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A-6 PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE ■ THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008 ■ WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM NATIONAL WVU: board appointees Manchin fraud and money laundering. A federal jury delivered a Gov. , father of Inc. executive selected mixed verdict against Antoin “Tony” Rezko, 52, fi nding him Heather Bresch, appointed nine members of West Virginia guilty of scheming with the University's board of governors, which meets tomorrow to government’s star witness to get consider the university’s erroneous decision to award 9 of 18 kickbacks out of money man- agement fi rms wanting state an M.B.A. degree to Ms. Bresch. business, but acquitting him of on WVU charges that included attempted West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III extortion. •1970 WVU graduate NATIONAL Ex-Bush aide’s 9/11 deal •Elected to House of Delegates in 1982 and board BRIEFS WASHINGTON — As state Senate in 1986 President Bush’s health chief, •Elected governor in 2004 and seeking re- Tommy Thompson proudly election this year WVU, FROM PAGE A-1 trumpeted millions of taxpayer •Named wife, Gayle, to the state board of dollars to help workers sickened Mr. Garrison is a long- War on teen by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks education in 2007 time friend of Ms. Bresch at the World Trade Center, and reported to her at one sex faltering even amid complaints that his Mylan Inc. Chief Operating Officer Heather Bresch Award, which Mr. time when he was a lobbyist agency wasn’t doing enough. •Mr. Manchin’s Wise gave Mr. Good- for Mylan. Milan Puskar, WASHINGTON — The Now, Mr. Thompson’s pri- daughter and win in 2003 chairman of the Cecil-based nation’s campaign to get more vate company has won an $11 generic drug maker, is teenagers to delay sex and use million contract to treat some high school and •Former lobbyist for WVU’s biggest benefactor. condoms is faltering, threaten- of those same workers — the WVU classmate Mylan, Centra Finan- Mylan employees, directors ing to undermine the highly latest twist in a fi tful govern- of WVU Presi- cial Holdings and and their families have been successful effort to reduce teen ment effort to determine how dent Mike S. Platinum Properties major contributors to Mr. pregnancy and protect young many people were made ill by Manchin’s 2004 and 2008 people from sexually transmit- the toxic debris — and to care Garrison LLC campaigns. ted diseases, federal offi cials for them. •As the Cecil •Member of Mr. Man- Mr. Garrison has said he reported yesterday. The contract awarded by the drug maker’s chin’s transition team did nothing to influence the New data from a large gov- Centers for Disease Control is decision to award the degree, ernment survey show that by aimed at tracking the health of government af- •Chairman, West Vir- explaining it “was made fairs officer, su- ginia Higher Educa- every measure, the decade- between 4,000 and 6,000 workers WVU President solely by the administra- long decline in sexual activity who live outside the New York pervised Mr. tion Policy Commis- tors” in the business school. Mike S. Garrison among high school students lev- City area, where a separate Garrison when sion (2003-07), Ms. Bresch’s transcript had eled off between 2001 and 2007 health monitoring program is 22 credit hours added to it he was a lobby- resigned so he could be considered for WVU presi- and the increase in condom use in place. The CDC is part of the Mylan Inc. Chief Operating reflecting courses she did ist for Mylan dency by teens fl attened out in 2003. Health and Human Services Officer Heather Bresch not register for, pay for or The survey comes on the Department, which Mr. Thomp- •Said she earned •At WVU, taught Political Science 321: “Politics and complete. Mr. Garrison has heels of reports that one in son headed in Mr. Bush’s fi rst the degree in December 1998, a claim inconsistent West Virginia Government: A Practical Approach” referred the revisions to four teenage girls has a sexu- term. WVU’s Office of Academic ally transmitted disease and Internal e-mails obtained with official records and the findings of an independ- •Received a 77-19 vote of no confidence by WVU’s Integrity. that the teen birth rate has by The Associated Press show ent panel faculty senate May 5 and a 565-39 vote of no con- Faculty members, who increased for the fi rst time in that the one-year contract went •Was being considered for a posi- fidence by the entire faculty twice have voted to demand 15 years, the data is triggering to Logistics Health, Inc., a La tion on the advisory committee of May 14 Mr. Garrison’s resignation, alarm across the ideological Crosse, Wis.