Perry's passed-over pick for A&M president resigns

[TexasTowelie]

COLLEGE STATION, Texas —

A Texas A&M University executive who Gov. Rick Perry wanted promoted to school president quietly resigned after not getting the job, becoming the latest top campus official to step down in recent months.

Guy Diedrich left his $300,000-a-year post as vice chancellor for strategic initiatives in March, the Bryan-College Station Eagle (http://bit.ly/1piytca ) reported Saturday. His departure comes after Perry lobbied regents in December to name Diedrich interim president at the 53,000-student flagship campus.

Perry's public endorsement rankled faculty who accused the governor of trying to impose his political will on his alma mater. Regents instead chose Mark Hussey, a longtime dean at Texas A&M who's highly respected in academic circles at the school.

Diedrich, who came from the private sector, thanked Perry in a resignation letter obtained by the newspaper.

More at http://www.statesman.com/news/ap/texas/perrys-passed-over-pick-for-am-president-resigns/nfdNq/ .

[font color=green]Will somebody please let me know if Diedrich is spotted in the unemployment line at the Texas Workforce Solutions office in Brazos County? $300,000 a year jobs are difficult to find.[/font]

[msongs]

1. heck Id do his job for $50K if it included benefits nt

[TexasTowelie]

2. I was going to hold out for $60K since the job is at Texas A&M,

but considering that I'm part of the long-term unemployed I might need to lower my standards.

[HubertHeaver]

3. I would like to point out an error in the reporting:

The flagship designation belongs to University of Texas at Austin.

Texas A&M is erroneously referred to as the flagship school. A&M is the Agricultural and Mechanical School.

[walkingman]

4. Hook'em

[HubertHeaver]

5. And to think I didn't know the difference until I moved here

and got Hooked.