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U Tenn is going to be giving Algore an honorary degree May 14. Cherished thought--a crowd outside yelling "swinder! charlatan! thief!"

The College Republicans here at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) had their first general meeting today. Not only was this meeting chock full of the standard conservative goodness we all expect, it also held something new that bodes well for our cause. Over 60 members both old and new came to the first meeting of the year. That we have grown from a paltry five members two years ago to our current strength indicates not only great skill on the part of our leadership but the ideological direction of the student body here at UT in general. In comparison, the...

Only the best for UT's Shumaker Pay package was nation's second-highest By Richard Locker locker@gomemphis.com August 17, 2003 NASHVILLE - After his selection as UT president last year, Dr. John W. Shumaker said his goal was "to give the people of Tennessee the very best university they can afford while urging them constantly to afford the very best." It appears that Shumaker convinced state officials to afford the very best when it came to his own pay: His compensation package was worth $733,000 to $800,000 a year in direct and deferred salary and bonuses, plus posh housing, an automobile and...

Only the best for UT's Shumaker Pay package was nation's second-highest By Richard Locker locker@gomemphis.com August 17, 2003 NASHVILLE - After his selection as UT president last year, Dr. John W. Shumaker said his goal was "to give the people of Tennessee the very best university they can afford while urging them constantly to afford the very best." It appears that Shumaker convinced state officials to afford the very best when it came to his own pay: His compensation package was worth $733,000 to $800,000 a year in direct and deferred salary and bonuses, plus posh housing, an automobile and...

It was just one year ago that 60-year-old John Shumaker was offered the job to lead the University of Tennessee into the future. Now he is out of a job. At a press conference called Friday morning after Shumaker submitted a letter of resignation, Governor Phil Bredesen said, "The past several weeks have been very difficult for the University of Tennessee family. UT is a wonderful university with many opprtunities in front of it. And I have to say it pains me as governor to watch this happening." Over the past several weeks, questions have surfaced about Shumaker's use of...

UT president Shumaker resigns after controversy over spending, other issues By RICHARD LOCKER locker@gomemphis.com August 8, 2003 NASHVILLE - Embattled University of Tennessee President John W. Shumaker resigned effective immediately today after 14 months on the job, climaxing weeks of controversy that first surfaced over his extensive, questionable use of the university's airplane and other spending. Gov. Phil Bredesen and Nashville businessman Clayton McWhorter, vice chairman of the UT Board of Trustees announced the resignation at the State Capitol. Bredesen said Shumaker, 60, decided to resign following a three-hour meeting with the governor and McWhorter in Bredesen's office Thursday afternoon...

UT chief also hit by ethics claim Conn. official rips $10,000 gift By J. J. Stambaugh and Cliff Hightower, The Knoxville News Sentinel August 7, 2003 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Tennessee president John Shumaker, already facing audits in two states, was accused Wednesday of violating an ethics law in a third. The latest controversy came on the same day a Kentucky judge handed down a favorable financial settlement for him in a bitter divorce from his ex-wife, Lucy Shumaker. With her ruling, Jefferson County Family Court Judge Eleanore Garber also released more than 3,000 pages of legal documents. Among...