CENTRE DAILY: …Penn State said [John] Surma, the CEO and chairman of U.S. Steel Corp., has new and ongoing business obligations, so he decided to leave the board when his term expires in June. He serves as one of six business and industry trustees.
According to a report last year from ESPN, it was Surma who barked at local trustee Mimi Barash Coppersmith when she begged the trustees to reconsider firing Paterno.
“We’re not going to drink the Kool-Aid,” ESPN quoted him as saying. “This is what we need to do.” … (more)
