Days before a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents committee started meeting to decide on the next chancellor at UW-Madison in May, Gov. Jim Doyle interviewed the four finalists for the position over the phone. He then passed his thoughts about the candidates along to the committee.
The governorâ??s interviews have predictably caused some to speculate that Doyle played a role in the selection process, which ended with the committee choosing former Cornell Provost Biddy Martin to succeed John Wiley.