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Ohio University President Duane Nellis announced Thursday that the institution would refund employees wages they lost while furloughed this past year amid budgetary constraints, the severity of which was heightened
When Ohio University President Duane Nellis announced his resignation in early May, the university publicly declared that an interim president would be named in the coming days and a national search would be launched to unearth the institutionâs 22nd president â business as usual under such circumstances.
But neither happened.
In what came as a shock to much of the university community, the Board of Trustees last Thursday emerged from an hours long executive session and bestowed Nellisâ successor, former College of Business Dean Hugh Sherman, with the title of president for a two-year term, rather than naming him an interim as is typically done between more permanent changes in leadership while a search committee is initiated to find the next full-time executive.
Ohio University President Duane Nellis, who announced this month heâs stepping down from leading the institution two years before his term ends, didn t submitted a written notice of resignation to the Board of Trustees on time, as is required within his contract.
The move raises questions about when Nellis, who is leaving the presidency June 30 to teach classes as a faculty member, finalized the decision to abandon the role, as he is required to submit a resignation notice at least six months prior to his final day in office, according to a copy of his contract.
âAlthough President Nellis did not provide six months notice of his planned transition, both President Nellis and the Board of Trustees may agree to waive any notice required by the contract as he transitions to a faculty position,â Vice President of University Communications and Marketing Robin Oliver said in an email. âDetails about the transition agreement will be available after the agreement is full
Ohio University President Duane Nellis, who announced this month heâs stepping down from leading the institution two years before his term ends, didn t submitted a written notice of resignation to the Board of Trustees on time, as is required within his contract.
The move raises questions about when Nellis, who is leaving the presidency June 30 to teach classes as a faculty member, finalized the decision to abandon the role, as he is required to submit a resignation notice at least six months prior to his final day in office, according to a copy of his contract.
âAlthough President Nellis did not provide six months notice of his planned transition, both President Nellis and the Board of Trustees may agree to waive any notice required by the contract as he transitions to a faculty position,â Vice President of University Communications and Marketing Robin Oliver said in an email. âDetails about the transition agreement will be available after the agreement is full