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Lashman was appointed chairman of the Regents in June 1986 by Governor Michael S. Dukakis. His appointment was the final chapter in the controversy over Chancellor of Higher Education James Collins, a former state representative, who had been appointed against the wishes of Dukakis. The governor removed Collins from office in 1986 and replaced Regent David Beaubien, the chairman during Collins' appointment, with Lashman...
...runs a tight meeting and gets things done," said Beaubien of Lashman. "He's very good at controlling things and is a lot stronger than I was." He also said that Lashman, who was not a regent until he was named chairman, handled the leadership transition very well...
Bennett has not had any further contact with the University of Michigan concerning this matter, Miller said. "One regent does not a search committee make...
...have a list of about 350 names that we are considering at this point," said Regent Nellie M. Varner. "I don't recall seeing [Bennett's name] on the list, but I couldn't say for sure," Varner said that she could not comment on Bennett's chances for the post, should he be nominated. "There is a lot of research that we will have to do on all the candidates and we haven't gotten around to that at this point...
...trying to do a very thorough job," said Regent Neil Neilson. Neilson said he hopes to have refined the list of candidates by January but until then "anybody is a contender...