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SIU Board Firestorm Splits Governors Office and Trustees
Governor Quinn and SIU President Poshard clash over trusteeship in a high stakes dispute. Names cited include Herrin as chairman and trustees Hinrichs Wiley and Hightower. Critics accuse political pressure and patronage shaping university leadership amid looming March meetings and potential removals.
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Poshard
Quinn
Mark Hinrichs
O’fallon
Marquita Wiley
Belleville
Wiley
Southern
Herrin
Hinrichs
Simmons
Ed Hightower
Edwardsville
Gary Hannig
Governor’s Office
SIU
Hannig
Roger Herrin
Brooke Anderson
Democratic Party
RDK Management Services
ComBank Inc
Community National Banks
Illinois
University of Illinois
Gladstein
Jonathan Lackland
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Mike Bost
R-Murphysboro
GOP
Illinois House Higher Education Committee
Bost