Madison, Wisconsin: University Archives and Records Management Services
Summary
In this 1987 interview with Laura Smail, Robert Winter discusses the functioning of the WSU System under Eugene McPhee. Winter talks about the relationship between WSU and the old UW. He explains his responsibilities as UW System vice president. He discusses UW System administrators, chancellors and presidents such as John Weaver, Edwin Young, and Robert O’Neil. He discusses his interactions with regents and the roles they played. He discusses the allocation of fee income. He explains his role in handling building priorities and the effect of building improvements on academic programs. He describes the social gatherings put on by UW System presidents. He discusses the alternatives to the faculty salary catch-up. He describes the lack of strong leadership under the UW System merger.