the two schools," he said. "TCU is a good liberal arts
college, whereas A&M is more research oriented."
Heath said he decided to come to A&M because
he was impressed with the University's dedication to
research.
"I admire the people at A&M for their dedica
tion," he said. "The A&M research mission interests
me in addition to all the campus activities."
Prior to his term at TCU, he served as dean of the
library facilities at the University of North Alabama
for seven years and prior to that time served at sev
eral library facilities in Alabama and Virginia.
He said he looks forward to helping the research
mission of A&M by being an important part of the
library.
Heath said he will have his hands full when he as
sumes the position. He said he will have to concen
trate on getting acquainted with A&M and all its tra
ditions, as well as juggle a tight budget and all the
new additions to the library such as the new George
Bush Library and the addition of new electronic in
formation resources.
Heath plans to be moved in by mid-October and
to assume the new position on November 1.
Dr. Mary Lou Goodyear has been acting director
since last December, and the search committee for a
new director was appointed in February.
khool advises against 'illegal questions'
Graduates to face j ob interviews
By LISA ELLIOTT
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Many Texas A&M students
11 graduate next week and hit
! streets looking for a job, but
“lost aren't aware of the restric-
l 'ons potential employers face
"'hen interviewing applicants.
Margie Billingsley, senior em-
■loyment interviewer at the A&M
taployment Office, said students
'hould be cautious about answer-
'ig personal questions. While
employers aren't exactly prohibit-
by law to ask personal ques
tions, they are prohibited from us
ing those answers to refuse an ap
plicant a job.
She said students should be ex
tremely cautious about answering
any questions that are not related
to the job. These types of ques
tions include, "who will take care
of your children while you're at
work," or "do you plan to have
children."
Even questioning the origin of
their name or their religious ori
entation could spell trouble for
employers.
Billingsley said the best way to
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•Tuesday: partly cloudy
with widely scattered rain
highs in the mid 90s
•Forecast for Wednesda
partly cloudy, highs in
90s to near 100. Hot!!
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90s, lows in the 70s
No limits on guests at graduation
Koldus to speak at summer commencement ceremonies
answer questions like this is to an
swer it with a question.
"Something like 'why do you
need to know that?' in a polite
manner," she said.
It's up to the applicant whether
or not they want to answer per
sonal questions, she said.
"It's a judgment call; they don't
have the obligation to answer,"
she said. And the employer can't
refuse to hire them because they
won't answer.
Jim Stone, deputy director for
the Equal Employment Opportu
nity Commission (EEOC) in San
Antonio, said the important thing
to remember is that these types of
questions are not illegal to ask but
if the answers are used to discrim
inate, that becomes illegal.
"If they ask the same questions
for men and women regarding
pregnancy and such, that's okay,"
he said. For instance, if they ask all
their female applicants their plans
for a family they must also ask the
male applicants, he said.
Billingsley said she personally
has encountered many off-limits
questions during job interviews
prior to working for A&M but she
is very careful to avoid them now
that she is the one conducting in
terviews.
The interview is also an oppor
tunity for the applicant to see
what kind of company they are
applying for.
See Interview/Page 4
By REAGON CLAMION
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Summer graduates will not be
limited in the number of guests
that may attend the August 13
and 14 com
mencement cer
emonies.
Seniors were
limited to six
guests at the
commencement
last May, but
associate regis
trar Don Gard
ner said the
policy didn't
work well.
"It all ended
up okay, but there was a lot of ap-
Koldus
prehension," Gardner said. "The
problem was people had already
bought plane tickets and hotel
rooms."
Gardner said the unofficial pol
icy at the May commencement
was to just let everyone in, and he
said ultimately there were no
problems.
Gardner said the problems
may have been alleviated if stu
dents had been given more notice.
He said if the policy were used in
the future, students would be no
tified far in advance.
Gardner said limitations would
not be an issue at the summer
graduation because only about
800 students would be graduating
at each ceremony.
Dr. John J. Koldus III, the out
going vice president for student
services, will deliver the address
at both summer commencement
ceremonies.
Koldus announced last April
that he plans to retire Aug. 31 af
ter 20 years at Texas A&M.
Commencement exercises
will begin at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 13
for degree candidates in the col
leges of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, Architecture, Business
Administration and Graduate
School of Business, Education
and Science.
Ceremonies will begin at 9
a.m., Aug. 14 for degree candi
dates in the Colleges of Engi
neering, Geosciences and Mar
itime Studies, Liberal Arts, Med
icine and Veterinary Medicine.
A&M student held at gunpoint in robbery
By MICHELE BRINKMANN
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A Texas A&M University student was robbed at
gun point early Sunday morning as he arrived for
work at Easterwood Airport in College Station.
Rob Thomas, a senior journalism major, was fol
lowed from an E-Z Mart in Bryan to the airport at
5:15 a.m. and approached by five individuals in a
4-Runner asking for directions to the campus
dorms. The vehicle was later identified as stolen.
One suspect held a .45 automatic pistol to
Thomas' head and said, "This is a robbery. Give
me your money.”
The suspect then put the gun to the back of his
head and knocked his baseball cap off.
Thomas said he did not have any money, but
his wallet, checkbook, keys and shoes were stolen.
The suspect then said to Thomas "You move.
and I'll shoot your ass. I'll kill you."
After the suspects drove away, Thomas ran to
the office and called 911. He said an officer arrived
within a minute.
"The worst part about this whole thing is that I
tried to help someone and look what happened,"
Thomas said.
Thomas said this has never happened at the air
port before.
"This is totally foreign to me," Thomas said. "It
is a very secured area."
Although some of the suspects have been
identified and arrested, the investigation is not
yet completed.
"We believe the suspects are juveniles," said
Elmer E. Schneider Jr., Associate Director of the
University Police Department. "We have never
had any reports of this sort of activity happening at
the airport before."