-based company point out that an indepen- spectrum. where Mr. Thompson is presi- WVU’s College of Business & Eco- Mylan Inc. Chairman dent panel concluded that The federal Centers for Dis- dent. nomics at the same time school Milan Puskar his top aides were at a meet- ease Control and Prevention in Also in the nation . . . officials were fabricating a tran- •WVU’s biggest benefactor. The ing Oct. 15 where the deci- Atlanta conducted the survey. script to show she had earned an university’s football stadium is sion was made. All 440 children of a Texas Board of governors Chair- Senate OKs budget accord polygamist sect raided by M.B.A. from the school named after him as is the man Stephen P. Goodwin WASHINGTON — The Sen- authorities two months ago President deanship of the business last week issued a statement ate yesterday approved a $3.1 were returned to their parents Mike S. Garrison school that awarded Ms. Bresch supporting Mr. Garrison. trillion election-year Demo- by yesterday, a Child Protec- “The board believes there cratic budget blueprint that tive Services spokesman. … •Took office Sept. 1 after being ap- an M.B.A. degree she did not is no evidence whatsoever leaves to the next president the The California Supreme Court pointed by WVU’s board of gover- earn that President Garrison took task of sorting out a host of fi s- yesterday rejected petitions to nors •Mylan Inc. employees, directors any action to improperly cal problems. delay its historic same-sex •Longtime friend of the Manchin and families were big donors to influence” the decision to The House-Senate com- marriage decision, clear- promise, adopted by a 48-45 ing the way for gay couples to family Mr. Manchin’s 2004 and 2008 margin, would allow large marry later this month. The •Holds undergraduate and law de- campaigns and Mylan also near-term increases in defense court’s action on the case makes grees from WVU, where he was backed the governor’s unsuc- “Is this board of Mylan Inc. Chairman Milan Puskar and domestic programs funded it possible for same-sex unions student body president during the cessful $5.5 billion pension by Congress each year, but also to begin June 17. … California governors able stacks wrenching Medicare and Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg- 1991-92 school year bond initiative in 2005 to execute this other federal benefi t decisions ger proclaimed a statewide •Served former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise as secre- •Member of Mr. Manchin’s transition team and Investor upon the shoulders of future drought yesterday, warning tary of tax and revenue (2001) and chief of staff with WVU board of governors member Parry G. Petro- straightforward policymakers. that the state’s water supply is (2001-03) plus in Platinum Plaza, Citynet, other ventures plan of redemption, falling dangerously low because Fund-raiser convicted of below-average rainfall. •Recommended board of governors Chairman Ste- •Director of Centra Financial; owns a 2.8 percent or does it view its CHICAGO — A prominent phen Goodwin for the Distinguished West Virginian stake in the publicly traded Morgantown bank fund-raiser for Sen. Barack role as protecting Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojev- For news updates, visit post- WVU Board of Governors the vested political ich was convicted yesterday of gazette.com/nationworld (with year their term expires) and personal Stephen P.Goodwin, sentation that is being phased out Mr. Wise’s chief of staff; reappointed interests from chairman, (2010) this year by Mr. Manchin •Attorney with Goodwin •Former educator and community acti- •Ventures in which he is partners with which it springs?” & Ware in Morgantown vist from Ripley,W.Va. Mr. Puskar include Platinum Plaza — WVU’s Academy of •Appointed to the board Stephen B. Farmer (2008) LLC, Morgantown’s Waterfront Place Distinguished Alumni Jewish lobby hears by former Gov. Bob Wise when Mr. •Attorney with Farmer, Hotel, and Citynet, a Bridgeport, Garrison was Mr. Wise’s chief of staff; Cline and Campbell in W.Va., telecommunications company reappointed by Mr. Manchin Charleston •Director of Centra Financial; Centra award the degree, the state- Obama underscore •Past president of the WVU Alumni As- •Appointed in 2004 after CEO Douglas J. Leech is a former ment read. sociation Mr. Garrison left Mr. WVU board of governors member and Like governing boards at •Led the 17-member WVU presidential Wise’s staff chairman who served on the presi- many state universities, a his support for Israel search committee appointed in Sep- •Member of the presidential search dential search committee; Mr. Leech majority of WVU’s board is tember 2006 that eventually selected committee is also on Mylan Inc.’s board appointed by the governor Mr. Garrison •According to depositions filed in a •Centra paid Platinum Plaza with the approval of the By David Lightman THE ROAD TO THE •Comes from a politically connected lawsuit by WVU against former head $658,353 last year to lease office state Senate. Trustees for McClatchy Newspapers family that includes sister-in-law Kay football coach Rich Rodriguez, Mr. space and paid Citynet $80,304 for state schools in Nevada, WHITE HOUSE Goodwin, Mr. Manchin’s secretary of Farmer told Mr. Rodriguez “months telecommunications services Nebraska, Colorado