SETBACKS AND CRITICISM: Was criticized as out of his depth and disengaged as an administrator, with no talent or taste for hardball bureaucratic politics and a habit of blaming in-house enemies for his troubles.
He was a teacher, scholar and effective administrator, bringing his talents to: Columbia, Pace, Wayne State, Northern Illinois and Delaware.
But some people have an innate gift for alienating teachers and administrators, a special talent for the parents'-night faux pas.
After the economy crashed in late 2008, the Boston Symphony cut the pay for some of its top talent and administrators, including Mr. Levine.
Under Milner, too, he discovered his talent as an administrator.
"I'll not vote for a Democrat," said Mr. Ballard, a retired medical administrator who voted for Mr. Talent in 2002.
His nascent understanding of the hygienic importance of cleanliness, his ties to M.C.V. (the only medical school in the Confederacy to remain operational throughout the war, allowing Chimborazo to pioneer the practices of a teaching hospital), and his talent as an administrator proved invaluable in superintending Chimborazo.
They moved to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 1988, and Dr. Klawe's talents as an administrator began to blossom.
By the remarkable appeal of his writing, and his talents as an administrator, he also made this place one of the great centers for gathering in new species from distant regions.
His talents as an administrator were reflected in his roles as foreign secretary of the British Academy (1988-95), chandman and trustee of the Lambeth Palace library (1987-98) and in membership of the council of the Victoria and Albert Museum (1977-83), the British Library (1980-87) and the Panizzi lectures selection committee (1996-2000).
