[Vision2020] President Hoover's Resignation
Tom Hansen
thansen@moscow.com
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:55:03 -0700
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As a recent graduate (1996) and current employee, this question is =
simple. Although his accomplishments as University President are far to =
numerous to list here, I will reflect on one for now.
Do you realize, Ms. Huskey, that during Dr. Hoover's tenure as =
University President, the University of Idaho has improved from just =
another college in the northwest (thanks to Elizabeth Zinser) to the =
most wired public institution west of the MIssissippi River. Alot of =
the latest technology is available to students for free or extremely =
low-cost. He has instituted high technology programs to keep the =
University of Idaho on the leading edge of technology as far as colleges =
are concerned.
If you are interested in more details, contact me privately. I do not =
wish to post extremely lengthy messages publicly.
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
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From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On =
Behalf Of DonaldH675@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 6:31 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] President Hoover's Resignation
Dear Visionaries,
Although President Hoover may be a fine fellow on a personal level, =
what concrete accomplishments has he initiated that actually benefited =
UI students, staff, or faculty during his tenure? As a retired UI =
employee I can think of precious few. On the negative side, the number =
of Vice Presidents and senior hierarchy (with huge salaries) increased, =
academic programs were eliminated, and class size grew. =E2=80=A6 while =
the Boise *fraud* was being funded behind the scenes. UI continues to =
pay a larger salary to the football coach than to most (if not all) of =
the faculty. Little effort has been made to provide educational =
outreach to working people who are unable to attend daytime classes but =
could attend evening lectures. The LMT articles on the debacle of the =
Boise Center illustrate a grave failure of judgment, and frankly, a =
woeful lack of integrity, among several senior UI bureaucrats, including =
the president. I wonder why the State Board would accept President =
Hoover's resignation while allowing Acting President Pitcher, who was =
well aware of the questionable accounting issues, to continue in his =
present role.=20
Rosemary Huskey
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a recent=20
graduate (1996) and current employee, this question is simple. =
Although=20
his accomplishments as University President are far to numerous to list =
here, I=20
will reflect on one for now.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D333174001-18042003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D333174001-18042003>Do =
you realize,=20
Ms. Huskey, that during Dr. Hoover's tenure as University President, the =
University of Idaho has improved from just another college in the =
northwest=20
(thanks to Elizabeth Zinser) to the most wired public institution west =
of the=20
MIssissippi River. Alot of the latest technology is available to =
students=20
for free or extremely low-cost. He has instituted high technology =
programs=20
to keep the University of Idaho on the leading edge of technology as far =
as=20
colleges are concerned.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D333174001-18042003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D333174001-18042003>If =
you are=20
interested in more details, contact me privately. I do not wish to =
post=20
extremely lengthy messages publicly.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D333174001-18042003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D333174001-18042003>Tom =
Hansen</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Idaho</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D333174001-18042003> </SPAN>-----Original =
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]<B>On =
Behalf Of=20
</B>DonaldH675@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 17, 2003 6:31=20
PM<BR><B>To:</B> vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] =
President=20
Hoover's Resignation<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT face=3DArial lang=3D0 size=3D2 =
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Dear=20
Visionaries,<BR>Although President Hoover may be a fine fellow on a =
personal=20
level, what concrete accomplishments has he initiated that actually =
benefited=20
UI students, staff, or faculty during his tenure? As a retired =
UI=20
employee I can think of precious few. On the negative side, the =
number=20
of Vice Presidents and senior hierarchy (with huge salaries) =
increased,=20
academic programs were eliminated, and class size grew. =E2=80=A6 =
while the Boise=20
*fraud* was being funded behind the scenes. UI continues to pay =
a larger=20
salary to the football coach than to most (if not all) of the =
faculty. =20
Little effort has been made to provide educational outreach to working =
people=20
who are unable to attend daytime classes but could attend evening=20
lectures. The LMT articles on the debacle of the Boise Center =
illustrate=20
a grave failure of judgment, and frankly, a woeful lack of integrity, =
among=20
several senior UI bureaucrats, including the president. I wonder =
why the=20
State Board would accept President Hoover's resignation while allowing =
Acting=20
President Pitcher, who was well aware of the questionable accounting =
issues,=20
to continue in his present role. <BR>Rosemary=20
Huskey<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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