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Spartan Daily Volume 71, Number 1 Serving the San Jose State Community Since 1934 Thursday, August 31, 1978 Fullerton's climb to the top Light shines in on fresh administrator By Scott Kates The president's office in Tower Hall is much brighter. The room is painted a lighter shade, her husband's colorfully abstract artwork hangs on the walls and the sofa has been replaced by a conference table. The shutters have been thrown open. SJSU's new president, Gail Fullerton, stands in the light. She is a woman who has steadily ascended the academic ladder to the top. Her scholarly background is in sociology, a discipline she has written about extensively and taught to students for more than a decade. She made the break from teacher to administrator in 1972 as SJSU's first female dean of graduate studies. It was no surprise to anyone on by Korn Kornemch when she was named campus Openness and accessibility are promised by SJSU's new President, Gail Fullerton. executive vice president in January 1977. The presidency was the nc.xt logical elevation. by Korn kornenich Fullerton steps up to manage SJSU full of confidence a con- 1SU President Gail Fullerton: Some schemes realistic, others fidence that comes from intimately 1st female president iealistic. knowing the campus. She came to San Jose 18 years ago as a faculty wife, then married to her first husband, Snell Putney, takes over SJSU reins -ullerton selection a professor of sociology at SJSU. She is second in the CSUC Fullerton was a member oh the She is aware of the city impact Dr. Gail Fullerton assumes the system to hold the position of Executive Committee of the Council on the university and the related position of SJSU President president. The first was Marjorie for Graduate studies in the United ?xperience counted problems: parking, housing, tomorrow. Wagner, former president of States, the American Association for redevelopment, transportation and actually been at Sonoma. the Advancement of Science and the ' From the start new SJSU 'We interviewed ten candidates the 'lemon! Fullerton has California State College wur king on the job for seven weeks. International, American and Pacific Gail Fullerton stood out as from all over the country . ' ::he Wagner is now the system's vice She is also sensitive to SJSU's Bwizel who Sociological Associations. i7esident added. She succeeds John H. chancellor for faculty and staff "strong candidate" in the minds past lack of administrative com- The three finalists chosen from announced his resignation February affairs. , the selection committee munication with the faculty and 107 applicants were Academic Vice 18. President Bunzel sembled to choose a successor to students. Former She joined SJSU in 1963, after parting President John Bunzel, President Hobert Burns, Fullerton, Fullerton is the first woman in earned 654,900 a year, but it is not teaching at Fullerton discusses plans to Florida State University 'cording to SJSU English and Arkansas Provost Charles the SJSU's 121 -year history to attain yet known what Fullerton will be from 1957-60, and overcome these difficulties with an at Drake ofessor and committee member Leche. the position of president as well as earning. University in Des enthusiastic, yet cautious approach. Moines, Iowa, ,hn Galm. -We were not asked to rank the her former positions of academic Fullerton was picked from 107 from 1955-57. The selection of Gail Fullerton final three candidates," Galm said. Her schemes are realistic, but dean and executive vice president. applicants including SJSU She is the author of "Survival is based on her eight years ex- Roy T. Brophy, Board of her goal of trying to seek input from Academic Vice President Hobert SJSU is so far the largest in Marriage", a 1972 textbook perience at SJSU, according to Trustees Chairman, announced the "all of those who will be affected" is Burns. truly idealistic. university in California to be headed orginally published in hardback in Galm. president on July 10 in Long Beach. Fullerton takes with her to the (Continued on back page) by a woman 1964. It later appeared in two "We were looking for someone The meetings were held at the office of president a strong paperback editions as "The Ad- who had experience at high ad- Airport Hilton in San Jose with food academic background. costs paid by committee members. justed American." ministrative levels at an urban Twice in the 1950's she was Travel expenses for ten leading campus," Galm said. elected Carnegie fellow in Sociology She holds the ran of Professor of MI aplications went to Vice candidates came to an estimated Fuses, Sociology and in 1972 served as insulators and was also named Doherty fellow total of $10,000 paid by SJSU. Chancellor Marjorie Donning in Latin American Studies through chairwomen of the Sociology Among selection committee Wagner. She then sent them to the which she conducted research in Department. members irom SJSU were Mary .mmittee