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Allard to consider role as potential chancellor of CSU
Possible chancellor position to represent all CSU locations
Elyse Jarvis
Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: News
Local organizations such as ProgressNow, an online progressive advocacy coalition, have opposed Allard's potential candidacy, citing Time magazine's reference to Allard as "The Invisible Man" who "almost never plays a role in major legislation" as a reason to deem Allard unfit for the position.
Referencing Allard's sponsorship of the proposed 2006 constitutional amendment that would have banned gay marriage, Michael Huttner, executive director of Progress
Now said in a press release that Allard has made his "top priority interfering in other people's privacy by pushing to amend the U.S. Constitution to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples."
Seth Walters, student government director of legislative affairs, said he believes Allard would help CSU form positive relationships with the state legislature, who had "a little bit of a rocky relationship" with former CSU President Larry Penley.
Gov. Bill Ritter publicly disagreed with Penley's attempt to add a last-minute revision to the Long Bill that would have increased student tuition by 43 percent.
"Someone with experience in politics would be able to conduct the position very efficiently," Walters said.
Wymer said that although it is typical that a retiring politician's name begins to pop up when new positions become available, the chancellor position is one that fits Allard well.
"Sen. Allard and his wife, Joan, both bleed green and gold," Wymer said.
Both are alumni, Wymer said, having graduated in 1968 after meeting at CSU. Allard is the third generation of his family to attend the university.
Should the BOG officially decide to split the positions and Allard be announced as an official candidate for the chancellor position, Wymer said that Allard would outline his goals and thoughts to the CSU community.
"Allard would expect to come to campus and sit down and talk to a variety of faculty, staff and students to outline his visions for the university and the work he's done for and with CSU over the years," Wymer said. McKinney said the BOG is likely to start the discussion as to whether it will create two positions, president and chancellor, at its next meeting in early December.
Referencing Allard's sponsorship of the proposed 2006 constitutional amendment that would have banned gay marriage, Michael Huttner, executive director of Progress
Now said in a press release that Allard has made his "top priority interfering in other people's privacy by pushing to amend the U.S. Constitution to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples."
Seth Walters, student government director of legislative affairs, said he believes Allard would help CSU form positive relationships with the state legislature, who had "a little bit of a rocky relationship" with former CSU President Larry Penley.
Gov. Bill Ritter publicly disagreed with Penley's attempt to add a last-minute revision to the Long Bill that would have increased student tuition by 43 percent.
"Someone with experience in politics would be able to conduct the position very efficiently," Walters said.
Wymer said that although it is typical that a retiring politician's name begins to pop up when new positions become available, the chancellor position is one that fits Allard well.
"Sen. Allard and his wife, Joan, both bleed green and gold," Wymer said.
Both are alumni, Wymer said, having graduated in 1968 after meeting at CSU. Allard is the third generation of his family to attend the university.
Should the BOG officially decide to split the positions and Allard be announced as an official candidate for the chancellor position, Wymer said that Allard would outline his goals and thoughts to the CSU community.
"Allard would expect to come to campus and sit down and talk to a variety of faculty, staff and students to outline his visions for the university and the work he's done for and with CSU over the years," Wymer said. McKinney said the BOG is likely to start the discussion as to whether it will create two positions, president and chancellor, at its next meeting in early December.
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