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Bob Williams to Leave CTIO (1Mar93) (from the Director's Office, NOAO Newsletter No. 33, 1 March 1993) The Director of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Robert Williams, had announced several months ago that he will not continue beyond his current term; he will leave CTIO in July 1993. Williams has won high praise for the job he has done as Director, both from the staff and the users. The Observatories' Visiting Committee met at CTIO in November and reported this: "It is clear that the CTIO Director, Dr. Bob Williams, is held in very high regard by the scientific staff, the technical and support people, and all astronomers with whom we have contact. In addition, the Chilean astronomers with whom we talked are also of the opinion that he is an excellent Director of CTIO. Their comments are important given the location of CTIO in a foreign country with a different language and culture... Clearly morale is high at CTIO and Bob Williams deserves credit for this. His example of personal scientific productivity and his strong encouragement of the scientific staff towards the same goal, while fulfilling their service obligations, is another strength of his directorship... We are very pleased with Bob Williams' performance as CTIO Director and hope that the next Director will meet the high standards he has set." As this issue went to press, it was announced that Bob Williams has been appointed as the next Director of STScI. The NOAO staff wish him every success in this challenging new position. Finding a suitable replacement is the challenge for the search committee, which is being ably chaired by Jim Liebert of Steward Observatory, a past chair of the CTIO Users' Committee. The members are Bruce Carney (U. of North Carolina), Jim Hesser (DAO), Ruth Peterson (Lick Obs.), Bob Schommer (CTIO), and Craig Wheeler (U. of Texas). Please contact Liebert, Sidney Wolff, or me with suggestions or nominations for the CTIO Directorship. Richard F. Green
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