Quinn Poshard clash over SIU board chair selection
SIU President Glenn Poshard accuses Gov Pat Quinn of pressuring the board to keep Roger Herrin as chair, describing it as overreaching and micro managing. Herrin, a Quinn fundraiser, faced a 4-2 vote to remove him after a strained year, with Herrin abstaining from his own bid.
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Board leadership clash cited over Carbondale campus control
Trustee John Simmons now chair says he would have quit the East Alton board if Roger Herrin stayed leader. Poshard notes by year’s start the majority backed change, spurred by FOIA emails alleging Herrin and Donald Lowery attempted to micro manage Carbondale campus matters. SEE CLASH / PAGE 10
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Plagiarism: A haunting word for SIU leader
SIU President Glenn Poshard faces a 1984 doctoral dissertation plagiarism claim at the center of a 2007 controversy. Investigators deemed the issue a mistake, not intentional dishonesty, amid broader plagiarism debates at SIU and dismissals of an Edwardsville faculty member, Christopher Dussold.
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Controversies at SIU span Poshard and Wendler since 2004
A run of clashes highlights the era from 2004 to 2008. Poshard as SIU Board chair battled Chancellor Walter Wendler over benefits policy on religious grounds and fairness across statewide employees. Wendler publicly opposed the policy, while Poshard framed it as equal treatment. The 2005 search for SIU president drew fire for secrecy as candidates were interviewed without public finalists named. In 2006 Poshard did not renew Wendler’s term, reassigning him to architecture as a full professor due to communication issues. 2007 a shadow group alleged plagiarism in a doctoral dissertation tied to a SIU Edwardsville faculty member, prompting an investigation that found attribution mistakes but no deliberate plagiarism. corrections were allowed. 2008 Poshard placed Chancellor Fernando Trevisio on administrative leave for poor performance. Trevisio was fired, an arbitration panel later said the university need not pay the contract. Interim chancellor Sam Goldman was appointed.
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Neane Funan Asean Negedd Cheer Hired as VCAA at SIU Carbondale
Neane Funan Asean Negedd Cheer has been appointed vice chancellor for administration at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The transition marks a shift in campus leadership as Cheer's duties begin immediately and oversee fiscal, facilities, and administrative operations.
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