Spartan Daily Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934, a Volume 68, Number 68 Wednesday, May 18, 1977 Phone: 277-3181 lii Professor charges Bunzel hc A 'deceived' selection team By H. Kim Lew spring. nominees." complaint to the Academic Senate if A professor who served on a Heckbert was a vocal member of When Bunzel left the searching Bunzel again "deceives" the faculty searching committee to a 1970-71 committee of five elected committee holding an "empty bag," searching committee. select a new dean for the School of engineering professors and two they decided to sit tight, Heckbert Heckbert said that the committee Engineering has charged SJSU appointed outside faculty members said, because they knew that was never given any substantial President John Bunzel with who interviewed candidates for the Roberts would become dean, despite reasons why Bunzel picked Roberts, "deceiving" the committee in the dean position, and made suggestions any efforts on their part to stop it. or why he rejected the nominated dean's selection in 1971. to Bunzel. "I was not upset about the out- candidates. Dr. Albert I. Heckbert, professor come," Heckbert said, "just the "Actually, he gave some reasons of electrical engineering, sent a After almost one full year, 43 manner in which the president why some of the candidates were memo to Bunzel that denounced the meetings, 381 candidate con- reached his decision." disqualified, but some of these later president's behavior in the selection siderations, 16 lengthy interviews The committee foresaw some of appeared to be contrivances," Heck- of Dean James Roberts. and extensive deliberation the the problems that now burden the bert said. searching committee finally made a Economics Department, so they Roberts was the chairman of the Roberts resigned last week suggestion of three highly qualified played along with Bunzel's move, Civil Engineering Department, because of a "reassessment of his candidates to Bunzel, Heckbert said. according to Heckbert. and the acting assistant executive personal and professional life." The original agreement, with He felt that if the committee vice president administrating President Bunzel has asked dissented, then Acting President Hobert Burns, then the controversy campus security. Roberts to stay on as dean through would called for the new dean to come from center around Roberts The other faculty searching the spring of 1978. himself. outside the university, according to committee members were Prof. Heckbert said any new com- William another committee member, Dr. "That's not the issue," Heckbert Thomas Leanord, Dr. mittee seeking a replacement for explained. "It's Bunzel that bothers Venuti, Prof. Helmer Nielsen and Roberts should not play a "phony Peter Buzanski, professor of history and the associate dean of the School me. Zuhair Munir representing the role" as in 1971. "We of Social Sciences. put a hell of a lot of time in, School of Engineering: and com- and we got cheated," Heckbert said. mittee chairman Dr. Robert Pat- He expressed apprehension in Bunzel appeared to lack a sense terson, of microbiology. Bunzel's sincerity in offering the The committee selected can- of "candor" and honesty with the Criteria suggested by Heckbert, faculty a role in selecting a new didates entirely from off-campus, searching committee, Heckbert and used with the general dean. Heckbert said, because of the said, and in general the committee's agreement of the committee But Bunzel yesterday denied the "rancor, bitterness and internal relationship with Bunzel was "un- members were: accusations that he "deceived" the fighting" that plagued the School of satisfactory." a demonstrated ability to searching committee. Engineering at that time. faculty "I think that he is not respected manage a group of people in per- Bunzel said during a press But Bunzel "ordered" the at all at this school," Heckbert said. forming a job, and an ability to conference with campus media that searching committee to consider Buzanski said that this is persuade, lead and inspire. he did not believe he had ever Roberts, and then selected the ac- "probably true." high quality teaching ex- deceived anyone on this matter. ting dean over the "nominations of perience in both graduate and un- "I've made my share of mistakes the committee," according to Academic Vice President Burns, dergraduate studies. over the years," he added. "I'm not Buzanski. who selected Roberts to serve as the significant practical dinner for three perfect." Quiet "Heckbert may be overstating acting dean in 1970 while serving as engineering experience. football fans share dinner out of a box as Spartan defensive lineman A trio of his case, though," Buzanski said. prepare for the annual gold.white intra-squad scrimmage held Friday night. Bunzel said he will adhere to the acting university president, recently Ph.D achievement. The bleachers at Spartan Stadium remained barren through the night, as only new procedures for search and Heckbert said that he could not sent a memo to engineering established contacts with 200 fans watched the white squad defeat the golds. 