Alabama A&M University trustee Tommy Beason has resigned in response to recent board actions he says make it virtually impossible for the school's president, Dr. Robert Jennings, to do his job.
In a meeting last Friday, the board voted 8-3 to pass a resolution requiring that no contract, agreement or employee hiring, firing or disciplinary action at Alabama A&M be taken without consulting their executive committee.
"You're hamstringing the entire university," Beason said today. "It is such micro-management in my opinion that I am afraid the accreditation could be in jeopardy."
He added that the resolution had come as a surprise, that he had not been consulted as some other trustees apparently had been.
In a letter to Gov. Bob Riley dated Feb. 25, Beason says "It is with regret that I resign as a Trustee of Alabama A&M University effective immediately. Recent developments have convinced me that the board has a different opinion on its responsibilities as well as its vision on issues and direction the University should take. I feel that I am ineffective as a board member and do not see that changing.
"Thank you for your confidence in me by nominating me for this position and I wish the best for Alabama A&M in the future."
In December of 2006, Riley named Beason to the at-large seat that had been held by Robert Holmes, whose term had expired. Beason's appointment was confirmed by the Alabama Senate's Confirmations Committee on May 29, 2007.
Beason, a 1968 graduate of the University of Alabama, is now a consultant with the Huntsville accounting firm Beason & Nalley Inc. where he was president. He has more than 30 years' experience in public accounting and was chairman of the state Board of Public Accountancy for two years.
He has also served as chairman of the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a member of the Huntsville Housing Authority, on the board of Crestwood Medical Center, a director of Volunteers of America, and on the boards of the American Red Cross, Better Business Bureau, United Way and National Children's Advocacy Center.
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Source: writen by Kenneth Kesner of the Huntsville Times
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