Posted on 01/27/2014 5:42:49 PM PST by FlJoePa
It's not every day that the hard-charging CEO of an S&P 500 company goes back to his university and offers -- not to buy a little immortality with a new dorm or lab -- but himself as an active leader.
Al Lord relishes combat: Raised in a Philly housing project, toughened by his campaigns to seize control of student lender Sallie Mae and defy challengers from Wall Street to the White House for 30+ years, Lord stepped down last year and has gone to fight for alma mater, Penn State, which faces unusual reputational and governance challenges...
Lord is collecting signatures to place his name in nomination to a post as alumni trustee on the Penn State university board. Note that Lord wasn't among the business leaders most recently appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett or Penn States's own business-trustees approval group. By taking his case straight to the alumni, Lord is betting he and his allies will grow the insurgent movement already shaking up the board into a new majority.
Count Lord ('67) among the critics of PSU's rapid willingness to dump its top academic and athletic managers after the long-simmering investigations of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky erupted into a public scandal and Sandusky's conviction on multiple child rape counts. "We must restore the reputations of Penn State, Joe Paterno, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz and make these names a part of Penn State's future," Lord wrote in his note to friends, fellow alumni, and members of the PS4RS (Penn Staters For Responsible Stewardship) group.
(Excerpt) Read more at mobile.philly.com ...
So, is he going to preside at the next Ku|\|t Fest?
A POS that promoted the same agenda in Cornhuskerville.
Oh goodie. The monthly NAMBLA post.
He wants to restore the reputation of people who don’t deserve it?
He wants to restore the reputation of people who don’t deserve it?
If the state had the goods on GS, GS, and TC - we’d have a trial by now. It’s been years. js was put in jail in 7 months.
Also, why wouldn’t one of the 3 (or 2) have flipped on another by now? You have to believe that has been the state’s strategy all along.
The logical explanation is that none of them are willing to lie to avoid prosecution.
I said nothing about them being guilty of crimes. They may be, but that is irrelevant to this issue.
You left out one alternative. Their lawyers are coordinated, and have decided it’s best not to make a deal.
Also, it’s possible the state decided it’s bad PR to make a deal.
The only one I remotely know is TC and his reputation is impeccable. If they’re (the media, the state, and the PSU administration/bot) willing to railroad him, they’re willing to railroad anyone.
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