16-0. selection of school deans passed last give details concerning the can- professors concerning faculty education, industry and govern- didates because "it involves the participation in a new dean search. ment. Bunzel says he'll respond professional integrity of the Heckbert said he would take a wide-ranging interests. to A.S. budget next week A.J. Department chairman By Dave Willman and Dave Murphy S.U. Board of Governors' vote. Bunzel said he has not SJSU President John Bunzel said in a campus news yet received them. conference yesterday that he will respond next week to The president added he has not had time to rebuts McNerney position the proposed 1977-78 A.S. budget. thoroughly examine the matter. However, Bunzel said he will not take action until The existing lease expires June 30. the summer break on three key issues. They are: Bunzel also said he may re-evaluate the status of By Cheryl Dennison him bringing the speaker on cam- McNerney said that Peoples had to veto or approve the Student Union Board of the Economics Department in July. The economics The university did not decide to pus." made his decision in December, but Governors' recommendation that the A.S. control the faculty remains stripped of its self-governance rights let go Thomas McNerney. assistant Peoples added he authorized a that the school- and university-level union lease; as a result of an unprecedented disenfranchisement professor of administration of $35 honorarium for the speaker committees didn't make their to fulfill his February, 1975 promise to refranchise order which Bunzel issued in September, 1974. justice, because he brought con- when he appeared Thursday. recommendations until after the the Economics Department within two years; and Three outside-department members continue to troversial speakers to his classes, During one of the hearings, speaker had appeared. to appoint a permanent executive vice president. serve on the economics personnel committee, as a part according to Edward Peoples, however, Peoples charged that Mc- "Peoples can't speak for those Bunzel did not indicate whether he will sign the A.S. of the disenfranchisement. Administration of Justice Depart- Nerney used "sensationalism" in his people," McNerney said. budget next week, but he said he will review it and Nineteen economics faculty members have been ment chairman. classes, but did not explain what he McNerney said his speakers were offer a response to student leaders then. fired or denied tenure over the past five years. McNerney is appealing the meant by that. part of the negative decision The SJSU president added that he does not an- Despite his Feb. 15, 1975 announcement of a two- decision not to retain him. The story incorrectly reported because one student evaluation in ticipate making any major changes in the $520,778 A.S. year plan to restore the department to its normal The Daily reported Monday that that the speaker had first appeared his personnel dossier rated his allocation for next year. standing, Bunzel said he has not discussed the matter McNerney "came under fire by in the fall 1976 semester. He actually teaching ability unfavorably with other administrators or department personnel. department administrators" when was here during the spring 1976 "I'm looking at things really to inform myself a because he invited homosexuals to He said he has spent most of his time the past six he invited a homosexual sadist to semester. speak. little more about some of the things that appear to me weeks on individual retention, tenure and promotion speak to his class on special The university based its decision Because it is a personnel matter, to be of interest such as the $140,000 for the business decisions. problems in law enforcement. not to retain McNerney solely on his Peoples said he could not comment office." he said. Concerning the appointment of an executive vice This was a factor in the univer- teaching effectiveness, scholarly When asked if he -thought the A.S. Business Office on the specific reasons for McNer- president, Bunzel said he expects to receive a sity's decision not to retain McNer- achievement and professional ac- could be operated less expensively. Bunzel said he did ney's termination. recommendation from the vice president search ney for a fourth year in his tivity, "just like any other faculty During McNerney's grievance not have all the facts yet so he did not want to make a committee in June or July. probationary position, according to member on campus," Peoples said. hearing on April 15, however, judgment. The university president said he plans to name a the article. facet of the A.S. budget which Bunzel The decision was made in Peoples testified that the primary The only other permanent vice president before the beginning of the "There's not a word of truth to commented on was the proposed $10,000 for the December, 1975, before the speaker reason was that McNerney allegedly fall semester.