From the PATRIOT-NEWS OP ED:
I served on the Penn State board of trustees from 1992 to 1995, having been elected by the alumni. The real power on the university board lies with the “moneyed” trustees. This will not surprise anyone.
I reported my discovery to the trustee office in Old Main and later received a telephone call from then trustee chairman Ted Junker. In hindsight, it appears that PMA was heavily involved in the elections for decades. Indeed, then [Pennsylvania manufacturer’s Association] PMA’s Fred Anton was referred to by some as the “33rd trustee.” The modus operandi of the university board was not one of openness, but one of silence and under-the-radar actions.
A fresh start would include eliminating the appointed six-member business and industry group and replacing them with six additional alumni trustees, openly and democratically elected. Their removal would be a giant step toward restoring openness and sunshine, replacing the silence and haze that have been so pervasive…
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