(August 17, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 33 President Saunders is making decisions to fire a
tenured professor without the least concern for the evidence she had in her possession. She is relying on Interim
Director Jackson’s letter recommending firing Professor DePree, even though Dr. Jackson’s sworn testimony
contradicted that letter.
STEVEN R. JACKSON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FORMER
DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY
(August 23, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 37 Interim Director Jackson refused to read (or
perhaps he simply didn’t bother because he had already made up his mind what the outcome would be and the
content was irrelevant) Dr. DePree’s research but scored his research as unsatisfactory in his annual evaluation.
That decision was in spite of an “A” level publication which warranted an excellent score for DePree’s research.
President Saunders knew these details and still affirmed the unsatisfactory evaluation. She chose to participate in
the mobbing of Professor DePree.Business, University of Southern Mississippi.
(August 24, 2010) Aunt Martha’s Extravagance Part 1 – ‘Chad Driskell & guests’ Fly to Omaha Via a Mississippi
Open Records Act request, USMNEWS.net recently obtained a large batch of documents from USM relating to
USM president Martha Saunders’ university aircraft. This series, Aunt Martha’s Extravagance, provides analysis of
these documents. The insert below presents an interdepartmental invoice for a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, made by
(1) “Dr. Saunders & guests”, and (2) “Chad Driskell & guests” on 14&16-June-2009. This trip was made to enjoy the
USM baseball team’s participation in the 2009 College World Series.
(August 25, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 38 Unless Dr. Saunders is forced to read the
documents that she prepares under oath or the rules of the University which are supposed to provide guidance to
faculty and administrators, she will deny their existence. And when caught? She doesn’t seem to care. Does she
believe she is not accountable, not to the faculty, not to the Institutions of Higher Learning, not to the taxpayers of
Mississippi? Does she believe she can abdicate responsibility, shielded by the claim that she does not know and
does not care to find out? Does she believe she is immune from accountability to the extent she can mislead,
dissemble, lie, even under oath?
(December 8, 2011) They Owe It to the World It is sad to report another shooting on the Virginia Tech campus.
However, it is time that the School of Accountancy comes to the assistance of Virginia Tech and other universities.
School of Accountancy faculty, including Patricia Munn, Steven Jackson, Gwen Pate, and Mary Anderson, claim
they can predict who is dangerous, can snap, and shoot people. This is wonderful! Experienced forensic
psychiatrists admit that they cannot make such predictions. Yet these accounting faculty claim they can.