and WASHINGTON — Illinois education, and son Carte Goodwin, before President Garrison got elected •Developer of One Waterfront Place, Michigan are chosen in Sen. Barack Obama yesterday Mr. Manchin’s general counsel that he was going to be the next pres- headquarters for the WVU Foundation statewide elections, said reassured the American Jewish ference. Like Mr. Obama, she •His wife, Ellen, is vice president of de- ident.”Mike Brown, Mr. Rodriguez’s •Member of Mr. Manchin’s transition Richard Novak of the Asso- community that he is a devoted concentrated on promising the velopment for the WVU Alumni Associ- agent, said Mr. Farmer made that team ciation of Governing Boards friend of Israel, a view seconded crowd that she was a strong ation statement to his client as early as Edward L. Robinson (ex- of Universities and Colleges. enthusiastically by New York backer of Israel and had long- •His daughter, Aly Goodwin Gregg, has December 2006. Mr. Garrison’s ap- officio) Mr. Novak said Virginia, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. standing ties to the Jewish done public relations work for Mr. Pet- pointment was announced in April •Serves in his capacity North Dakota, Hawaii and On his first full day as the community. And both senators Minnesota have nonparti- roplus, former POW Jessica Lynch and 2007 as chairman of the presumptive Democratic presi- vowed to get tough with Iran, if san advisory groups that dential nominee, Mr. Obama necessary. Randall McCloy, the sole survivor of •Has represented WVU head basket- board of visitors for screen and recommend appeared before one of his “I will do everything in my the Sago mine disaster ball coach Bob Huggins West Virginia University Institute of board candidates to help toughest crowds, a community power to prevent Iran from Curtis H. “Hank” Barnette (2008) •Partners with board of governors Technology elected officials select the that has been skeptical about his obtaining a nuclear weapon. •Reappointed in 2004 member Andrew Payne in Soaring Ea- •President of E.L. Robinson Engineer- best ones. intentions toward Israel. Everything,” Mr. Obama said. after Mr. Garrison left gle Lodge in Snowshoe, W.Va. ing, a Charleston civil engineering “The message is for the He earned polite ovations and He drew a sharp contrast Mr. Wise’s staff; former Carolyn Long (2010) firm governor to take this seri- good notices, about the same between himself and his likely board of governors •Superintendent, Braxton Sarah E. “Sally” Smith (ex-officio) ously and not make these response that Mrs. Clinton, a general election opponent, chairman County,W.Va., schools •Serves in her capacity political appointments,” said longtime favorite, received. Republican Arizona Sen. John •Former chairman, Bethlehem Steel •Appointed by Mr. Man- as chairwoman of the Mr. Novak, who declined to The audience seemed to like McCain. Mr. McCain had spo- •Former WVU student body president chin last year to replace board of advisers for comment on WVU. his recollections of first learn- ken to this gathering Monday, and Fulbright scholar Mark A. Manchin after the Community & Tech- Mr. Garrison’s support- ing about Israel as an 11-year-old and had tried to paint Mr. •Attorney in the Washington, D.C., of- Mark Manchin was appointed execu- nical College at West ers on the board cited his camper — his counselor was Obama as soft on Iran because fice of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher tive director of the West Virginia Virginia University Institute of Technol- political experience as an Jewish and had lived in Israel of his emphasis on diplomacy. & Flom School Board Authority by the gover- ogy, representation that is being advantage he had over other — and his recollections of how, Dialogue with Iranian Presi- •Assumed leadership of the committee nor, his cousin phased out this year candidates who had stronger during the civil rights move- dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looking for a new vice president of John T. “Ted” Mattern (2009) •Attorney with Bowles Rice McDavid academic credentials. ment of the 1960s, “Jewish- and would have little value, Mr. WVU’s Health Sciences Center follow- •Retired school superin- Graff & Love in Charleston Mr. Garrison’s critics African-Americans have stood McCain said then, “except an ing the resignation of Provost Gerald tendent for Preston, Robert A. Wells, vice chairman (2008) allege that his appoint- shoulder to shoulder.” earful of anti-Semitic rants and ment illustrates how Mr. Lang Mingo and Upshur •Attorney in the Washing- Addressing the American a worldwide audience for a man Manchin has politicized the Israel Public Affairs Committee, who denies one Holocaust and Ellen Cappellanti (2011) counties in West Virginia ton, D.C., office of Bai- university. That charge was Mr. Obama opened his remarks talks before frenzied crowds •Attorney for Jackson •Appointed by Mr. Wise; ley & Glasser, a Char- made again in a letter sent by noting: “I know some provoc- about starting another.” Kelly in Charleston