(March 6, 2007) “Without Proper Citation” A Report on the Doty Administration’s Actions in the Days after the
AACSB Plagiarism Allegations Although a number of scandals over the past several months have shaken the
foundation of Harold Doty’s administration of USM’s College of Business, none have provided as much intrigue as
the scandal regarding the allegations that the CoB copied, “without proper citation,” AACSB definitions (for
“participating and supporting faculty”) from another institution. After breaking the story in November of 2006,
USMNEWS.NET has obtained a batch of official documents that show what appears to be an attempted cover-up,
one that fails to heed the ageless political advice that the cover-up is often worse than the incident in question.
However, in this case both the alleged incident and the apparent cover-up are particularly egregious. This report
recounts, using official documents, the details of both.
DR. JAMES CROCKETT, FORMER PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING,
FORMER DIRECTOR SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
(June 27, 2007) 31st & Pearl In the CoB, Sabbaticals = Paid Vacations The selection of Alvin Williams for a 2007-08
sabbatical (IHL Meeting Minutes, Apr-07) continues a curious string of CoB award recipients for this type of leave.
Williams is working on 28 years at USM now. Just what sort of return is the IHL expecting on a sabbatical
investment in Williams at this point?