Gil,

Thanks for your message. I stay in touch with many academic centers and
shall be glad to bring up to your attention other potential candidates. 
I often hear about academics who contemplate moving to this
part of the country.

Vince

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	"Gilbert R. Whitaker, Jr." <grwhit@rice.edu>@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22Gilbert+20R+2E+20Whitaker+2C+20Jr+2E+22+20+3Cgrwhit+40rice+2Eedu+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com] 
Sent:	Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:19 AM
To:	Kaminski, Vince J
Subject:	Re: A possible candidate for the Jones School Faculty

Vince -

The finance faculty and I have reviewed the vita of Richard McMinn.  He
appears to be a very good person but we are attempting to find someone who
is already or has the potential to be a major star to fill the Enron
Chair.  McMinn is not at that level in our judgment even though I am sure
that he would be a good person to have on a faculty.  At our stage of
growth and development, we need to fill tenured positions with extreme care
and with individuals who are or have star potential.

Thanks for bringing him to our attention.

gil

We have set our sights very high and don't want to compromise. At 03:12 PM
8/27/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Dr. Whitaker,
>
>I was contacted a few days ago by my friend, Richard McMinn, who is
>currently holding the Swiss Re Chair in the Management of Risk,  Centre
>for Risk and Insurance Studies, Nottingham University Business School.
>Before moving to England, he was for many years with the University of
>Texas at Austin. He is also an editor of The Journal of Risk and
>Insurance.
>
>Richard expressed interest in coming back to the States, and
>specifically to Texas. I remember from a number of conversations with
>you and other rmembers of your staff, that you are thinking about making
>several additions to the Faculty of Jones School, especially in the area
>of risk management. Richard is a well qualified candidate that you may
>consider in your search.
>
>I am attaching the address of Richard's CV. Please, feel free to contact
>me if you need more information about his academic credentials.
>
>  http://www.aria.org/macminn/
>
>Vince Kaminski
>
>
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