University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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TOP RIGHT: Thomas P. Nickell; BELOW: Chancellor Norman Topping; BOTTOM RIGHT: William Hall. The Board of Trustees appointed Chancellor Norman Topping to his post in 1970. Although he has no specific duties as Chancellor, Top- ping remains active in university affairs after service as president of the university for sev- eral years. Thomas Nickell, vice president of university affairs, manages university relations, develop- ment and alumni affairs. A major part of his department ' s efforts focus on the Toward Century 11 $265 million fund-raising cam- paign. Through counseling, the Dean for Student Life, Robert Mannes, ensures that student or- ganizations run smoothly in conjunction with other university affairs. Addie Klotz, who directs the Student Health Center, also serves as associate vice president for student affairs. Chaplain Alvin Rudisill di- rects use ' s religious program and church and serves as a personal adviser. Preston Dent, the Associate Dean of Curri- culum and Instruction, strives to assure USC ' s academic excellence by evaluating courses. William Hall, the university Registrar, retired this year after serving the university since Au- gust, 1949. At that time, he was Assistant Registrar for Veteran Affairs. Through various promo- tions. Hall arrived to his last position where he managed the Registrar ' s Office for 13 years with help from three as- sistants. He supervised regis- tration, transcripts, senior de- gree checks and other acade- mic records. Hall served on various cam- pus committees; he served as an elected member of the Faculty Senate and, as Regis- trar, he was the permanent secretary on the Academic Standards Committee of the President ' s Advisory Council. In the future. Hall planned to work two days a week for a- bout a year or more as a con- sultant for the new Registrar. 18

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Joan Schaefer, Dean of Women, works with vari- ous academic programs on-and off-campus, and al- so serves as an adviser and counselor.. . Car! Franklin, vice president for legal affairs, deals almost exclusively with the university ' s encounters with contract law. He channels other law matters to the university ' s contracted law firm. Colin MacLeod, director of financial services, oversees the university ' s at least $200 million finan- cial operations. in his work with university services and property, Anthony Lazzaro, vice president for business affairs, finds ways to operate USC as efficiently as possible for the least amount of money. Executive vice president, Zohrab Kaprielian, is responsible for academic planning, research and supervising the university ' s budget. 20