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New Leadership for KPNO (1Sep93)
(from KPNO, NOAO Newsletter No. 35, 1 September 1993)

Late last winter, Dave De Young informed me that he had decided not to
seek reappointment as Director of KPNO. Dave has now been involved in
the administration of KPNO for almost ten years. With increasing
responsibilities, he has found that an ever larger fraction of his time
must be devoted to administrative activities. In his letter to me, Dave
said that while he found these duties to have been challenging,
educational, and rewarding, he wished to have time to place a greater
emphasis on research.

Given our experience with past recruitments for senior personnel, I
would not expect a new director to be in place for at least a year.
Fortunately, Kitt Peak has a staff that is both talented and committed
to the observatory and its goals. Three staff members have agreed to
assume responsibility for leading Kitt Peak during this transition
period. George Jacoby will assume primary responsibility for mountain
operations and the telescope scheduling process.  Todd Boroson will
oversee the KPNO instrumentation and engineering programs. Caty
Pilachowski will be responsible for downtown administrative functions
and the preparation of reports to the NSF, program plans, and other
required paperwork. This team has been in place for about two months,
and Caty, George, and Todd are working effectively together and with
the rest of the staff. I very much appreciate their willingness to
undertake these new responsibilities.

Dave De Young will continue to chair the KPNO TACs and to serve on the
NOAO management committee. His perspective and past experience will be
extremely valuable as NOAO makes major changes in management structure
throughout the organization.

Sidney C. Wolff

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