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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
After ending a 12-year U.S. Senate career, Republican Wayne Allard is contemplating pursuing the CSU chancellor post should the CSU System Board of Governors decide to split the president and chancellor roles.
After receiving communications from two state lawmakers recommending Allard, a BOG spokesperson said it may consider him for the position, but called discussions regarding potential candidates "premature."
"The board thinks it's great that someone with (Allard's) experience in public service is interested in serving a leadership role at CSU," said BOG spokesperson Michele McKinney.
The board, which is considering dividing the president and chancellor roles and decentralizing power in the CSU System for the first time in decades, "still has to meet to discuss the roles, responsibilities, qualifications and characteristics of a chancellor position, and they have not done that yet," McKinney said.
A spokesperson for Allard said that he had not necessarily envisioned himself in the chancellor role until his colleagues presented the idea to him after the BOG announced the potential split of the positions following former CSU President Larry Penley's resignation this month.
"(Allard) has been contacted by people suggesting him for the position, and he is responding with 'Yes, I am absolutely interested,'" said Steve Wymer, Allard's spokesperson.
Wymer said Allard is "honored" to have been thought of, but he specified that he would only be interested in the chancellor position. He will not pursue the presidential position for the CSU-Fort Collins campus, Wymer said.
"(Allard) is certainly a better fit for a fundraising, legislative and figurehead position," Wymer said. "That's where his interest would be if it develops."
The proposed chancellor position would require its occupant to reside in Denver, representing CSU-Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo and CSU Global to state legislators, McKinney said.
Wymer said Allard's experience, which includes terms in both the Colorado State Senate and the U.S. Senate and six years as representative for the Fourth Congressional District, make him a qualified contender for the role.
After receiving communications from two state lawmakers recommending Allard, a BOG spokesperson said it may consider him for the position, but called discussions regarding potential candidates "premature."
"The board thinks it's great that someone with (Allard's) experience in public service is interested in serving a leadership role at CSU," said BOG spokesperson Michele McKinney.
The board, which is considering dividing the president and chancellor roles and decentralizing power in the CSU System for the first time in decades, "still has to meet to discuss the roles, responsibilities, qualifications and characteristics of a chancellor position, and they have not done that yet," McKinney said.
A spokesperson for Allard said that he had not necessarily envisioned himself in the chancellor role until his colleagues presented the idea to him after the BOG announced the potential split of the positions following former CSU President Larry Penley's resignation this month.
"(Allard) has been contacted by people suggesting him for the position, and he is responding with 'Yes, I am absolutely interested,'" said Steve Wymer, Allard's spokesperson.
Wymer said Allard is "honored" to have been thought of, but he specified that he would only be interested in the chancellor position. He will not pursue the presidential position for the CSU-Fort Collins campus, Wymer said.
"(Allard) is certainly a better fit for a fundraising, legislative and figurehead position," Wymer said. "That's where his interest would be if it develops."
The proposed chancellor position would require its occupant to reside in Denver, representing CSU-Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo and CSU Global to state legislators, McKinney said.
Wymer said Allard's experience, which includes terms in both the Colorado State Senate and the U.S. Senate and six years as representative for the Fourth Congressional District, make him a qualified contender for the role.
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