the Louisville Cardinal
. Vol. XLV, No.9 Room 117, Otter Hali, Louisville, Ky. 40208 ·October 26, 1973
Vice-President
Alluisi resigns
Vice President Earl A. Alluisi of the
University of Louisville is resigning to
accept the position of "University
Professor" at Old Dominion University at
Norfolk, Va. He will assume the
distinguished professorship January I,
1974.
In accepting Alluisi's resignation U of
L president Dr. James G. Miller said," As
University president J can accept Dr.
Alluisi's resignation only with sincere
regret ; as a friend and colleague familiar
with his national reputation i111 his field
for many years. I am pleased that this
opportunity serves to recognize his
professional stature at such an early age."
"No university can adequately replace
a man of Earl Alluisi's calibre,'' Dr. Miller
said. He added that "we wili have to
rethink our objectives and set about
accomplishing our goals using a new array
of talents."
Alluisi, 46, has served as vice president
for planning and institutional research at
U of L since July, 1971 He is . also
professor of psychology at U of Land has
been a member of the facult:y for 10
years.
In 1970 Alluisi received the Jerome H.
Ely Award of the Human Factors
Society, and the following year was
presented the Franklin V. Taylor Award
of the Society of Engineering
Psychologists for his research.
He is currently president of the
Society of Engineering Psychology and
president-elect of the Division of Military
Psychology of the American
Psychological Association.
At Old Dominion he will establish a
new laboratory dealing with his research
specialty of human factors as 1related to
work environrnen ts. In addition to the
designation as "University Professor,"
All u isi will serve as professor of
psychology at the Virginia school. His
duties will be limited to teaching,
research and service with no
administrative responsibilities.
"One of the high points of my tenure
at the University of Louisville was service
on the Presidential Search Committee
wttich was able to bring Dr. James G.
Miller to the University," Alluisi said.
"With Dr. Miller's understanding of
planning, I can feel relaxed ~!lbout the
future of the University's planning effort
and free to get back to the things I prefer
doing," he added.
Among the planning activities which
Alluisi initiated was a program of
extremely accurate enrollment
projections which predicted enrollments
10 per cent higher than official studies
commissioned by the state. Two years·
ago U of L estimated an enrqllment of
12,1 00 for the current term. Actual
enrollment is 12,230.
"Our enrollment predictions are now
automated and revisions can continue to
be made as current data are fed in,"
Alluisi said.
Alluisi holds a B.A. degree from the
College of William and Mary and received
his Ph,.D. degree from The Ohio State
University in 1954. Before coming to U
of L he was a scientist for
Lockheed-Georgia, the Stanford Research
Institute and Lockheed Aircraft. He has
also worked with the U.S. Army Medical
Research Laboratory at Ft. Knox,
Kentucky.
He has been active in a number of civic
and cultural organizations, serving as
president of the Kentucky Civil Liberties
Union and the Kentucky Humanities
Council. He belongs to 15 professional
and scholarly organizations and has
written some 150 publications and
research reports.
As planning and institutional research
vice president Alluisi has had
responsibility for over-all planning at U of
L, development of physical plants
including coordination of federal grants
for institutional development, and
organization and initial directions of
seve r al major new projects of
University-wide concern. He will continue
as vice prcsiden t through December.
photograph hy Carl Maupin
Midday snake
Susan Wilbum and John Nation spent Wednesday's Midday Mad­ness
babysitting a friend's boa constrictor. "Kaa" is two and at half
years old and a native of Bolivia.
photograph by Mich~tel Brohm
Vice-President Earl A. Alluisi's plans for the future no longer include the University of Louisville.