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Top TSU President Pick Meets Media
POSTED: 5:52 pm CST January 14,
2008
UPDATED: 6:01 pm CST January 14,
2008
HOUSTON -- The top finalist named to fill the post as new president of Texas Southern University met with the media on Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.On Friday, the TSU Board of Trustees chose Dr. John Rudley as its top choice.Rudley is the interim UH president, a CPA and former TSU chief financial officer.
He knows there's a tough job ahead."We must start with understanding. We are dealing with a crisis management situation currently at Texas Southern," Rudley said. "We must restore fiscal credibility in administration. We must restore credibility to decision-making at Texas Southern University. And with a new board and new president, I believe we can accomplish both."Rudley said the Board of Regents would be his partners.The board expects to hire him in three weeks."Once in a while you're faced with the opportunity to do some great things. I see Texas Southern as a tall order. But it's an opportunity people are now presented. It's an opportunity for me to really add value to TSU," Rudley said."We thought that Dr. Rudley brought the most qualifications to the table given his background in higher education and in particular, his experience with higher education finance given the current circumstances at the university, and we just thought that he was the best choice," said Glenn Lewis, the board chair.The school has been without a permanent president for more than a year. J. Timothy Boddie Jr. is the interim president.Former TSU President Priscilla Slade is awaiting retrial. Her trial on charges of misusing public money ended in a mistrial last year.
Previous Stories:
- January 11, 2008: TSU Names Finalist For President
- December 21, 2007: TSU May Soon Name Finalists For President
- October 22, 2007: TSU Takes Time Finding New Leader
- October 19, 2007: Judge Schedules Ex-TSU President's Retrial
- October 15, 2007: Harris County Prosecutors To Retry Slade
- October 14, 2007: Slade's Mistrial Comes During TSU Homecoming
- October 13, 2007: TSU Students, Alumni React To Slade's Mistrial
- October 12, 2007: Ex-TSU President's Trial Ends Without Verdict
- October 11, 2007: Slade Jury: Deadlocked Still; Judge: Keep Trying
- October 10, 2007: Judge Denies Mistrial In Slade Trial
- October 9, 2007: Day 2: Jury Deliberates Ex-TSU President's Fate
- October 8, 2007: Slade Jury Does Not Reach Verdict In Day 1
- October 4, 2007: Both Sides Rest In Slade Trial
- October 3, 2007: Defense Close To Wrapping Up Slade Trial
- October 2, 2007: Community Leaders Testify On Slade's Behalf
- October 1, 2007: Judge In Slade Trial Stands By Mistrial Denial
- September 28, 2007: Judge Denies Mistrial in Slade Case
- September 28, 2007: Slade's Attorney Asks For Mistrial
- September 24, 2007: Jury Could Soon Decide Slade's Fate
- September 22, 2007: Scandals Affect Drop In TSU Enrollment
- September 14, 2007: TSU Employee Oversaw Slade's Landscaping
- September 10, 2007: Slade's Assistant Testifies About Lavish Perks
- September 7, 2007: Banker: Slade Said TSU Paid For Groceries, Services
- September 4, 2007: Attorneys Argue During Former TSU President's Trial
- August 24, 2007: Prosecutor: Former TSU President Had Wasteful Sprees
- August 20, 2007: Trial Begins For Ex-TSU President Accused Of Misspending
- August 6, 2007: Former TSU President's Request To Move Trial Denied
- July 20, 2007: Judge Denies Former TSU Official New Trial
- July 11, 2007: Former TSU President Wants Trial Moved
- May 8, 2007: Jury Decides Fate Of Former TSU Official
- May 7, 2007: Former TSU Official Does Not Testify At Trial
- May 3, 2007: Verdict Reached In Former TSU Official's Trial
- May 2, 2007: Jury Deliberates In Former TSU Official's Trial
- March 5, 2007: Former TSU President's Home For Sale Again
- August 2, 2006: Former TSU President Posts Bond
- August 1, 2006: Former TSU President Indicted
- June 7, 2006: Slade No-Show At Her TSU Termination Hearing
- May 19, 2006: Search Warrant Executed At TSU President's Home
- May 5, 2006: TSU Embattled President's Home Goes On Market
- April 18, 2006: TSU's Slade To Appeal Firing
- April 17, 2006: Regents Vote To Fire Texas Southern President
- April 14, 2006: Slade's Future Could Be Decided In Emergency Meeting
- March 29, 2006: TSU Selects Interim President
- March 17, 2006: Embattled TSU President To Take Paid Leave
- March 15, 2006: Emergency Meeting To Determine Slade's Future
- February 4, 2006: TSU Regents Keep President Slade
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