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In the middle of a storm, Dvorak credentials stand up: Southern Miss VP discusses tenure controversy.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-APR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 979 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In the middle of a storm, Dvorak credentials stand up: Southern Miss VP discusses tenure controversy.(A Mississippi Business Journal Q&A)(Dr. Angeline "Angie" Dvorak)(Interview)

Article Excerpt
HATTIESBURG -- Earlier this year, some faculty members at the University of Southern Mississippi publicly questioned the credentials of Dr. Angeline "Angie" Dvorak, 44, former CEO of the Mississippi Technology Alliance, whom Southern Miss president Shelby Thames handpicked as vice president for research and economic development in 2002.

At question was whether or not Dvorak, an attorney with master's degrees in English and English education, and a doctorate in English, was a tenured associate professor at the University of Kentucky (UK), even though her role at Southern Miss does not require tenure. Between the time she presided over Ashland Community College (now Ashland Community and Technical College), which is part of the UK system, and joined Southern Miss, changes were made in the way professors are tenured in the UK system. The bottom line: Dvorak represented herself correctly, but those findings were not as widely publicized....

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