Topic of Meeting: Thames Future - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: May 5, 2005

Topic of Meeting: Thames Future

Date: May 5, 2005

Anyone know this Board member who can enlighten him a little?

Dr. Stacy Davidson Jr., a College Board member from Cleveland, said he has not made up his mind about Thames, but he thinks "things are going satisfactory" at USM.

"I'm going to look at it with an open mind ... the main thing I want to do is get the accreditation reinstated as quickly and as positively as possible," Davidson said. "None of us are perfect, including Dr. Thames and presidents of other universities, too."

Date: May 5, 2005

I plan to write directly to Davidson ASAP about unsatisfactory things at USM. I hope many of you do the same.

Amy Young

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Angeline
" Dr. Stacy Davidson Jr., a College Board member from Cleveland, said he has not made up his mind about Thames, but he thinks "things are going satisfactory" at USM.""

A College Board member from Cleveland? That must be Cleveland, Ohio and not Cleveland, Mississippi. Mississippians are more astute than that.

Date: May 5, 2005

Davidson's Profile is here:

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/commissionerdetail.asp?ID=21

His address:

Dr. L. Stacy Davidson, Jr.

530 Hillcrest Circle

Cleveland, MS 38732

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Angeline
"Davidson's Profile is here"

His profile says that he is an opthalmologist. Why, then, can't he see what is happening at USM.

Date: May 5, 2005

Dr. Davidson's comments lead me to believe that he has already made up his mind before hearing Croft's report. I find this troubling. I find it troubling that a board member has broken ranks and spoken out when there was an agreement that the president would speak for the trustees.

Amy Young

Date: May 5, 2005

Amy, your point is well made. I am wondering if the whole meeting isn't just a strategy session for keeping SFT around. Davidson may have broken ranks to start building rapport with public about the positives re SFT.

Date: May 5, 2005

Davidson is a Methodist. Perhaps it is time for the big Methodist (AKL) to step up to the plate for his university.

Date: May 5, 2005

HA carries exact same article:

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050505/NEWS01/505050309/1002

Date: May 5, 2005

I love this quote:

"We allowed Horace Fleming's contract to come down to the wire before we seriously got into discussion of whether the division of the board was for Horace to stay or not to stay," Klumb said. "The board agreed to take a harder look at presidential contract renewals at least a year out."

The real reason for that is that it took the athletics crowd (Giannini and spouse) and the BIDness community, working with Nicholson, that long to get their stuff together to overthrow him. That was a month and a half after he denied the demand of that crowd for another $1 million for athletics. Is this interesting or what?

Date: May 5, 2005

Off the IHL press release page:
5/4/2005 (JACKSON ) -

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will be held on Friday, May 6, 2005. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. The Board will discuss an IHL Board office personnel matter.

The Board will meet in the 9th floor Board room of the Paul B. Johnson Jr. Tower Building in the Education and Research Center, located at 3825 Ridgewood Road in Jackson.

An Executive Session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

Question, is this an attempt with this special meeting for Krumb as prez to get SFT "approved" for another term BEFORE Virginia can become prez????????

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: donald
"That was a month and a half after he denied the demand of that crowd for another $1 million for athletics."

Shelby certainly won't make that mistake.

Date: May 5, 2005

What is really sad is that more taxpayers' money must be spent to bring the trustees to Jackson to hold a special session just for Shelby Thames. I think that fact speaks volumes about how much is wrong here!

Amy Young

Date: May 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: At the plate
"Davidson is a Methodist. Perhaps it is time for the big Methodist (AKL) to step up to the plate for his university."

Amen!

Does anyone have an e-mail address for Dr. Davidson?

Is there anything else we can do before tomorrow's meeting that might help?