Again, this doesn't matter.
What someone's cousin's friend's uncle's ex wife thinks is irrelevant.
This is a pattern.
She was asked to be an advisor to the Presidential search committee. The issue at hand was that in a meeting of the committee, she was disrespected and no one there has disputed her account. The issue wasn't that one incident. The issue was that it was a continual pattern. Again, no one has disputed her account. Decent human beings that are professional don't treat advisors to their own committee in a disrespectful manner, especially in front of others. If you don't like her, don't take her advice.
Regardless, if she was the problem, then her inclusion makes the committee look even worse because they continued to allow her to participate, and then C Dorn Smith made a fool of himself for "wagging" his finger.
Our board, outside of a few of the newer members is a statewide disgrace. The fact our legislature allows board members to serve 20, 30, and nearly 40 years is a disgrace.
Our university has too many talented alums, too many successful graduates in a variety of fields to suffer at the hands of board members who spend too long on the BOT.
It's also a disgrace that most of the board is made up of so many lawyers and doctors. Lawyers and doctors are not uniquely gifted to run and advise universities. Having a few of each on a board is wise and acceptable.
Having to be a doctor or lawyer to have a decent chance to be on the board is ridiculous- especially from a legislature that spends almost all their time talking about the benefits of having business owners making decisions, and how we need to run everything like a business. Well, if that is true, why in the heck not have some serious business owner (CEO, Owner, etc) firepower on the board?
There is immeasurable value in any board member not serving too long. There is value in having healthy turnover on a board - any board- even if you are serving on the baord of your local Boys and Girls Club. New people often bring new perspectives, new solutions, new possibilities.
It's beyond pathetic that Eddie Floyd has been on the BOT for almost 40 years. That's embarrassing. It's embarrassing for him (even though he doesn't know it or admit it) and it's awful for the university.
