"Amy has always been a very balanced person, interested in many different viewpoints," Perlman says. "That's one of the reasons she'd make a good administrator. She's an excellent listener."
"She can do anything she wants to do," Rohrer says. "This is not a person with limitations."
--Staff Writer Joshua E. Gewolb contributed to the reporting of this story.
--Staff Writer Garrett M. Graff can be reached at ggraff@fas.harvard.edu.