Honestly, we didn't really want to believe that this required sharper illustration, but it seems like some people still don't understand the conflicts of interest, nepotistic loyalties and general Good-Ol'-Boy allegiances that appear to have driven the recent actions by the UCM Board of Governors.
If you, gentle reader, find yourself confused by the Benoit Wesly affair, boggled by the Podolefsky non-renewal or troubled by the burgeoning boondoggle that is the Top Secret Presidential Search process, please consider the following:
Starting with UCM Non-Employee Greg Hassler, one can trace an intriguingly intertwined path to UCM Board of Governors President Dick Phillips, which we aim to illustrate in a series of bog installments.
After the jump, we Connect the Dots!
Catalog#: 32 Dinner for Eight on October 2, 2009 Enjoy a wonderful dinner at the home of Jerry and Vici Hughes, on Friday evening October 2, 2009. Dinner for eight will be prepared by the Executive Chef of Churchill's Restaurant in Columbia. You will be served by the professional staff of Churchill's. You and your friends will be joined for dinner by UCM Board of Governors member Ed Baker and his wife Kathy, UCM Athletic Director Jerry Hughes and his wife Vici, and Coach Kim and Melissa Anderson. Cocktail hour begins at 6pm. Enjoy good company and great food. Courtesy of: Ed & Kathy Baker
As chilling as that event sounds, we morbidly digress… So, to whom did Shawn award the rights to broadcast UCM Sports? Any guesses? Anyone?
As it happens, Carol sits on the Alumni Board with…
What Culp's professional responsibilities actually entail is anyone's guess, but clearly he develops and retains someone or something on behalf of the UCM Athletic Department. Alongside Culp in the Athletic Department Staff Directory, one finds a young man with a familiar name…
That's Part One. More on the way… In the meantime, see if you can guess who's next.