Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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THE PRESIDENT: Barnaby C. Keeney describes his own function as the responsibility for the whole operation, which involves about 7500 people, quite a lot of money, real estate, and activity. He must be a little more like an executive or a professional man than is a Professor, a Dean, or a student, and yet a little more like a Professor than a business executive. Like the greatest of Brown's presidents, Mr. Keeney has combined these necessary quali- ties and added many of his own-wit, scholarship and tre- mendous personal energy, to name a few. As chief officer of the Corporation and of the Administration, and as a mem- ber of almost all standing committees of the administra- tion and faculty, the President's power extends to every phase of the University's activity. Knowing when and how to use his power, and when and how to seek advice, Presi- dent Keeney has set the direction, the tone, and the char- acter of Brown. In short, the President must take final responsibility, must allow his name to become associated with everything the University does. Barnaby Keeney ac- cepted this responsibility, and it is indicative of the strength of his commitment that as soon as he announced his decision to retire, the decade 1955-1965 became known as the Keeney years at Brown.