But the criteria will be difficult to fulfill: while research universities often hunt for presidents who are leaders in their academic field, solid administrators and aggressive fund-raisers, Yeshiva is also searching for an expert in Judaic thought.
Mr. Lhota was known as a solid, tough administrator in the Giuliani days.
"They are two independent sites from the way we look at it," said Mathy Stanislaus, the assistant administrator for solid waste at the E.P.A.
Kenneth Feinberg is making solid progress as the administrator of BP's $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the gulf oil spill.
"There ought to be a shared responsibility," said Michael Shapiro, deputy assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response at the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
She's joined by a host of other top-ranking officials that have solid green credentials: EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, Council for Environmental Quality head Nancy Sutley and energy secretary Steven Chu.
"We have not concluded just yet whether or not to put these wastes under federal jurisdiction," Timothy Fields, the agency's assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response, said in an interview.
In all, said Mathew V. Stanislaus, assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response at the Environmental Protection Agency, the money will cover the cleanup of 10.5 million cubic feet of soil and 5 million cubic yards of water — "enough to fill 1,500 Olympic-size swimming pools".
Mark Williams, administrator of solid waste policy, planning, and grants at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality MDEQQ), says that state has enough space for the initial removal of debris to staging areas, but not for long-term deposition in landfills.
Although he arrived in New York with a solid reputation as a skilled administrator, Archbishop Edward M. Egan showed yesterday that he saw his new role as being a teacher to his vast flock, too, fulfilling an essential role of a priest.
