(October 8, 2007) Special Report Memo to Martha, Part I A Look at Alvin Williams’ Role in the Mobbing of Aug-07
Reporters at usmnews.net have received a copy of a memo sent by Interim CoB Dean Alvin Williams to USM
President Martha Saunders, through Interim Provost Bobby Middlebrooks, asking Saunders to terminate the
employment (at USM) of USMNEWS.NET editor and accounting professor, Marc DePree. Williams’ letter is dated
21 August 2007, the same day that Saunders penned a letter to DePree advising DePree that he was being relieved
of his teaching and services responsibilities to USM during the fall 2007 semester.
ALVIN WILLIAMS, FORMER PROFESSOR OF
MANAGEMENT AND INTERIM DEAN
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(October 9, 2007) Special Report Memo to Martha, Part II A Look at Alvin Williams’ Role in the Mobbing of Aug-07
Reporters at usmnews.net have received a copy of a memo sent by Interim CoB Dean Alvin Williams to USM
President Martha Saunders, through Interim Provost Bobby Middlebrooks, asking Saunders to terminate the
employment (at USM) of USMNEWS.NET editor and accounting professor, Marc DePree. Williams’ memo is dated
21 August 2007, the same day that Saunders penned a letter to DePree advising DePree that he was being relieved
of his teaching and services responsibilities to USM during the fall 2007 semester. Part II in this Special Report
series investigation picks up where Part I concluded, with paragraph 2 of page 2 of Williams’ memo to Saunders.
(October 10, 2007) Once Upon a Time The Fanciful Expressions of Interim SAIS Director Steven Jackson The
Aug-07 mobbing of USMNEWS.NET editor, Marc DePree, has been the subject of a number of reports here at
USMNEWS.NET Parts I and II of "Memo to Martha" explain in graphic detail the misrepresentations and
mischaracterizations in Interim CoB Dean Alvin Williams' 21-Aug-07 memo to USM President Martha Saunders
requesting that Saunders terminate the employment of DePree, a professor of accounting at USM.
(October 11, 2007) Breaking News Williams Concludes Investigation of “Doty Incident” LONG BEACH – Sources
are telling reporters at USMNEWS.NET that Interim CoB Dean Alvin Williams has concluded his investigation of
the so-called “Doty incident.” Regular readers of USMNEWS.NET will recall that former CoB Dean Harold Doty
made threatening comments to economics professor Franklin Mixon in the hallway of JGH on 28-Sept-07. In
response to the confrontation, USM Police Officer Eric Lightsy was dispatched to Greene Hall to conduct an
investigation. Lightsy’s investigation was swift, and it was reported on by USMNEWS.NET days ago
(October 22, 2007) Ethics Update, October 2007 There are a number of interesting stories on the ethics front in the
CoB to update USMNEWS.NET readers on. Let’s get started.