Make UI Interim Prez Permanent

The departure of Duane Nellis as president of the University of Idaho has kicked in a nationwide search for a replacement, standard procedure these days for filling such jobs as university presidents. It will take about a year. It will involve dozens of people, vast amounts of time, and considerable money and angst. How much money for the search? That varies, but similar searches around the country these days tend to cost upward of $100,000, for consultants, travel, advertising and more. The president it generates probably, if history is any guide, will have an impressive resume but little or no experience with either Idaho or the university, and so necessarily will have to spend a year or two getting acquainted and learning the ropes/ Randy Stapilus , Ridenbaugh Press. More here.

Question: Stapilus goes on to argue that Don Burnett, the UI law dean who has been named interim president, should be made president permanently. What do you think?