University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Conrad ' s job: a lot of money Money at the University is a little like the weather- in reverse: a lot of people do something about it, but nobody talks about it. As Business Manager, Ernest Conrad is probably the least public of the University ' s top adminis- trators. Conrad, whose job includes all of the University ' s business dealings, is forced to think at three speeds at once-, today, next year, and ten years after that. The practicalities of educational dreams are Conrad ' s responsibility. He is a most pleasant fellow, but even when he takes a few minutes to chat he gives the impression that he ' s worrying about four or five major problems at once; and he probably is. Budget Director, Harold Jacobsen, quite simply, prepares the University ' s budget, which every two years is sent lamb-like to the state legislature. How much of the budget returns alive quite often de- pends on how well Jacobsen ' s figures hold up. Comptroller, John Look keeps track of the Univer- sity ' s money, not an easy task in a multi-million dollar organization. He is, by way of simplified definition, a super-bookkeeper. I I t . t9 1 Moneymen Jacobsen, Look, and Conrad: theirs are not easy jobs in the multi-million dollar educational process. 1

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Next to The Boss ' s, Provost Frederick Thieme ' s job is probably the keynoter of the administration-a Little Bit of Everything. Thieme ' s job v as created in 1958 by the Regents and, technically, is that of chief academic officer of the University. He is, in effect, the vice-president, taking over when The Boss is away. A number of academic agencies, including admissions, libraries, and educational television are under his direct authority. 28

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If all the students at the University were to stand in a line facing West, the line would extend 11.4 miles. And sure enough, at the sections desk every quarter, it does. The line does not reach across the lobby and down the stairwell because the Sections Ladies hate people; it reaches across the lobby and down the stairwell because grown students with college train- ing have not yet figured out how to fill out a printed . . form correctly. regiStratlOIl Mrs. Ethelyn Toner is the registrar and is in charge of the entire regis- tration process. She worries about the image of the Registrar ' s Office, and is, quite incidentally, a very nice lady. After 35 years of trial by academic fire, she ' ll retire this year. As director of the Office of Admissions, Harold Adams was the fellow who decided to let you into the University. In making this decision, his office was guided by the standards set by the Faculty Senate and by a faculty board on borderline cases. As it deals with human futures, Adams ' job is not an easy one. Admissions Director Harold Adams and Registrar Ethe- lyn Toner watch the line that extends across the lobby and down the stair- well. 30