I am writing in response to the article about the “good guy” room on the Lawn (“Paige Deesnyder selected for ‘good guy’ room on West Lawn,” 4/15/2009). My comments are not directed at how the selection committee chose the recipient of the room; from what I can tell Paige Deelsynder is a wonderful young woman and deserves the room she was awarded. Rather, my comments are directed at how the committee handled the process. I nominated a different candidate for the room, and I received an e-mail from someone on the committee stating that my nominee made it to the second round and asking me for additional information. I provided the necessary information, and two weeks later when I hadn’t heard anything about my nominee’s status, I sent a follow-up e-mail asking if a decision had been made. I received no reply. I never heard from anyone on the committee regarding the ultimate status of the person I nominated. I found out by reading The Cavalier Daily at lunch. Obviously people who take the time to write a letter nominating a peer for such a high honor care about the outcome. To me, it seems like common courtesy for the committee to notify those who wrote letters to tell them the ultimate status of their nominee. However, to ignore an e-mail asking about it is downright rude. I hope that the committees in future years handle the process with more grace.
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