UNC system President Erskine Bowles is clearly a big fan of Andy Willis, who served as the university system's chief lobbyist until last month, when he left to work for Gov. Beverly Purdue.
In introducing Willis' successor, Anita Watkins, Bowles today joked about Willis and his new role in state government - which Bowles hopes will benefit the university at a time when the state is making hard decisions about cuts for state agencies, reports Eric Ferreri.
"She replaces Andy Willis," Bowles said of Watkins, pausing for a moment. "I almost made a joke about Andy, but I can't because he's so important."
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