[Vision2020] Seriously: U of I Presidency

[lfalen]

I would agree that the UI should look at some of the local people, with exception of Branen. He is a good old boy and a glad hander. He would be fine in a strictly public relations job but he should not be in an administrative position.
Roger
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From: bear at moscow.com
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:36:53 -0700
To: Donovan Arnold donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com,  vision2020 at moscow.com, roger hayes rhayes at turbonet.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Seriously: U of I Presidency

> The University of Idaho has gone through five leaders, both temporary and permanent 
> presidents, in the past six years. Is it time for a new President or a new Board of
> Regents?
> 
> With all the TALENT and LOCAL knowledge we have here already, who in their right mind 
> decided to WASTE money on a "head hunter" that so far is batting a 3 out of 5 failure
> rate? 
> Some experts that WE hired! I say WE because ultimately it is OUR money these "appointees"
> are 
> tossing away. When do the folks that supposedly know much more than the unwashed masses 
> have their feet held to the fire or at least step up and accept the responsibility for
> their 
> failures?
> 
> We have two left out of the "Holies of Holies" selected by the "committee" - Larry Penley,
> who  
> abruptly resigned from Colorado State University. The resignation came weeks after The 
> Colorado Independent published an investigative series highlighting the decisions made
> during 
> Penley’s tenure to drastically increase athletics funding and funding for his own office,
> at the 
> expense of academics. (We paid money for him to even be on the list?) and Don Burnett,
> dean 
> of the University of Idaho Law School.
> 
> In no particular order, right here on the Palose, we have Sheldon Vincenti, Larry Branen,
> and I 
> am sure a handful of others that can and would step up to the plate and do the job a lot
> better 
> than what we've had for the last few years.......................
> 
> Comments?
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