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Date: Jan 18, 2006

It's a Bulldog: New Roy Replaces Ol' Roy

Date: Jan 18, 2006

Harvard?
There's hope, maybe, just maybe.

Date: Jan 18, 2006

LVN wrote:

Harvard? There's hope, maybe, just maybe.

The degree wasn't from Harvard, LVN, he just spent some time there in some sort of management program. I remember somebody at USM who was at Harvard on a non- degree basis.

Date: Jan 18, 2006

"......completed the advanced management program at Harvard Graduate Business School."

Date: Jan 19, 2006

I don't know anything about the gentleman, but hey, at least he'd have at least a passing acquaintance with how things are done other places.

Date: Jan 19, 2006

LVN wrote:

at least he'd have at least a passing acquaintance with how things are done other places.

I know a guy that went to Tennessee for his graduate work. Would that qualify?

Date: Jan 19, 2006

Bio: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/about/history/personalities/estess.html

Date: Jan 19, 2006

"......completed the advanced management program at Harvard Graduate Business School."

That sounds like business school-speak for "He completed a weekend seminar in management at Harvard Business School. The cost for the weekend session was $25,000."

Date: Jan 19, 2006

CoB Translator wrote:

"......completed the advanced management program at Harvard Graduate Business School." That sounds like business school-speak for "He completed a weekend seminar in management at Harvard Business School. The cost for the weekend session was $25,000."

Advanced Management Program

In addition to Master's and Doctoral degrees, Harvard Business School offers a non-degree executive program called the Advanced Management Program which confers alumni status to all participants.. . .

Alumni include (MBA and executive programs):. . .

Michael Bloomberg, businessman and Mayor of New York City . . .

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States

from Wikipedia

Date: Jan 19, 2006

'Pedia wrote:

Harvard Business School offers a non-degree executive program called the Advanced Management Program which confers alumni status to all participants.. .

If one participates in the program does that mean they can say that they are an Alumnus of Harvard? I once took a course at Tulane. Can I call myself a Tulane Alumnus?

Date: Jan 19, 2006

My husband spent years working at Stennis and worked there while Mr. Estess was head of the facility. His comment on hearing about the appointment was: I don't think he will be someone who will be helpful.
When I have a conversation with him later to day, I will try to get more details on why he has that opinion and will post them tonight.

Date: Jan 19, 2006

Know Someone Who Knows Him wrote:

My husband spent years working at Stennis and worked there while Mr. Estess was head of the facility. His comment on hearing about the appointment was: I don't think he will be someone who will be helpful. When I have a conversation with him later to day, I will try to get more details on why he has that opinion and will post them tonight.

I'll be waiting for your post!

Date: Jan 19, 2006

Know Someone Who Knows Him wrote:

My husband spent years working at Stennis and worked there while Mr. Estess was head of the facility. His comment on hearing about the appointment was: I don't think he will be someone who will be helpful.
When I have a conversation with him later to day, I will try to get more details on why he has that opinion and will post them tonight.

I have been able to talk to my husband about Mr. Estess. His comments indicated a person who when he was in charge at Stennis made decisions based not on what was best for the site and what its employees needed, but what was best politically for himself. He spent money on unnecessary expenditures. He was a very big player withing the NASA political heirarchy even though he was running a small NASA site in Picayune, Mississippi. My husband said that he had direct involvement with Mr. Estess several times and does not remember the meetings being a positive experience. (Sidebar - my husband for the most part has nothing but positive things to say about his time at Stennis or about the people that he worked with while there.) That was the extent of what he had to say tonight; if he adds anymore later, I will post updates.

Date: Jan 19, 2006

thankyouverymuch

Date: Jan 19, 2006

Sounds like he'll fit right in with the rest of the crowd. Barbour's kind of guy.

Date: Jan 24, 2006

The proof is always in the pudding, right? Let's see what he does. I've knew Estes (socially) for a number of years. He's a fine and ethical person. How he will survive amongst the rest of the board remains to be seen.

Besides, he's from Picayune. Can anybody think of (ex) faculty from little ole Picayune who could, if pressed upon, lean on Estes? How about Noel Polk? He's alive I think and spent his early life in P'yune; likely knows Estes enough to pick up a phone and offer a faculty perspective. (Read Noel's Southern Cross on life in Picayune.) Then, I think, too, that Charles Bolton (now at UNC Charlotte?) was from Picayune. At least that's what I recall from a casual conversation with Boulton several years ago.

Date: Jan 24, 2006

buckskin wrote:

I've knew Estes (socially) for a number of years.

But not well enough to spell his name correctly (3 times)