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Garrison Compensation, If Fired

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Posted: 1:43 PM May 21, 2008
Last Updated: 1:43 PM May 21, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - If embattled West Virginia University President Mike Garrison were to lose his job over a master's degree scandal involving the governor's daughter, he could get up to $255,000 in severance pay.

That's if the Board of Governors were to fire him without cause before June 30.

But Garrison's contract also says he would get nothing if he were fired for cause. Reasons could include dishonesty or incompetence.

The board has said it's unlikely to act on Garrison's future until after June 6, when the president is due to present a corrective action plan.

Faculty have twice demanded Garrison's resignation over his administration's decision to retroactively issue Heather Bresch an executive MBA degree she didn't earn.

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Posted by: Doug on May 22, 2008 at 07:20 PM
Sadie, you sure got this one right.. Every honest voter in WV down to the last one should see the importantance of this and be there to vote. It also doen't matter what you think unless you do it at the voting booth. I will be there with you in November !

Posted by: teacher on May 22, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Why isn't anyone questioning the governor? Everyone knows that this would not have even happened if it wasn't for the student being the governor's daughter. What angers me is that I am struggling on my teacher's salary and cannot get a break on my student loan. This actually makes a lot of sense. The governor does not hold education high, he thinks his daughter is smart enough without the degree and does not want her to have to suffer on such low pay.

Posted by: Frankly on May 22, 2008 at 09:08 AM
Pinnokio Joe said this morning on the news that his appointed board didn't serve at the will of the governor. Does he believe this or do they just think the people of WV is this stupid? Why else would they give Tinkerbell a degree that she didn't earn or maybe something else is going on with this fairy's tail. I don't believe that Micky Mouse would buy this story or he would have Minie over at WVU with her hand out..

Posted by: Sadie on May 21, 2008 at 11:12 PM
When you are getting a Masters Degree you know what classes you have taken & need to take, and you meet with an advisor often to talk about it. There was no mistake in those credits it was a gift from daddy...I have a graduation gift for them in November---my vote to who ever runs against Joe!

Posted by: JOHN Q. P. on May 21, 2008 at 10:26 PM
I C O M P E T E N T..........PERIOD!!!!! ALSO THE (woman) WAS WELL AWARE SHE HADN'T EARNED THE DEGREE: AFTER SO MUCH AND SUCH A LENGTHY EDUCATION?.....WHO WOULDN'T KNOW E X A C T L Y, HOW THEIR RECORD READ?????

Posted by: Pete on May 21, 2008 at 07:17 PM
Wouldn't conspiracy to commit fraud be considered a dishonest act? If you're looking for incompetence,handing out a degree that wasn't earned would qualify. The price tag for an MBA with out of state tuition would easily be over $20,000.00 making this a felony theft. I earned my college degree and even I know that if I give away something that does'nt belong to me, it would qualify as stealing and I would be terminated. What everyoe should realize is that the value of a college degree is based on the hard work and sacrifice of EVERYONE who ever earned one. For some, that achievement has no price tag and to see one handed out without the sacrifice, hard work, and most usually the debt that goes along with it, is insulting. So yeah, I vote to fire him and then have him arrested for stealing something that wasn't his to give away in the first place.

Posted by: Mike on May 21, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Does Garrison not see that he did anything wrong? What's the value of an education or a degree if they are going to hand them out. I worked hard for my bachelors and 2 masters. If some president of a college was to give someone a degree because of who they were, I would be highly ticked. Has the gov. commented on any of this? What about Heather? Has she commented on this? Who cracked and told on the president?

Posted by: Karen Wright on May 21, 2008 at 05:45 PM
I want to know why Heather even accepted this MBA degree. I have an MBA and I know the work I did to earn it. Surely she must realize she didn't earn this degree????!!!

Posted by: Lad on May 21, 2008 at 05:25 PM
I wish that I would get fired from my job and get paid $255,000!! It will take me 10 years of working at my current job to make that much money.

Posted by: Wondering on May 21, 2008 at 04:05 PM
Why is nobody going after the two men who wilfully perpetrated fraud in awarding the degree? Even after being caught, they both said they'd do it again, which proves a complete lack of ethics and integrity. WVU is where you go to major in partying, not to get a valid degree that's worth something. Just another disappointment in a long string of them.

Posted by: Fred on May 21, 2008 at 01:50 PM
There is definately just cause, but they'll find a way to make sure he's taken care of financially. Gov. Joe wouldn't allow it otherwise.

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