Word: knowleses
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Bok says he was impressed by Knowles' record of leadership in the chemistry department, which "does not take well to leadership and is a group dedicated to the highest intellectual standards."
Knowles says that when he declined Bok's offer of the deanship, he was sure the offer to occupy the Dean's University Hall office would not be repeated. However, he says he was "too young" and still had much to contribute to science before giving up his research.
Bok recalls that Knowles cited his research as the primary reason for turning down the dean's job.
Knowles had met Rudenstine when he served on a visiting committee at Princeton University, where Rudenstine was the provost. The two men did not know each other well, but a good deal of mutual respect existed between them, Knowles remembers.
Named Dean of FAS on Class Day, 1991, Knowles's first task was to eliminate the Faculty's deficit. He accomplished this through attrition, staff cuts and austerity.