Former Penn State Board of Trustees Head Resigns Amid Sex-Abuse Scandal

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Former Penn State board of trustees head resigns amid sex-abuse scandal

Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 9:26pm EDT

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University's board of trustees has accepted the resignation of Steven Garban, the man who chaired the board when the child sex abuse scandal involving ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky first broke.

In a letter posted to the board's website on Thursday evening, PSU Trustees Chairwoman Karen Peetz said: "Earlier today I accepted Steve Garban's resignation from the Board of Trustees. I want to sincerely thank him for his many years of service to Penn State University and for the leadership he exhibited today."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE86J02E20120720?irpc=932

[rocktivity]

1. A good start

but the entire board needs to go.


rocktivity

[mopinko]

4. ++++++

[Faygo Kid]

2. Boards have to exercise oversight.

I have seen what happens when they don't, in a very large professional legal organization. I could see it coming as a staff member, but they weren't listening. Formula for disaster.

[DURHAM D]

3. Good -

what about the other 31?

[cindyperry2010]

5. i was gonna say

how many more