Times-Union Reporter Reveals Major Crimp in Penn State Plans
The online version of Albany Times-Union political reporter James M. Odato’s (pictured) big scoop went up Tuesday night. There was no comment from SUNY beforehand, but a half-hour after the item was posted, the school turned around and provided Odato with a statement.
According to Odato’s report, Penn State trustees were all set last Friday to announce as their 18th president David R. Smith, the current president of SUNY Upstate Medical University. Instead, Smith has been put on paid leave Tuesday as SUNY continues to investigate some alleged additional, sideline compensation:
Smith, a pediatrician, became president of Upstate Medical in 2006 after five years as chancellor of Texas Tech University.
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