reappointed by Mr. Manchin leston law firm Tuesday by five members of ative e-mails have been circu- Mr. Obama elaborately •Appointed by Mr. Man- •Member of presidential search com- •Appointed in 2004 after WVU’s Academy of Distin- lating throughout Jewish com- explained his view of diplomacy chin mittee Mr. Garrison left Mr. Wise’s staff guished Alumni. munities across the country. … yesterday, and charged that Mr. •Heads the Executive Mansion Renova- William O. Nutting (2011) •Member of presidential search com- They want Mr. Gar- They’re filled with tall tales and McCain “offers only an alter- tion Fund, a private group overseeing •Vice president of Ogden mittee rison to resign and want dire warnings about a certain nate reality — one where the renovations of the governor’s mansion Newspapers, which •Member of the Health Sciences Cen- his replacement selected candidate for president. war in Iraq has somehow put •Member of Mr. Manchin’s transition publishes papers in ter vice president search committee through a nonpolitical pro- “And all I want to say is …” Iran on its heels. team several cities in the J. Steven Kite (2009) cess. — he paused and smiled — “let “The truth is the opposite; •Accompanied Mr. Manchin on a 2007 state •WVU faculty senate rep- “Is this board of governors me know if you see this guy Iran has strengthened its posi- China trade mission •Appointed by Mr. Manchin resentative on the able to execute this straight- named Barack Obama, because tion. Iran is now enriching Thomas S. Clark (2009) •Board member of the Ogden-family- board forward plan of redemption, he sounds pretty frightening.” uranium. … Its support for •Former Mylan executive controlled group that owns the Pitts- •Associate professor in or does it view its role as Don’t worry, he said, because terrorism and threats toward •Appointed by Mr. Man- burgh Pirates the Department of Ge- protecting the vested politi- “I am among friends. Good Israel have increased.” chin Andrew A. “Drew” Payne (2010) ology & Geography cal and personal interests friends.” He promised to “use all ele- •Member of the WVU •President, Horse Creek Jason Parsons (ex-offi- from which it springs?” the Mrs. Clinton, on the other ments of American power to presidential search committee Land and Mining Co. cio) alumni wrote. hand, has long been a favorite pressure Iran. I will do every- Mr. Manchin counters •Member of the Health Sciences Cen- and other natural re- •Serves in his capacity of this crowd, and she assured thing in my power to prevent that the suggestion that them that they can trust her Iran from obtaining a nuclear ter vice president search committee source companies as WVU student body board members follow his rival. weapon.” James W. Dailey II (2011) •Appointed by Mr. Man- president orders “simply is not true.” Their appearance before While diplomacy would be •President of W. Harley chin •Junior political science major from “WVU board of governors AIPAC at the Washington Con- his starting point, Mr. Obama Miller Contractors in •Son Cameron is on WVU basketball Seth, W.Va. members are not under my vention Center — Mr. Obama noted: “I have no interest in Martinsburg team Paul R. Martinelli (2009) control and remain free, as spoke first, then Mrs. Clinton sitting down with our adversar- •Appointed by Mr. Man- •Partners with Stephen Farmer in Soar- •Represents WVU’s clas- they always have been, to — was largely a polite affair, a ies just for the sake of talking. chin ing Eagle Lodge in Snowshoe. sified staff on the board make their own individual reaffirmation by both senators But as president of the United •Director of Centra Financial Parry G. Petroplus (2009) •Program manager, West and collective decisions on that they would do what was States, I would be willing to lead Linda Dickirson (ex-officio) •President of Petroplus Virginia University Ex- this or any other situation,” necessary to protect Israel’s tough and principled diplomacy •Serves in her capacity and Associates in Mor- tension Service he said May 19. security. Their speeches came with the appropriate Iranian as chairman of the gantown and partner in Sources: West Virginia University; Securities the day after Mr. Obama leader at a time and place of board of advisers of Platinum Properties LLC and Exchange Commission; West Virginia Len Boselovic can be clinched the party’s presidential my choosing — if, and only if, it West Virginia University •Appointed in 2002 Secretary of State; Monongalia County Cir- reached at lboselovic@post- nomination. can advance the interest of the at Parkersburg, repre- while Mr. Garrison was cuit Court records; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gazette.com or 412-263-1941. Mrs. Clinton made no men- United States.” If that diplomacy Patricia Sabatini can be tion of the race and didn’t doesn’t work, he said, “we will James Hilston/Post-Gazette reached at psabatini@post- discuss her future at the con- ratchet up the pressure.” gazette.com or 412-263-3066.

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