Elite Group Vie for Overseer Posts

A writer, a doctor, three business executives and three academics are among the eight nominees on the ballot for the Board of Overseers' five openings, representatives from the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) announced last week.

The board, one of the University's two governing bodies, is responsible for approving the major decisions of its more powerful counterpart, the Harvard Corporation. The 30 overseers meet at least five times yearly, advising the University's president and influencing its long-term policies.

A 15-member HAA Nominating Committee selected the eight candidates from a pool of more than 200 degree-holders.

The eight candidates include J. Michael Bishop, a scientist at the University of California at San Francisco who earned his M.D. from Harvard in 1962; Doris Kearns Goodwin, a historian and political commentator who received her Ph.D. from Harvard in 1968; and Sandra Ohrn Moose, senior vice president of The Boston Consulting Group, who also received a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1968.

Also running for the board are Woodrow A. Myers, director of Health Care Management at Ford Motor Company, who was awarded a degree from Harvard Medical School in 1977; Richard E. Oldenburg '54, chair of Sotheby's North America; and Robert D. Reischauer '63, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C.

Rounding out the overseer candidates are Jeffrey Sagansky '74, executive vice president of the Sony Corporation of America, and Ciji Ware '64, a historical novelist and radio/television broadcaster.

Additional nominations may be made in each year by holders of Harvard degrees. The nominations require completion of an official application form, available from Governing Boards Secretary Michael W. Roberts. The application must be accompanied by 252 signatures.

All Harvard alumni will have the opportunity to vote on the overseers by mail this spring. The alums will receive their ballots on April 15 and must return them by May 31, according to HAA's Assistant Director for Alumni Relations Jane Cantor.

The five new appointees, who will serve six-year terms, will be announced at Commencement.

They will replace a distinguished quintet of overseers which includes two-time Overseers President Theodore M. Hesburgh, who is president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame; Michael Crichton '64, author of the best-selling book Jurassic Park; and John A. Armstrong '56, a former vice president at IBM

Rounding out the overseer candidates are Jeffrey Sagansky '74, executive vice president of the Sony Corporation of America, and Ciji Ware '64, a historical novelist and radio/television broadcaster.

Additional nominations may be made in each year by holders of Harvard degrees. The nominations require completion of an official application form, available from Governing Boards Secretary Michael W. Roberts. The application must be accompanied by 252 signatures.

All Harvard alumni will have the opportunity to vote on the overseers by mail this spring. The alums will receive their ballots on April 15 and must return them by May 31, according to HAA's Assistant Director for Alumni Relations Jane Cantor.

The five new appointees, who will serve six-year terms, will be announced at Commencement.

They will replace a distinguished quintet of overseers which includes two-time Overseers President Theodore M. Hesburgh, who is president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame; Michael Crichton '64, author of the best-selling book Jurassic Park; and John A. Armstrong '56, a former vice president at IBM