The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents voted
unanimously to terminate the contract of President John
A. Fallon at a special meeting July 16.
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MAKING CHANGES: (above, from left) Eastern
Michigan University regents Thomas Sidlik, James
Stapleton,
Ismael Ahmed and Gary Hawks
address questions from
the media about personnel
changes they made at
a special July 16
meeting. The regents voted unanimously to
terminate
the contract of President John Fallon
and accept
the separations of Jim Vick, vice
president for student
affairs, and Cindy Hall,
director of EMU's Department
of Public Safety. |
The board thanked Dr. Fallon for his contributions
and service to the University and wished him the best in
future endeavors. Under terms of his contract, Fallon will
collect a year's salary, which equates to $225,000.
In addition, the regents voted unanimously to accept the
separations of Jim Vick, vice president of student affairs,
and Cindy Hall, director of EMU's Department of Public
Safety. The two were allowed to retire and collect a pension
and benefits. Under their agreements, each will receive
a year's salary. For Vick, that is $144,832. For Hall,
that amount is $100,421.
Don Loppnow, provost and vice president for academic affairs, is leading EMU on an interim basis. Loppnow chairs an
executive council consisting of Freman Hendrix, chief governmental
relations officer; Joseph Pollack, director, EMU Charter
Schools; and Janice Stroh, vice president for business
and finance.
Two days after his appointment, Loppnow sent a message
to campus, reflecting on recent events and calling for
the University to move forward together. His message is
at http://www.emich.edu/president/comm071807forward.html
Loppnow served as the acting president in 2004 before
Dr. Craig Willis was named interim. Before being named
senior executive for strategic planning in 2002, Loppnow
served EMU in many capacities. From 1997-2001, he was the
associate vice president for extended learning. In his
30 years at EMU, Loppnow also has served as department
head for social work, interim director of the office of
research development, coordinator for the social work program
and professor.
