The replacements should easily be found in time because both Corporation members will continue in their posts through the 1996-97 school year, Rudenstine said.

While the Corporation rarely considers specific academic programs, it is important to have someone with an "ear for academics," Rudenstine said.

"Academics bring a good number of things to the Corporation," Rudenstine said. "They have an understanding of scholarship, teaching, they know how a university works and have a feel for what university learning entails."

Since the Corporation tends to look at more long-term issues that will affect the shape of the University in the future, it is important to keep these kinds of considerations in mind, Rudenstine said.

Ideally, at least one of the new Corporation members will come from a large university like Harvard and not a smaller college, Rudenstine said. The University will be "totally open" to candidates who are either professors or administrators, he said.

"Ideally we would want, even in someone without administrative experience, at least an interest in institutions as a whole as most of the questions we deal with are on the scale of the whole institution," the president said.

Reardon Appointment

When Vice-President for Alumni Affairs and Development Fred L. Glimp '50 announced he would step down at the end of the year, the University did not follow its usual procedure and hold a search to fill the vacancy.

Instead, it promoted Thomas M. Reardon to fill the spot.

Though this kind of promotion was unusual, it was necessary because of demands of the ongoing five-year University Campaign, Rudenstine said.

Glimp told University officials before the $2 billion fundraising campaign began that he would likely not stay on full-time for the entire five years, Rudenstine said.

It made more sense, the president said, to promote Reardon who has worked closely with Glimp for the past 17 years in order to ensure a smooth transition.

"You try not to have a large hiatus in the middle of a campaign," Rudenstine said. "If you do a search, you have to stop for three to six months to find a new person and even if they are extraordinarily good, they're not going to know all of the details of the operation, and it may take them a few months to get off the ground."

Rudenstine also noted the transition has been underway for some time. Reardon has taken over more administrative duties in recent years, and Glimp has been worked more on solicitation.

Rudenstine said the University made sure to check with its general counsel and human resources division and made sure the promotion was in accordance with all legal guidelines for such an appointment.

"When you have a person in position for 17 years like that it's not that unusual to promote from within," Rudenstine said