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Barbour's IHL appointees grounded in business.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 31-MAR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Before he was even elected, Gov. Haley Barbour said he believed government should be run like a business.

A glance at his most recent appointments to the Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning reveals that belief is as strong as ever. A businessman, an accountant, an attorney with an accounting background and a doctor now wait for Senate confirmation before they can begin their 10-year terms in May.

Barbour said in introducing his appointments that he wanted College Board members who would have no difficulty dealing with and managing large sums of money.

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"I want people who could serve on the board of a Fortune 500 company,"...

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