for a decision. Mexico. Bowman, chairwoman of the Human blackout campus She was also dean of Graduate "We read the resumes and then Performance Department, Ed She earned her Ph.D. in Studies and Research at SJSU for d a little bit of initial screening of A blown fuse and several broken at 3:12 p.m. the clocks on campus Sociology from the University of five years before becoming lople who were not clearly Burton, technician for the School of insulators on one of SJSU's 115,000 are still incorrect. Oregon in 1954. She received her executive vice president. c alified," said Galrn. Science, Galm, and Steve Wright, President of the Associated Senate. volt transformers caused a cani- Bob Bosanko, chief of plant Bacculareate degree in 1948 and her Fullerton was executive vice Candidates were then discussed Selection committee members puswide double power outage operations, said it was unlikely the masters in 1950 from the University president for 18 months. id general evaluations were given were chosen by the Academic yesterday at 8:40 a.m. and 12:15 insulators were broken by natural of Nebraska. leading candidates. Senate. p.m. Although power was restored means. The blackout affected all buildings on campus, except those nabs Veep powered independently of the Biologist transformers, such as the dor- t mitories, temporary buildings, and the parking garage on 10th Street. posi ion on campus Power was restored to some of Another woman is joining the Foundation from 1976-77. the smaller buildings on campus at She has upper echelon of the SJSU ad- been a SJSU 10:14 am., only to be shut down later faculty member since ministration. 1969. while crews cleaned the transformer lines and replaced the broken in- Dr. Ellen Weaver, in- Weaver is credited for the sulators. ternationally known biologist, of- identification of light -induced Bosanko said power was to have ficially becomes acting executive paramagnetic resonance as the first been restored to most of the campus vice president of SJSU on Sep- detectable chemical change in a after the P.G. and E. crews repaired tember 1. green plant following light ab- sorption. This technique is widely the fuse Weaver will temporarily used in exploring crucial first stages replace Dr. Gail Fullerton who was Campus services such as the in photosynthesis. bookstore and cafeteria were also named SJSU's president in July closed during the outage, but following John H. Bunzel's 'she has also b a cited for her reopened shortly after the power resignation. research in the cholorophyll content was restored. Weaver, 53, was selected by of the Antarctic Ocean Sea expl.rer A momentary loss of power to Fullerton following a recom- Jacques Cousteau had Weaver- P.G. and E. customers east of the mendation by the Executive dev eloped research equipment campus also caused by the SJSU Committee of the Academic Senate. installed on board his ship. Calypso. outage. Power was restored to those The committee is made up of the to relay information customers within minutes, ac- senate officers, the university cording to Ruth Rutkowski, president and the student body In 1972, Weaver was one of 25 spokesman for P.G. and E. president. It formulates and American scientists invited to the recommends university policy to the Biophysics Congress in Moscow as a president and governs the 45 senate guest of the Academy of Sciences of members. As acting executive the U.S.S.R. She has also worked as Not so vice president, Weaver will oversee a research chemist for Standard all ncn-academic areas on campus Oil Company of Ohio a id at Stanford such as Admissions and Records and Research lnstitetp. daily until the University Policy. She earned A nationwide search for a a masters degree from Stanford next week permanent executive vice president University and a Ph.D. from is under way. University oh California at Berkeley.. Due to the labor Day weekend Weaver returned as a biology arid the irregular schedule it professor last semester after produces, the Spartan Daily will not serving as director of the SJSU Weaver lives with her husband, by Br/an Stevens publish again until September 6, at Office of Sponsored Research and Dr. Harry Weaver, a physicist, in Portola Phil* power was off on campus yesterday Mike Brotony, Student Union Employee, stood by his which time the paper will begin Project Services from 1973-77. She Valley. They have two single grown ght bulb waiting forth, light to be restored. daily production. also administered the University' children. MMIk Page 2, August 31, 1978 forum Getting Through Van Dyke Roth New President 15NT If fERRIPC, KATHLEEN? 1 NEW FRIEND,4 OLD FRIENDS, THfi4,40FCOURSE,fHERE IN-MUST/MS 71411,1451b LEAAN, ikiZE THE TIRST DAY Of SCHOOL// BRAINMAKIKI4 1140W4141S, BOO4CS1'Dke Spartan Daily would like to commend new SJSU BUIL-DIM; YOUR OMER FU-114 President Gail Fullerton on her forthright attempt to keep communication lines between Tower Hall and the campus YEA H , 1-1AROLt) r GILAD s community open.