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Things weren't much different 50 years ago. In August 1946, Harvard Administrative Vice President Edward Reynolds '15 was appointed to a top position at the Atomic Energy Commission.
In October, Reynolds began a term as president of Associated Universities, Inc., a sub-group of the commission.
As part of his role, Reynolds was contracted to staff and manage one of the commission's National Research Laboratories at Camp Upton, Long Island.
Reynolds had served in the Navy during World War I and went on to a prominent business career before returning to the armed services in 1942. He worked through World War II as army assistant to the surgeon general and received the Distinguished Service Medal for his work.
In March 1946, Reynolds returned to Harvard. Due to its ever-expanding size, the University was restructuring its hierarchy to ease the work burdens of then-president James B. Conant '14. The Corporation, the University's highest governing body, had created the position of administrative vice president to attend to...