Trustees: Presidential Profile Approved

TRUSTEES APPROVE PRESIDENTIAL PROFILE

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on
Friday (10/3) approved a profile that will guide the Presidential
Search Committee as its members seek candidates for the next Ohio
State president.

     The committee was appointed in September and will recommend
a replacement for President E. Gordon Gee, whose resignation is
effective at the end of 1997.

     The profile lists the essential qualities, skills and
characteristics desired in the next president.

     According to the profile, the next president must have
demonstrated significant achievements in academic leadership and
institutional management. 

     The profile calls for a highly respected academic leader and
a tough-minded managerial leader of a multi-unit institution or
organization.  The next president also is expected to carry a
strong record of implementation and strategic capability, and
must have a demonstrated ability to energize and attract highly
talented people.

     Intrinsic personal qualities sought in the next university
president include outstanding intellectual breadth and depth;
strong interpersonal traits; genuine concern for students; a high
level of energy informed by perseverance; excellent communication
skills; and exemplary integrity, trustworthiness and wisdom.

     The profile reflects input the Presidential Search Committee
and the Board of Trustees received from university and community
constituencies during two public forums in September and on the
committee