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Name: Robin Figlerski. Position: Executive assistant to the vice president for information technology and chief information officer. Keeping Betty Leydon's calendar, answering the phone, directing callers to the right people within the office, making travel arrangements, taking minutes at directors' meetings and organizing office-wide events. She worked in the private sector for 22 years before joining the Princeton staff four years ago. Quote: "I enjoy the diverse people I meet through this office. It's such a dynamic industry with so many interesting people." Other interests: Spending time with her husband,
Tony, who works in the treasurer's office, and with her two
horses, three cats and three dogs; horseback riding; and
gardening. R E T I R I N G
"I would include among the successes of the Office of Government Affairs establishing and maintaining strong support for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory from the U.S. Congress and the Department of Energy," said Wells, who has worked at the University for 26 years. "With our faculty, we have also worked very hard to increase funding at the National Science Foundation and to sustain the National Endowment for the Humanities during difficult periods. "Princeton has led the effort to create and fund the Education Department's Jacob Javits Fellowships," she continued, "and we have spoken out on behalf of graduate students and programs throughout the government, particularly at the National Science Foundation. I also count as a special accomplishment creating a joint office with Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in order to express a more united effort to the New Jersey Congressional delegation." Wells joined the Princeton staff in 1976 as associate director of the Office of Research and Project Administration and as federal relations officer. She was named the founding director of the Office of Government Affairs when it was created in 1979 and then moved the office to Washington in 1981. The office also includes Associate Director Joe Fiordaliso and Executive Assistant Kim Nerres. The office reports to Robert Durkee, vice president for public affairs, who soon will launch a search for Wells' successor. "As the only director our government affairs office has
ever had, Nan has played a central role in Princeton's
multifaceted relationships with the federal government for
more than two decades," Durkee said. "She has made countless
friends for Princeton and has represented the University on
a broad range of issues. Our challenge now is to find
someone who can help us in the years ahead to build on the
foundation she has established." |
April 8, 2002 Contents Page one Inside People Sections
Editor: Ruth Stevens |
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