STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT ROBERT GLIDDEN CONCERNING OHIO STATE PRESIDENT GORDON GEE'S MOVE TO BROWN

6/27/97

"I am very sorry to see him leave Ohio. He has been an outstanding colleague and a good friend, and I think he has been a really outstanding leader for higher education in the state of Ohio.

"I am happy for Gordon if this represents a new challenge that's intriguing and stimulating to him, but I am sorry for the state of Ohio."

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