High-level Change

Ralph Manuel '58, dean of the College since 1975 and dean of freshmen for three years before that, will leave Dartmouth this summer to become superintendent of the Culver Educational Foundation, which includes the Culver Academies in Indiana and their joint summer program.

Citing the difficulty of the decision, Manuel nonetheless referred to his three years as dean of freshmen as "my most richly rewarding experience" in academic administration. "'I see the same challenges and same opportunity at Culver," he added, "to help young men and women on a more individual basis and, I hope, to have an influence on their values, their sense of responsibility, and indeed, their approach to life and careers."

Manuel's successor will have his or her hands full dealing with undergraduates of all levels, since the office of dean of students — created in 1977 roughly to parallel for upperclassmen the work of the freshmen dean, thereby permitting Manuel to assume policy-level responsibilities ― was abolished following the resignation last year of John Hanson '59.

Other recent personnel changes in the higher levels of the College administration:

The vice presidency for administration, established by President Kemeny and formerly occupied by Rodney Morgan '44, was eliminated and its responsibilities incorporated into the office of Paul Paganucci 53, vice president for finance. Morgan returned to the business world as director of corporate services for AMCA International, which is headquartered in Hanover.

Provost and former dean of the faculty Leonard Rieser '44 more than a year ago announced his intention to retire in the summer of 1982 from 23 years of administrative duties and, after a year's sabbatical, to return to teaching. A search for his successor as Dartmouth's overall institutional academic officer has been announced, with the hope expressed that the new provost will assume his duties during the coming summer. Until two years ago, when Professor of Religion Hans Penner was named dean of the faculty, Rieser also held that position.

Addison Winship '42, vice president for development and alumni affairs and director of the Campaign for Dartmouth, has announced that he will take early retirement in June of 1984, 18 months after the completion of the campaign. Meanwhile, Winship will assume more direct responsibility for all fund-raising as part of an extensive reorganization of development and alumni-affairs administration. Josiah Stevenson '57, formerly director of development, has become director of alumni and development administration. The office of secretary of the College, first held By Ernest Martin Hopkins '01, has been abolished, with the incumbent, J. Michael McGean '49, assuming the title of Alumni Secretary.

A search is currently under way for a director of communications, responsible to the president, who will coordinate and supervise all publications emanating from the College, including the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, in order to present a more consistent interpretation of Dartmouth and its programs to the public. The publications will be accountable to the new director for editorial and reporting content.

In the most recent move of the administrative realignment, President McLaughlin has designated Edward Connery Lathem '51, former librarian and dean of libraries as his "counselor-assistant." Since retiring from library responsibilities in 1978, Lathem has been appointed first Bezaleel Woodward Fellow and later executive director of the Montgomery Endowment.

Manuel found greatest satisfaction as dean of freshmen and sometime designated hitter.