[Vision2020] President Hoover's Resignation
Greg Kimberling
kimberling@moscow.com
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:41:34 -0700
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I, for one, would like to thank Bob Hoover for his superb leadership as =
President of the University of Idaho. Bob is an incredible individual. =
Maybe some will say he tried to accomplish too much in too little time. =
Maybe others will focus on whether he gave their department the =
attention it deserved.
Bob went out in the real world and sold the public on what great =
potential this rural campus could have. He got people excited about =
being part of the University again. He raised incredible amounts of =
money and brought individuals who would have never seen the =
opportunities of this great campus had it not been for his personality, =
his drive and his commitment to making this a great place.
I applaud the fact he has given us everything he could during the entire =
time he has served with us. If Bob has made mistakes it is because he =
is so passionate about making this one of the very best colleges in the =
country. It will be along time before we see another Bob Hoover in =
Moscow. The situation will the University Place is tragic but we would =
have never reached the heights we have seen or stepped up to the stature =
we have without Bob Hoover as President. =20
Its easy to criticize people during tough times and some people =
specialize in it. You have to be have a narrow scope on reality to not =
recognize what Bob Hoover has done at the University and the financial =
impact he has had on the entire state of Idaho. I am sick about Bob =
resigning. I already wish he was back. =20
I can tell you that it has been a long time since I have spoke with =
anyone on campus who wasn't appreciative of what Bob has done.
Bob is a great guy and he has done an incredible job for our University. =
My thanks to him and Jeanne for putting the University first and their =
family second. I wish you both health and happiness. I hope we will =
see you often - God Bless you both!
Greg Kimberling=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: DonaldH675@aol.com=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 6:31 PM
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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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I, for one, would like to thank Bob =
Hoover for his=20
superb leadership as President of the University of =
Idaho. Bob=20
is an incredible individual. Maybe some will say he tried to =
accomplish=20
too much in too little time. Maybe others will focus on whether he =
gave=20
their department the attention it deserved.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob went out in the real world and sold =
the public=20
on what great potential this rural campus could have. He got =
people=20
excited about being part of the University again. He raised =
incredible=20
amounts of money and brought individuals who would have never seen the=20
opportunities of this great campus had it not been for his personality, =
his=20
drive and his commitment to making this a great place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I applaud the fact he has given us =
everything he=20
could during the entire time he has served with us. If Bob =
has made=20
mistakes it is because he is so passionate about making this one of the =
very=20
best colleges in the country. It will be along time before we see =
another=20
Bob Hoover in Moscow. The situation will the University Place is =
tragic=20
but we would have never reached the heights we have seen or stepped up =
to the=20
stature we have without Bob Hoover as President. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Its easy to criticize people during =
tough times and=20
some people specialize in it. You have to be have a narrow scope =
on=20
reality to not recognize what Bob Hoover has done at the University and =
the=20
financial impact he has had on the entire state of Idaho. I am =
sick about=20
Bob resigning. I already wish he was back. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I can tell you that it has been a long =
time since I=20
have spoke with anyone on campus who wasn't appreciative of what Bob has =
done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob is a great guy and he has done an =
incredible=20
job for our University. My thanks to him and Jeanne for =
putting=20
the University first and their family second. I wish you =
both=20
health and happiness. I hope we will see you often - God Bless =
you=20
both!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greg Kimberling </FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3DDonaldH675@aol.com=20
href=3D"mailto:DonaldH675@aol.com">DonaldH675@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 17, 2003 =
6:31=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] President =
Hoover's=20
Resignation</DIV>
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size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Dear Visionaries,<BR>Although President =
Hoover may=20
be a fine fellow on a personal level, what concrete accomplishments =
has he=20
initiated that actually benefited UI students, staff, or faculty =
during his=20
tenure? As a retired UI employee I can think of precious =
few. On=20
the negative side, the number of Vice Presidents and senior hierarchy =
(with=20
huge salaries) increased, academic programs were eliminated, and class =
size=20
grew. =E2=80=A6 while the Boise *fraud* was being funded behind the =
scenes. UI=20
continues to pay a larger salary to the football coach than to most =
(if not=20
all) of the faculty. Little effort has been made to provide =
educational=20
outreach to working people who are unable to attend daytime classes =
but could=20
attend evening lectures. The LMT articles on the debacle of the =
Boise=20
Center illustrate a grave failure of judgment, and frankly, a woeful =
lack of=20
integrity, among several senior UI bureaucrats, including the =
president. =20
I wonder why the State Board would accept President Hoover's =
resignation while=20
allowing Acting President Pitcher, who was well aware of the =
questionable=20
accounting issues, to continue in his present role. <BR>Rosemary=20
Huskey<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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